" My name is Bond, James Bond" - at his prime.
" My name is still Bond, James Bond." - at 70 plus.
This is Brendan Fraser in three phrases of his life. I like his show " The Mummy."Yours Sincerely is preoccupied with the issue of aging. Y S does not know why. Perhaps it is because Y S is living out his "second life" and on "borrowed time." So, every day, hour, minute and second counts dearly.
No one knows what causes the human clock to wind down. As scientists begin to probe our life-sustaining mechanism, which are intricate, interlocking, and involve the very molecules that build our bodies, speculation abounds.
However, the signs and symptoms of aging never lie and time does not forget anyone : -
The Hair thins in both sexes, graying and balding follow.
The Ears lose hearing as the eardrum and the three tiny bones of the middle ear lose some of their ...fle... ( what did you say ) ............ xibility.
The SKIN wrinkles, dryness and dark spots appear
The BRAIN loses tissue is the cerebral cortex .... ( what was I saying....? )
The NOSE and Tongue lose their functions. You smell and taste less.
The EYES . The pupils' ability to control light entering the eyes diminish. The lens thicken. Muscles can no longer contract sufficiently to focus on objects close up. (Where are my glasses?)
The LUNGS lose elasticity, cannot inflate or deflate completely.
The ARTERIES' walls thicken. Cholesterol builds up along with calcium, reducing elasticity.
The BONES lose their cells, becoming more brittle
The MUSCLES mass decrease.
The HEART's walls thicken, putting more muscles into pushing blood through stiffening arteries.
The JOINTS' wear and tear results in osteoarthritis.
The teeth ... the teeth..... simply drop off. (Sob..sob... sad...sad. YS is very sensitive about his teeth.)
The list goes on and on negatively for every part of the body, except for, perhaps, the soul. Btw, does our soul also age??? Y S has seen many people age ungracefully and they carry with them unlovable, long, sour, bitter and sorrowful faces. Many simply stare into nothingness and are lost in their own niche. Many faces of such aged folks have sort of fossilized into a glum that they could never break into a smile anymore.
Should old age be like that ?
Y S is still on the subject, Tomorrow Y S is visiting an old folks home to find out more.
Life's tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late.
Let our old age sparkle and shine !
4 comments:
Who says growing is easy? It's a winding down of a life. Interesting question - does the soul age? I am reminded we need grace, from above and also for us to give. I think I too will begin to wonder like you if I ever get to where you are.
I always think our mortality is to remind us our smallness and to keep us in check so that we do not get too big headed... life is harder to comprehend as we grow older? Or does it become easier to accept? I don't know. But your post is a good reminder...
Hi Thomas:)
It is interesting to see how you connected those actors and old age.
Old age and death is inevitable.No one escape them.We don't realise this when we are young. We think we are immortal.But as we grow older,we see ourselves in the mirror and find hairs are slowly getting gray.That is the time the reality hits us very hard.We try to cover it.Tell others that we are as young as we think.
Just yesterday I was speaking to an old friend of mine.Suddenly the talk came to age.He said he is just sixteen and laughed.I asked him whether he can jump and run like a sixteen.He said there is no need to run and jump at our age. Yes,when we are old we don't try to run and jump.We always think many times when we have to do something vigorously because we are always at a risk of breaking our bones or hurting ourselves.
When we are old sometimes people get up and give us a seat in a public bus.Sure sign of aging.
As far as the spirit is concerned, there is no aging.When we are born our spirit comes into this world for a short sojourn and when we die it goes back to God. Age only applies to our physical form and not to the spirit.This is what I think.
As far as I know as we grow older,we should keep busy doing something or the other,accept the fact that sooner or later we have to leave this world and be mentally prepared to accept death with open arms. It serves no purpose to fight or regret or feel sorry because it is something beyond our control.
I suppose a lot can be written on this interesting subject.
Best wishes:)
Joseph
AJ &, tks for dropping by. Cannot agree more with you. For finally everyone returns to dust. Am still wondering the soul ages. God bless. Take care.
Joe, thanks for you excellent lengthy treatise. It is a big and soothing consolation to read your thoughts, especially when it comes from a fellow gray sojourner. And as you have said it, we better get to know the Maker closely for we are spending an eternity with HIM !!! God bless.
Brendon Fraser seems to have aged faster than Sean Connery. It must be the curse of the Mummy.
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