The Christianville Spirit: How Old are You?

The Christianville Spirit
The Spirit that touches lives
March 5, 2008- TCS # 92

How old are you? This is one sentence is asked a lot and people hate over 40 hate it. So, what do people do when someone asks this? Well, people will ether ask “how old do think I am”, tell they’re age, or they’ll lie about it. For example they’ll say they’re 39 when they’re really 49. The awful truth of this question to people over 40 is they’ll lie about their age saying that it’s 5 to 10 or even 20 years younger. So, why do people do this? Well, it’s the one word in there that scares and that is the word OLD. And, who could blame them because in our society the word OLD scares people because Old means getting closer to death or skin movements that we all dread. And, then of course there are the YOUNG which relates to birth, childhood, teens, and the age in the 20’s and 30’s. So, what about people over 40? Well, if you are one. You make humor of it and say that instead of getting older, you say you’re getting younger. Well, that dreaded question should be changed to instead “How OLD are you” to “How YOUNG are you”. And, if you would want to state your age you say you’re 40 Years Young. And, the best part would be that it lowers fear and builds Self-Esteem. All in all, I think THAT QUESTION should be changed.

Thanks for Reading The Christianville Spirit. You’re NOT OLD, you’re young!