It is nice to see some people grow old gracefully with time. After all, we are all bound to grow old with time once born, unless some eventualities make us depart from this beautiful earth early. Mankind has always aspired to remain young in all ages, since it represents dynamism in spirit and activities as life goes through the growth phase. Most of us when aged lose that spree of life, particularly after retirement, as if we have reached our limit of human life. This is mainly due to failing health and also limiting material resources as no senior citizen these days wants to be dependent. Another aspect that has larger impact in old age is the loss of partner and close relative or friend with whom we have grown and lived life over so many years under bright and shade part of life and met many challenges. This for many causes a psychological barrier to lead an active life, even though otherwise fit. Personally I feel, having gone through such situations that it is all in our mind. We are born on this planet to express and experience our faculties/attributes through various relationships throughout our journey through life as it helps us enrich the life qualitatively. After all, our body is not us nor our possessions ( which pass over from to hand to hand) ; what is ours is the spirit within, the atma or soul as we all know or have come to know, which is indestructible. Problem comes as we fail to accept the truth, which is inevitable like death (of the body), infirmity with age etc. So, we need to accept all that comes "as it is" like growing old gracefully without hair dye, not hiding the telltale marks nor age etc. After all, it is our body that grows old , not the mind, which can remain ever young and creative. Many of us have taken to new interests and vocations like mentoring, painting, writing etc. that enable to be active with creativity and expand the mental horizon without any void. Why must we not explore even at this ripe old age with our mind the nuances of life and be amid peace and happiness ?
