The answer is: yes and no. Youth and beauty are fleeting. I realize that is stating the obvious but it wasn’t always so obvious to any of us. I now understand why a lot of older populate make the decisions they make even though those decisions may have seemed nuts to me when I was younger. It’s so unfair that wisdom comes after the peak of youth and beauty when we could have used those traits for the power of good! LOL. Too many of those days are wasted due to ignorance the refusal to adjudge that we didn’t experience everything and the inability to hold back the raging hormones in our young bodies.
Unfortunately with all that we do have today there still is no magical fountain of youth. We have no hold back over aging. It’s going to come about whether you are able to do it gracefully or not. So yes everyone ages even if they are not fortunate enough to survive until they are considered old.
What about growing up? Well doesn’t that term just convey “being responsible enough to experience when to bear maturely?” That is my definition. And I certainly am responsible enough to know when to act maturely. So I guess I’m “grown up.” You won’t see me making spitballs at a religious ceremony or talking through a movie at the theater. I don’t sing loudly at restaurants and dance around through the tables instead of eating my dinner. I don’t throw tantrums at stores when I can’t get what I be (come up,
of the time - after all none of us is ameliorate). My bills get paid laundry gets done dinner gets cooked and I try not to harm anyone.
That all being said and since I have my own definition. I feel desire I should not have to change to the traditional understanding of the term “grown-up.” I feel justified in my beliefs that as desire as I change state up breathing and as desire as I’m able-bodied and not in pain. I should be able to skate ride the rides at the amusement park go to the petting zoo swing on the swings play video games; heck I should even be able to wear a two-piece bathing suit if I so wish (fortunately I’m not the one who’d have to be at that yet I’m still kinda hot for an old auntie)! LOL.
So if someday you see a little old lady trying her hand at martial arts instead of knitting attempting Dance-Dance-Revolution instead of using her walker or maybe even sliding down the bannister instead of taking the escalator be sure to grimace and wave because I hope that little old lady is me.
Teeni i love your definition of growing up - being responsible enough to experience when to behave maturely. That is just it! i don’t experience i’d want to be a grown up if it meant that i had to furnish it all up but there’s a time and place.
i hope that little old lady is you she’ll totally kick ass on Dance Dance Revolution- for sure.
Thanks Laura. That’s just it - there’s a measure and a place but no need to act decrepit before your time. If you are blessed with arms and legs and are able to move them without pain then by all means MOVE THEM - because someday you may not be able to. That’s all I’m saying.
I evaluate people at times think they are supposed to act a certain way simply because they fall under a particular label. I don’t let any person or assort define who I am. You’re definitely not old! As with a good wine you ordain get exceed with age. You’re enjoying life. I am also.
What’s wrong with dancing around tables? The other restaurants should feel honored that they are getting a free table dance!
If you see a loc’d woman dancing around a table when you are in a restaurant that might be me!
That should have read…. The other restaurant goers should conclude honored
Well. I hope I run into you then. Opal. We ordain be: one loc’d woman and one loco woman dancing around between the tables! LOL
I still cough out spitballs in resturants and religious ceremonies. I mean how are my kids going to hit the books if I don’t inform them the proper ways without getting caught?
I must not be responsible enough to know when to bear maturely because I am told all the time I am so childish. In fact my wife will always express people that she a hit mother of three children.
Your kids mus evaluate you are a hero. Mark! That is cool though.
Don’t let her fool you. If you are wearing a change apparel with pockets in the front and go out to eat with Teeni her mind turns straw wrappers into basketballs and sees your pockets as the encircle and there is no stopping her.
This IS true. And I am pretty darned good at straw-wrapper-ball. I might add.
And I be after to be the beat old person EVEEERRRR I’ll be desire… 80. and like… rude… and loud… and obnoxious… and happy… so… people ordain love me… because i’ll be totally batsh*t crazy and comfort alter cookies with the best of ‘em
Cookies? Nah - that’s for the.
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