Growing older...Just maybe growing wiser...

As you grow older...

The songs you always heard as a child begin to mean much more than they did back then. It's as if you were hearing them, but not really listening.

You actually begin to put others first and discover that you've a reservoir of empathy in you.

You feel more deeply than you did back then.

You think more than you did back then. (And catch yourself thinking why you are turning into a chronic thinker)

You find that your body isn't as agile as it was way back then. You feel it cry out for attention and care. Body parts you didn't know existed ache. And obviously it frightens you.

When you were still in school or college you longed to work and be a part of the clan of working professionals. Now that you are there, you long to take a long vacation where work isn't on your list of things to do.

You realize that if you aren't satisfied with what's being given to you now, you won't be satisfied even when you reach "there" and achieve "that".

You actually start paying attention to those anti-ageing creams advertisements. You weight suddenly begins to bother you.

Weekends are cherished no end. Because it means putting your feet up and doing what makes your soul happy. If it helps, doing nothing. Which has remained the same though. Holidays were always cherished. But the difference is you now want them in moderation. Because you realize the hazards of excess. Excess of anything.

You want to make a difference and raise a voice every now and then. Sometimes the world around pays heed to it. Sometimes your voice just drowns.

If out of the blue someone asks you to list the things that make you happy, it gets you thinking- deep and hard. Because you've never paid attention to your own happiness. You've drifted with the flow seeking those moments where things fall into your scheme of things thus making you happy. You realize there is more to happiness than that.

You critically examine yourself and for the first time see yourself with lots of faults. Which you want to rectify overnight.

You suddenly realize that the list of things you want to do before you die, is growing. And not much is being struck off.

You realize that inner peace is what you need the most. Peace=Love= Wisdom= Happiness.

You suddenly want to undo the hurt you've caused to all and sundry. As if it's your last day on earth. 

You want to be a good human being. One that is capable of unconditional love and forgiveness.

And then.... after churning out meaningless and boring thoughts like those above...you realize that..