दो पल के जीवन से इक उम्र चुरानी है…….!!
Yes it is my birthday ,I am 50 plus , not celebrating the day after watching the agony in news daily but it brought along with it those all sweet reminiscences for me and a question on the faces of others ,why to be so ecstatic at this age? But my question is why not????
I have lived very long, what is next in life, when I am close to my retirement age, I can’t d anything new, what others will say, better to stay at home or stop being happy?
Answer is NO.
I remember those glorious days of my school, celebrations with parents, actually in our family, a birthday never came without a celebratory dinner cooked by my Mom for my little invite friends, my sisters, decorating the house with paper frills
in the evening and waiting for friends to go…yes to go…so that I can open those small gifts, packed in glittering paper colourful pencil box, set of Handkerchief or small box of bangles. It always brought a greater sense of happiness for me. My Son and daughter in law still make small packet of gift for me just to watch that glow of opening packets on my face. My father is no more and my mother is 83 but she never forget to wish me early in the morning and I still feel the same happiness so you will have to find happiness and positivity yourself.
Memory of past can work both the ways,” for us and against us”. You are the in-charge, choose the best one and live everyday as a special day. One of my friend told me “life is full of surprises” so if you feel low sometime, wait for the surprise and I did it always. The crux is that live your life you get it once only.
First thing, stop discussing about age, if you wanted to pursue some course, do it, shop for yourself ,make new friends, start writing in fact if you wanted to do something, do it now .Read a book or start teaching to others whether its embroidery or cooking, learn to operate computer or gadget, lot, lot, lot many options are there.
Don’t look retirement as your destination now. This is the time when you can express your gratitude to all from whom you have learnt. So connect ,connect and connect with all. Believe me there are many who reinvented them after their 40s and 50s.
If your kids are with you spend quality time with them but let them enjoy their life without interfering and if they are not along with you be in touch with neighbours your cook, your maids, your driver, can’t they be your extended family?
Don’t make it a ritual to get up from the bed lethargically and sitting in courtyard with cup of tea for hours. No this is the time to giving back to community, invest in your health, love yourself and opt for a walk routine.
Nobody will come to make you feel special or happy until or unless you do it for yourself .There is an old saying which goes something like don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing. In simple words I would like to say that give purpose to your life, it is not over it’s a beginning because having a purpose
brings a different kind of containment in life.
Look forward to see you again with new positive energy.
Stay Home, Stay Safe.
Rachna