Monday, December 02, 2013

Growing Old Is Mandatory

Some things in life cannot be avoided – like growing old.  It creeps up on us second by second. 

Milk spoils.
Cheese turns to mold.
Bread goes bad.
And we grow old.

However …

HOWEVER!

We never have to grow up.

Growing up is not mandated.  We can be forever young in mind and spirit if we choose to.

It’s all in a state of mind.

I once met a 76 year-old man named Charlie.  He had just started back to college, was learning to play the flute and was more alive than many 50-year-old individuals I’ve met in my lifetime. 

Grow old if you will, but never grow up!

P Michael Biggs
Offering Up-Moments
One Moment at a Time