GETTING ON WITH AGE - 277

                   GETTING ON IN AGE 

Biologically I am 70 , most people consider this as almost Over the Hill or past ones prime . As one  friend in my age group put it so aptly , " Considering that the Average Lifespan of an Indian Male is 68 years , we are living on a BONUS or as some would say Borrowed Time " .

Be that as it may , each passing day and the new dawn has new resolutions being taken .

YOU STOP LOOKING AT FAULTS IN OTHERS 

A BIG CHANGE IN YOU AS YOU START TO APPRECIATE THE GOODNESS IN OTHERS 

YOU LEARN TO FORGIVE AND FORGET  AND YOU REALIZE RATHER LATE THAT  AFTERALL MAN IS THE ONLY ANIMAL THAT IS ENDOWED WITH BOTH THESE TRAITS 

YOU LOVE TO REMEMBER AND CHAT WITH YOUR OLD FRIENDS RIGHT FROM YOUR SCHOOL , COLLEGE OR THE MANY ACQUAINTANCES OF YOUR YEARS IN  SERVICE 

YOUR BETTER HALF MEANS EVEN MORE TO YOU NOW THAN EVER BEFORE . YOU REALIZE THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN A BIT MORE EXPRESSIVE AND THANKED HER MORE OFTEN FOR ALL THE THINGS THAT SHE MEANT TO YOU 

YOU PAY MORE ATTENTION TO YOUR HEALTH RELATED ISSUES 

YOU ARE MORE AWARE OF THE DIET RESTRICTIONS WHICH YOUR DOCTOR HAD PRESCRIBED , WHICH ONLY A FEW YEARS BACK GAVE YOU A HEARTY LAUGH . 

YOU BECOME EXTREMELY FIRM IN THE BELIEF THAT THERE IS HARDLY ANY GOOD IN REMEMBERING ANY OLD WRONG DOINGS OF FRIENDS OR RELATIVES AND GO OUT OF THE WAY TO SET RIGHT THE OLD STRAINED RELATIONSHIP . EGO COME TO MEAN A LOT LESS TO YOU NOW .

FINALLY , YOU REALIZE THAT , IF NO ONE ELSE , ATLEAST THE 4 PAIRS OF HANDS THAT CARRY YOU TO YOUR FINAL RESTING PLACE HAVE ATLEAST ONE NICE WORD TO SAY ABOUT YOU AS THEY GO ABOUT THEIR JOB OF CARRYING YOU TO YOUR FINAL ABODE