The bane of old age is a life full of peaks and troughs.
The boon is you have all the time in the world to climb out
of those troughs and you don’t have to don mountaineering gear to do it.
If you accept that every day of the rest of your life is
going to be a challenge then, and only then, can you gear up for it.
In youth we are so busy conquering hurdles to get ahead.
In old age we do the same just to maintain status quo.
Accept and embrace the difference.
The attitude of youth has to give way to the acceptance of
old age. You just need to cultivate a taste for it, like our palettes, which
learn to accept healthy but non- spicy food.
And once you do, why then, every victory tastes sweeter than
the last and you, and only you reap the rewards.
No more sharing with friends, family or colleagues- this is
your sole conquest.
This is the golden age. Where, everything you do is
‘you-centric’ (rather than the ‘eccentric’) – embrace it with an open mind.
Nimmou Nilakantan
