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Now there’s a
question that can change the way you perceive the whole idea of age and aging.
After all, what is age? It’s really just a number, even though we have been
conditioned into believing that it dictates everything from when we start to
go downhill in terms of our health to, in many cases, when we feel as though we
are of no value to society.
When you come
right down to it, most of what your life is comprised of has little or nothing
to do with your age. Your ability to continue to make a significant
contribution to society is not determined by your age but rather your attitudes
and beliefs.
While some physical abilities do slow with age even these are
being challenged as we learned when swimmer Dara Torres at age 41 won three silver medals at
the Beijing Olympics. While it’s unlikely she’ll be in swimming competitions at
70 or 80, she can still make a contribution to her chosen field as a coach or
trainer. I love her attitude. In the book title “Age is just a Number” she
says: The water doesn't know how old you are. You can choose not to let an old
person move into your body, regardless of your present age.
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