Getting old is a
new experience: it is quite different from what you imagined when you were
young. You don’t know what getting old is really like until you have become
old. To explain getting old to someone who is still young is like a bird
explaining to a fish the sensation of flight.
Physically, you may
have backache, short breath, and a host of other health problems. Emotionally
and mentally, you may be preoccupied with the challenging thought that
everything will not continue the way it is indefinitely: your health may
deteriorate, and with its deterioration, everything in your life may fall
apart. It is this challenging thought of unwelcome changes arriving suddenly
and without warning that unnerves you. Another challenging thought of getting
old is retirement, which may not be for everybody. There is a saying: “The more
of a somebody you once were, the more difficult it is to revert to being a
nobody.” Retirement may be rude awakening for many.
In life, you have
opened as many doors as you have closed. You may have the challenging
thought that this may be the one final door you will open, and then it
will be closed on you for good.
Whatever problems
you may encounter, you have to look at them in perspective. Remember, life is full
of problems—at any age. Having
the right mindset is critically important. It is all in the mind, and is
always mind over matter. Use the mind to control your body to bring about
self-healing, to deal with your emotions resulting from daily stress and challenge,
and to enlighten your soul to find peace of mind.
Stephen Lau
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Stephen Lau
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