Another birthday and the wishes and remarks bring up a whole lot of thought ripple.One is constantly reminded of how old one is and how it looms large over every activity or action in one's life.
Life begins as a kid waiting to be older(to be able to stay up late,to drive...), progressing to where one wants to slow down the time line(wondering why one lacks the energy levels to stay up as one used to..!)to sensing the speeding by of time(i thought i had more time to do stuff...).All important milestones are highlighted by "too early" or "too late"- education,job,relationships, marriage,kids.The list is endless.
Some subscribe to the thought of age is how one feels..our action,behaviour,dressing all indicate ones image of self.How one deals with people's reaction and opinions of 'our age' - determines part of us. Scenario 1- at 38 one can be a married career woman. 2- Married,homemaker and mother of two.3-Unmarried man focused on career with no responsibilies towards home,4-Single working father.......One comes across innumerable such combinations.Look around -can you pick two people of the same age in a gathering ?
One gives up doing lots of things attributing it to age and in the process looses track of the big picture.While i turned 38 and felt my life slipping away and not having done enough(so one thinks from time to time) my grand aunt turned 88.
This brought home to me that while one scrambles to make each day count feeling that one is running out of time one could actually have only covered half of a wonderful,challenging,enriching journey of ones life.So enjoy every bit of your life whatever your age....no limits,no boundaries.SHINE....REVEL....LOVE...LIVE.
