Age is a Story

Age is like changing seasons, as every season has its beauty, similarly, every person of a different age group has his beauty of experience and skills. We cannot say that a child is less intelligent than an elderly. School going children can become professionals and an elder person can take admission into an eductional institution. The present world is beyond the differences of age. Lamine Yamal, a 16 years old guy who has become youngest old scorer at Euros 2024. Gen-Z is also making its place with the each passing day as revolutions happening in technology and science.

We need to break the stereotypes of age difference. We feel so excited to celebrate our birthday when we are children but why do we feel awkward to celebrate it in old age? Should we not be thankful to god that we are blessed with so many years to live with our family or we have achieved too many great things in our life only because of the more years that we lived? It must be a delightful moment for us. As I am becoming older and older with each passing day, it does not mean that I have to start taking depression by thinking about my ageing future. As a young girl, I think I can befriend an old lady more sincerely than a girl of my age group. It’s a good saying that “Old is gold.” Our elders are precious to us as they can give us a piece of good advice because of their broad experience. Our elders are like an old tree under their shadow we can breathe easily and feel comfortable. We should make them feel the same that they did not need to hide their old faces, their habits, their flaws, etc.

It’s not our age that defines us, it’s us that defines our age. Is it necessary to make people feel abnormal about their age? The feeling of becoming old can cause several psychological diseases among human beings. They feel anxiety, depression, and stress because society is not accepting them in their true personality. We should develop a sense among ourselves that Old age is actually like a brand. We are given new hair colors, our skin changes, etc. At the age of teeth development among children, it is a moment of happiness when a child lost his first tooth and a story is told to them that they should hide their tooth beneath their pillow at night and an angel will take this old one and get them a new tooth. It’s fascinating to listen to this story so when our elders lost their teeth, why we cannot make them feel happy by telling them such stories that once we listen from them?

Every age has its mysteries and gifts for the one who cherished it. Whether it’s a child, teenager, youngster, or elderly; everyone has his own story that he/she has lived so make them feel loved about it. Life is all about changing colors, ages, and seasons… winter, spring, summer, and autumn. A withered leaf has lived its story and is still beautiful. It has the power to make people especially poets fall in love with itself. It’s our hearts that matter not our age. Our age is only for measuring time just like we are named by our parents for recognition.

It is quoted by Mark Twain, an American writer;

“Age is an issue of mind over matter.

If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter”

In British history, Queen Elizabeth II was the second person after Queen Victoria to rule for 70 years, the longest sovereign period. It seems that age is not one of the factors that can make any difference in our successful journey until we achieve our destination. We can govern, educate, teach, or do anything at any age. Our inside voice, our insight, and our inner age does matter more than our outer looks. If you have a young heart, pure soul, and honest mind with you, that’s enough to live with. Just think you can’t see the entire beauty of the universe until you aged to your full like a flower can’t bloom to its end beauty without passing through different stages.

You should be old enough to see the bewildering beauty of the world like the universe has lived a thousand million years to make itself more elucidative for you.

Nature is old so there is no shame if you are old. Just think about it aesthetically and have vintage beauty in yourself.