This question arose before me when, in one of the conversations of relatives, a phrase was said, addressed from mother to daughter:
How old are you already? Wearing like you are 20! At 35, she is no longer a girl, but she still jumps, as if a young woman.
In this question-statement, most likely there is envy. If your relatives tell you so and you do not know how to abstract yourself, most likely, by the age of 40 you will turn into an old woman. After all, it is customary in your family to grow old after 35 years.
That's it, life is over. Finita la comedy!
BUT, in my opinion, the aging process depends not only on genetic predisposition and health, but also on your attitude, on the mood in your family and in your head.
I will not tire of repeating that a person who is young on the inside will be young until the end of his days!
And this does not mean that you should run naked down the street and behave recklessly (I think you can behave this way only if you have lost your mind, just from old age). A child's (young) view of things is different. This is courage, enthusiasm, ambition, thirst for knowledge, and constant learning something new.
I have an example of the life of three completely different 60-year-old women who lost their husbands. Judge for yourself whether they are old or not.
1. One almost always sits at home, complaining that with the departure of her husband her life has stopped and she no longer has anything to live for. Her grandchildren and children are not interested in her, and they practically stopped coming to her, because she constantly only complains and regrets herself. The house has started, supposedly there is no strength. Practically does not cook or do anything. Her whole life is TV shows and series.
2. The second is a mega-active person. She signed up on Instagram to look after her children and grandchildren. When they arrive, she discusses things of interest with them. They, in turn, are interested in her life in return. She always has delicious food that her family loves and she prepares for their arrival like a holiday. They, in turn, bring her gifts and everything she needs. Needless to say, children and grandchildren admire and respect their grandma? They don't even think that she is an "old woman"! On the contrary, they try to emphasize how young and active they are!
3. The third so-called "granny" hopes to find her happiness and therefore is in search of a husband. She is registered on all dating sites and classmates, often goes on dates and meets men. She is given gifts and she always looks great (as far as age allows). She has well-groomed hair, nails, stylish clothes and wonderful manners. The family loves her for her ability to support any conversation, for her lightness and sense of humor. As they jokingly say about her - "the grandmother of easy virtue."
Therefore, everyone chooses the issue of aging for himself, everyone has his own. And you can grow old in different ways.
If you feel the strength and curiosity to learn and learn something new, then you should do it as long as possible. Since old age begins when you stop learning something, when you are not interested in anything, when you do not want to do anything and when you no longer want and have nothing to communicate with others.
