The society we find ourselves in made many people reduce their age just to fit into diverse spheres of life.
Many Job advertisements we come across have an age limit. In fact, some organizations will highlight or bolden the aspect of age limit for applicants to see clearly before applying.
The desperacy of many people to acquire or fit in for diverse opportunities or societal status made many people reduce their age.
If I'm given an opportunity to reduce my age, will I do that? my response is No.
I know I might have made some mistakes in the past which I wish I could go back and turn the hands of time. But that doesn't mean reducing my age will give me a better opportunity in life. Life is about experience. The experience life thought me made me a stronger version of myself.
I remember 3 years ago, how a close friend of mine was dating my boyfriend without me knowing. The funniest thing is that whenever the guy comes to visit me, he always requested I serve him with two eggs and two meat whenever I serve him food. I remember a day he said he wanted to eat bread and tea, he insisted that I should buy him Shoprite slice bread, which I did. When I was about to serve him I asked him if he want a peak milk or three crown milk.
I was shocked when he said I should mix the two milk. I watched him empty the two cans of milk and finish the whole slice of bread.
You won't imagine, he never gave me a dine. I will be the one to give him money all in the name of love. The day I realized he was dating my friend that day marks the end of the relationship.
Any time I flashback to the incident, I do wish I had never met a man like him. Even though I learn the hard way but the experience made me wiser and smarter.
Mark Twain says:
Age is a matter of mind over matter, and if you don't mind it doesn't matter.
The fact is that we concentrate more on age rather than focusing on what matters. The point is about what you can achieve out of life irrespective of your age whether you are young or old. I believe life is all about process.
The main truth why many will wish to reduce their age is because they wish they had done or utilized some opportunities better than they did then. Imagine not undergoing those phases you wish you had escaped then or not encountering does issues then, you won't become wiser or smarter than you are now. Remember, life is not a bed of roses. We keep learning day by day through our daily experiences.
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.
By Henry Ford.
I would rather keep on learning than stay young with an old mind. However, What is so paramount to me right now is about how I make judicious use of my life not about age which is just a mere number.
