I’m a little older
Posted by Rex | Under Uncategorized Sunday Apr 5, 2009
It was my birthday four days ago, April first. I’m not sure if it was a good idea to make a birthday post because that would be like greeting yourself. Yet I do think it appropriate for me to thank all those who greeted me personally, by SMS, and online. Thank you for remembering my birthday! I do feel a little guilty since I rarely greet others myself during their own birthdays.
I was not too keen on celebrating. I officially got older by a year and now, I’ll be a little less proud answering “How old/young are you?” questions. I remember the time I turned 10. I felt bad having to add another digit to my age. When I turned 20, I was unhappy of the fact I was no longer a teenager. Now I’m 23! We’ll, we don’t have a choice do we? If only we could be one of the lost boys who never grow old in Never Land. It’s just so much fun not being a grown-up.
Numbers aside, I have so much to thank for the past 1 year of my life. I could say with confidence that it was during the past year that I have rediscovered the true happiness that comes from the knowledge of what is truly important in this life. With that came a different kind of contentment, security, and a challenge. There is not much more I would want in this life other than tell other people about this happiness.
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I won’t greet you _ _ , Rex, for two reasons: it’s way past already and besides you admitted that you’re not too keen about celebrating it anyways. Yikes! Wait till you hit the big 4-0 and you’ll grunt more about it! Take my advice: stop thinking about age NOW! It will just make you feel OLDER. Instead think YOUNG. Just like what I’m doing now…I conditioned myself to TOTALLY forget about age! Because age is JUST a state of mind! In my heart I still feel as if I’m 25! BUT the most important thing about maturing, is the WISDOM that I have in Christ!
Rex, forever young!
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Rex Reply:
April 18th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Thanks for the advice. I think it’s a good one to take. We grow in years and there’s nothing we can do about that. However, we can choose to feel young or old. More importantly, it’s how we choose to spend these years given to us.
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