I always wondered what I would be like when I got old. When I was very young I thought by the time I got out of school, got married and had a couple of children I would be old. I mean everyone around me was old. They were all housewives, mothers and grandmothers.Then when I became a teenager old changed. My siblings started having children, (don't be shocked, I'm 13 years behind my mother's 3rd child) and they weren't old. They didn't stay home and keep house, do laundry and cook. They were active, went to the pool with the kids, went shopping, visited with their friends and still talked on the phone. This getting old thing needed more thought. By the time I got married, (way to young at 18) old was becoming a grandmother to more than just one child. Old was groaning when you had to get up from sitting to long, having trouble getting out of the floor and you no longer ran to answer the phone, you walked. Side note here: I come from a time when the phone stayed where it was and you had to go to it, it did not go with you and no caller ID. After I reached my 30's and 40's old was listening to my mother talk about surviving the depression. It was listening to her tell me how her and my dad raised 4 children and bought a house on 100.00 a week pay. I am now looking my 50's coming up fast and old has taken on new meaning. I asked my mom once how it felt to be 70 years old. She said it didn't feel any different than being in her 30's. Of course my mom was still sitting in the floor and getting up by herself and doing pretty much anything she wanted at 70.
Old is not a time you can define or something you can assign a year. I know an 87 year young lady that says she still feels 30 and acts like she is 20 most of the time. Today I have decided to enjoy my life and not worry about getting old. I don't want anyone else to worry about getting old either. When I get old...I'll let you know when that happens, but I wouldn't hold my breath.
Be Blessed and Be Young. ;)
