I have always thought that growing old is wonderful. It is freedom from many problems even if this is one of the
problems in itself but that depends upon person to person. It is a like enjoying our life totally without any
responsibilities and going back in to memories while still enjoying the present. I know people in their forties and
fifties who appear and behave older than others behave in much older age.

I know people who are well into their old age and doing reasonably good, getting into all the rough and climbing
in and out of life's hard and soft corners despite having all kind of problems they had to go through. I know,
number wise I am older than, some of you are, but still feel and act as if I am in my twenties. That simply
depends on how I take life, positively or negatively. I take it most positively, enjoying to the core. Let me recall
the incidents regarding some of my women friends and coworkers. They say women feel that they are going in
to reverse when they hit their middle age and remain at a certain age for years to come. I think there is any
thing wrong with that if only they can maintain themselves, they have every right to feel and behave that way.

Yes, I am, blessed with wonderful genes, a gift to me by my ancestors, I am a vegetarian, for years that helps
keep some of the problems away, and I do not smoke, drink wine etc. exercise regularly and get quality sleep,
not long though. Moreover, I laugh aloud every day and perhaps forgot to mention, drink a lot of water every day
that really helps. That is like a part of water therapy that keeps system clean and healthy. Any one can try that
to give it a shot and see the difference within a week. This is too good a therapy to keep hypertension etc away
and not to mention your kidneys.

The most important is to stay young at heart and in the mind, and to enjoy all the fun and frolic the world has to
offer during our journey here. How to keep going and stay young was the dictum of my friends and parents, all of
whom tried very hard to go against aging. I did not do that by going with artificial ways but with natural methods
and many efforts. In my case though, I actually live by this and knowing who I am, how could I possibly go and
shout-out loud about the fact that I am old and therefore not able to keep pace with younger lot.

I am always, prepared by giving surprises to my friends and relatives. More years to our life simply mean
becoming that much more experienced and more things to share with others. Getting old but staying young at
heart is a wonderful way of becoming, more experienced only; this has nothing to do with sitting an armchair
and reading newspapers. I would like to mention that I did all this despite being too busy traveling and tending
to all my duties throughout my too busy call of duty. As one who will never act my age, I can say to all who act
joyful, to live your life the way you want to live, your own way. You are always and truly only as young or old, as
you feel. I have my plans on feeling young for a long time, as long as I would live.

What I feel that my mind is still young enough, and I still can shock some of the younger lot with so many ways,
things I can do or share. There reaction is always so amazing ‘you are not as old as much I thought’. I really
liked that, I really did and that made me even younger. I do not mind being a senior at all, sometimes although
not too often, you get away with things, that maybe you should not.

However, as long as you are fit and healthy this does not matter whatever number you are. I do not need an
excuse to have fun as much younger people do, eat whatever I like, go for outings etc. and enjoy the way I like.
This is our jolly nature that keeps us young; all the other good habits probably help, of course. We are only as
young or old as much we think we are feeling at the time. Therefore, age means nothing. This is what is in the
heart and mind and certainly not in numbers. Although, I do not mind growing old, however, I wish the pains and
sufferings do not become the part of me, they need not be the part of me Enjoy as long as you can.