This week I've been thinking about age quite a bit, I will be turning 27 soon and so the minds' eye reflects on personal mortality.
27 seems so 'Grown Up' , in a few years I'll be 30 and that's definitely grown up. To me I feel no different to when I was 18 though. The only difference between being 18 and 27 is that I now have a steady job (Alhamdulillah-considering current climes) and a little more life experience and hopefully with that wisdom. (Wink wink.)
So is that what growing up is?
At heart I feel like an 18 year old. I would be and am disappointed when people treat me older than I feel, I don't know if that's denial but I don't think it is, but because of this, I've started thinking of age a little differently.
Previously if someone had told me they were 40 or 50, I would automatically think that we must feel differently about things (although I should mention that I've never had a problem getting on with people older than myself) and that we probably have different thought patterns, almost as if we'd be from a slightly different species. I think I've now come to realise that age really doesn't matter so much. Most people probably feel younger than they are, at heart even if their bodies are trying to dictate something different.
I think that when I'm 30, 40, 50 or even an old biddy (God willing), I'll probably still feel as I do now, like an 18 year old. An 18 year old who gets on better with her mum (because when you're really 18 we know things can get a little stormy at times)
Our bodies must get older and with the passing of life we will gain more experience and hopefully some wisdom along the way but may our hearts always stay young.
I'm not sure if I feel this way because of my life experiences or if this is how many others feel too. Comment and share your thoughts below...Am I a delusional nearly 27 year old or are we all, really, young at heart...?
