While I was vacuuming my car I overheard the conversation of some children of the neighbors, the oldest of them is about 12 years old who asked his friends if they were not afraid of getting old, they began to debate the topic, one of them answered that he did not want to get wrinkles, another did not want to be old, sick and alone, but they are only children, the oldest of them was the most afraid because he is about to start high school.

When was the first time you were afraid of getting old?

It is that old age is coming imperceptibly, some lines of expression, a little pain here and there, a little pain there and then the gray hair that you try to hide appears, it is a war to try to hide them, tell me that between dyes and bleaching I constantly fight with them, they always appear more and more, it is a war that I know I have not lost because time passes and it does not stop.

Have you seen yourself in the mirror and feel afraid?

It is true that many elderly people are being abandoned by their families because they are considered a burden, but it is also very true that there are many who are still very productive as we embrace the law of life is inevitable that appear the loss of certain faculties I currently do not have the same strength in my hands that a few years ago I have been losing over the years others begin to lose their hearing, the famous presvisia muscle mass begin to develop degenerative diseases arthritis, diabetes.

How do you feel about this?

For me being old is when a person loses the meaning of life and stops living it to the fullest. My older brother passed away suddenly at 65 years old, his wife told him that he thought he was young because his clothes were youthful and colorful, he even had Botox injections at home, we laughed a lot at his young and adventurous spirit, for me he enjoyed his life to the fullest, he was happy in his own way, that is the attitude nowadays there are many young people who feel old and old people who feel young.

They say that a cat has seven lives, how true is that? Do we want to live as many years as these cute felines at home we have catwoman is already old , but in reality you can't see her wrinkles or gray hairs you definitely have to grow old with dignity and happiness we are all going to go down that road the fact that you try to deny it doesn't mean it won't come so we have no choice but to enjoy each stage and take care of our health above all if you are young and you are reading simply take care of your physical and emotional health because both are vital for a happy old age you don't have to do exceptional things to be happy complaining will not stop old age.

The secret is in the attitude

Certainly things have changed in the way the elderly are treated the third age you see a new chapter in life everything depends on the glass with which you look at it if you are reaching that age do not get depressed look for an activity that makes you happy with the girls of the dance therapy where I go every morning I see them laugh some are dancers others simply have two left but happy.

How do you want to grow old? Your decldes