You are as Old as YOU want to be....

There are times when people underestimate your age and ask you, "Are you in middle school?", "Are you in High school?", "Which year at uni?", and when you are with your parents, "Are you sisters?" or "Are you brothers?"

Or at times exxagerate and ask you, "How long have you been working?", "How many kids and grand kids do you have?", etc.

At times it could be a pleasure to answer these questions, "Look you are mistaken, I'm just so and so." But then at times you'd find it hard to brush off these questions, especially if they are repeated. 

Having interacted with people living with various life styles, culture, religion and also at different ages, I have come to this conclusion: "You are as old as YOU want to be!!!"

Yes, your life-style and attitude to life makes your mental age quite different than your physical age. You live young and healthy with a positive outlook on life by always being active and keeping your brain working. Haven't you seen news about so many old people in the newspapers who are 90+, but still live healthy? Its all in your mind. If you have things that bother you and you really eat your head with those thoughts, then you'll find yourself growing older faster than you are supposed to.

So, let things just happen. Enjoy each moment of your life. Make life a learning experience, be like a child, always curious and eager to learn new things. Try some sports to live healthy and remain young mentally as that reflects on your face.

I had this professor for Math who has been teaching for 30+ years and still plays tennis and almost all my professors at university used to play soccer against students and the next day they come to class and tell the students, "You made me run so much y'day. I'll get back to you next time!!!"

I also noticed that when you try to interact with people of different ages, try doing things they'd like to do, so that you can find pleasure and get to know how it feels like to be at such an age. When with kids, play. When with old people, listen. Learn compassion and kindness and learn to let things go, but leave the memories to linger......

You decide your age, you are as old as you want to be......