"Not for the fainthearted", it is said about growing old. I am there and quite a few of my friends are with me and we all agree to that statement. You would think that, given the time it takes to grow old we would all be prepared for it, but, NO, we are not really ready. We have gotten used to being able to move around quickly without tilting and to be able to squat down and get up without having a hook and cable to hoist us up. It is different now, so, we learn to walk slower, with great deliberation and if, mind you, I say, IF we have to get down and low, we make sure that there is a stable object close by that we can hang on to in order to slowly pull or push ourselves up to a standing position.
New wrinkles appear every other day and all the serums or creams in the market do not make them go away. They are just moistened. Make-up might fill in for eyebrows and blush might add brighten sallow cheeks and eye shadow might give contours where sags display themselves, but with all that, you still look old. Most women are happy to finish with the child bearing years and the monthly 'thing' that goes with that, even tho it is one of the first signs of aging. Men, on the other hand, react quite differently. My dear husband went out and bought a little sports car to help him feel that masculine youth at a time that was hard for our budget and leaving me with having to fall into my seat rather than just scooting in. Men are not happy with the change of life. It is a difficult thing to adjust to, but woe to those who do not adjust. It is better to adjust than to self-destruct.
"A gray head is a crown of glory; it is found in the way of righteousness." Proverbs 16:31
"The glory of young men is their strength, and the honor of old men is their gray hair." Proverbs 21:29
Take heart, all you aging folks, there is honor and a crown of glory in the gray.
A teenager had gotten mad at her mom for not accepting the selection of cotton balls she had chosen. Her mom went running back to find something else and her daughter was upset because mom was wasting time. Mom came back with a tube of textured cotton rounds to use to easily remove finger nail polish. There was a small confrontation between them when I interrupted and asked what gray hair stood for. Then, I pointed out that gray hair comes with age and wisdom comes with gray hair and since mom was older than daughter, there was some wisdom she had gained. Both smiled at that and went off to remove the finger nail polish.
I SALUTE ALL SENIOR CITIZENS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE ADJUSTED.
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