Growing Old – Page 4 – Polojko's Blog!

Control

As we get older, the body’s functioning is switching from automatic to manual.

Sign

They say that teeth can determine how old you are. Of course: when they start falling out, you’re quite old.

Prospective

When you’re young, you want to change the World. When older, all you want is that the World to leave you alone.

Sorry, ma’am!

The other day, in reply to a complaint from an older lady, I said, “Sorry, ma’am, but at your age, the fact that you are a woman doesn’t make any difference!”

For a long time, I was bragging that my only habit is not having other habits. However, as getting older, I started enjoying certain rituals that I didn’t care for before. They don’t say in vain that aging stiffens the human spirit.

Optical illusion

While young, we tend to think that life is endless and full of opportunities. It takes getting old to realize how big of an illusion that is.

Poetry

When I was younger, I was writing poetry (like all other sensitive souls on this planet). Needless to say, I wasn’t much of a poet. But, that wasn’t the reason I stopped writing poetry: the real reason is that I’ve realized that I wasn’t going to intentionally limit the room for my thoughts, by putting them into pre-defined forms.

Repetition

We are all grown-up when things start repeating themselves.

Patience & persistence

Patience and persistence were never high on my list of desirable virtues. By getting older, I’ve moved them to the top of the list.

Category: Growing Old