* DON'T LET THE OLDMAN IN *

One day Toby Keith, the western singer was playing golf with the Hollywood superstar Clint Eastwood. At one point Eastwood said -" I turn 88 on Monday." Keith asked --" What you are going to do ? " Eastwood replied--" I am going to shoot a movie. Keith asked him -- " What keeps you going ?"  Eastwood replied--" I get up everyday and don't let the Oldman in."

Keith went home and wrote a song and sent to Eastwood. Eastwood  considered the song as was expected by Keith.

Our Bollywood evergreen star Dev Anand also lived same life with similar principle as mentioned in his Autobiography  "Romancing with life". My matinee idol, Devsaab used to say :   you don't say -- one gets old, no instead say -- he is getting matured ! He never carried the baggage as normally people do especially when they turn Senior Citizens.

Actually don't complain because you are a Senager. (Senior teenager). That is the strategy and that should be  !  Life is infact too short, to bother about such issues -- instead live it full the way you love.

Life is great.
Life is a choice between ageing and growing. Ageing adds years to life and growing adds life to years. So live your life and forget your age. Age is a simply an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it does not matter !

Actually  AGE IS EDGE !  The cracks you see on face / body  are nothing but lines of experience. Craises on Velvet cloth always  look great. Its NOT wrinkles but it is wise cracks.

While growing you have to guard against being on wheelchair at anytime in life, as that is like a burden on family and even society too. So you need to do all exercises and control on aerated drinks to take care of ankles. Even I suggest while walking exercise a Retro-walk may help in joint pain a lot.

Do not limit your challenges, but always challange your limits. Born with a personality is an accident, but living as a personality is an achievement. Life may not be the PARTY you hope for, but that doesn't mean you stop celebrating ! Always remember you are the DJ of your life, spin it ! Rock it ! And live it !

Life is very beautiful and has scenic charm but after 60 you find it like present Kashmir beautiful  but with lots of terror. Take life as it comes. Courage isn't always a Lion's Roar. It's also the silence of an ant working patiently, persistently & never giving up.

Invest in yourself. Your being happy is the engine to your health. Fragrance after rain.
Remember, if you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you'll have trouble putting on your pants.

We can't cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy. Because your whole life you worked for family and helped friends and others, doesn’t mean you should have expectations from them in return when you grow old. The key to be happy is have zero expectations from others.

Remember never regret on ageing, as many young person were denied this privilage. Act like true Senior teenager means SENAGER  !
When beyond 60, then your Cup Is overflowing, don't start drinking from saucer, share it with others : whether it's wealth, knowledge or more importantly happiness !

It's not about changing and achieving all the time; sometimes it's about being and appreciating. Happiness is valuing what you have, and enjoying the people, places, objects and events in your life for what they are ! It isn't what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it. Take responsibility of your own Happiness, never put it in other people’s hands !

Don’t let fear or insecurity stop you from trying new things. Believe in yourself, take on your challenges, dig deep within yourself to conquer fears. Never let anyone bring you down. You got to keep going !

You are NOT old till the time you give up. I am not old, I am just young for a long time. Count your age by how many friends you have and not with years. Probably I was old at 18 but fortunately I will be young at 88 like Eastwood.

When you retire from your routine work, you start a new game and the game begins with LOVE ALL !

The personal BRAND you have built so far will stay with you only even after 60, or should I say till death. So be happy and enjoy what you love to do, without playing attention to the age.