Grow old like a child.

That’s my advice. Though people seldom do, myself included.

“The only people that grow old, were born old to begin with” says Dudley the angel to the “Bishop’s Wife” in the movie of the same name. What a statement! We all know people that were born old to begin with. They are usually cranky, dismissive. They have their own personal view of the world and variations are to be called out. Whereas children are the exact opposite – open, friendly. Looking for ways to see the similarities that will ensure that they can find friends to play with and enjoy the day. When exactly does that change? Do we wake up one day and decide that we no longer wish to find friends? That it is more important to tell everyone else what to do? If so, around what age does that happen?

What does “old” sound like? Well, if young sounds like “come out and play” old would be it’s opposite – “stay in and work”. If young says “here, have some of my candy”. Old says, “keep your candy, it’ll rot your teeth”. Old would not be wrong