Is age just a number?

It happens to all of us now and again. We forget to get a job done, misplace keys or an important document and can’t remember where we last kept it.

I have, in the last couple of weeks been guilty of such intricacies and to add insult to injury, my husband jokingly commented that it was a sign of growing old.

That to me is a joke in bad taste and he should just count his lucky stars that he is still in one piece and breathing.

On the flipside, year after year, age catches up with all of us. It is all very well to say that age is but a number and you are as young or as old as you feel, but seriously who are we kidding.

True, you can act young, wear fancy clothes, resort to endless Botox sessions to hide the wrinkles and cover fine lines with clever make-up. How natural would that look? While you may fool yourself into looking young, is the body just as willing? After all, while you shouldn’t neglect yourself, you don’t need to go overboard either!

Try all you want, you can’t fight the course of nature. While the vitamin intake, the exercise routine and the conscious food choices will definitely go a long way in keeping you healthy, yet as you grow older, the changes in your body and your mind are inevitable.

For one, your metabolism slows down, your days of wining, dining and partying till the wee hours and the running around you managed 10 years ago without falling apart, is now history. For some, their reflexes slow down, they tire easily, they may not be as alert as they were, but there is nothing wrong with that.

The bottom line is that trying to fight Time is a losing battle. Instead, work with it and accept the changes graciously, because every age has its own beauty and elegance.