Attitude matters, not age

AGING IS an inevitable process, and irrevocable too. Hence, Shakespeare's lines "Age, I abhor thee: Youth I adore thee" no longer appeals me. Robert Browning is now my favourite because he wrote - "Grow old with me, the best is yet to be, the last of life for which the first was made." His words are more comforting.

The other day as I was combing my once long tresses, I spotted a silver streak. This made my blood pressure shoot up. I mustered the courage to check if there were more silver strands and found clusters of grey. I realised age was catching up on me.

My mind and body these days refuse to help me get out of bed every morning. This 'starting trouble'at the beginning of the day is a tell-tale sign of aging. And the moment I get up, I can only think of coffee which acts as an energiser.

Age also brings with it aches and pains. I look green-eyed at youngsters climbing up and down stairs while I keep counting each step I can climb. And at the end of the day, when I try to watch something on the TV, I literally fall asleep in my chair only to be woken up by the voices around.

The Chinese rightly call middle age, the 'metal age', when you have silver in your hair, gold in your teeth and lead in your feet.

But no need to get worked up about your age. What one needs is the right attitude to handle this phase of life, calmly and gracefully.

THARA MOHAN RAO

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