What does the word 'old' mean to you? Here are a few statements from Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, that Chopra points out, "If young is good, old must be bad", "If young is creative and dynamic, old must be dull and staid.", "If young is beautiful, old must be unattractive." These are typical statements seen and heard daily in our society. Most magazines and television shows only show people under 30, when this understates the fact that our country has more people over 65 than teenagers. Young and old are polarized in our society, explains Chopra. It is this very thinking that is damaging to ourselves.
What do you think 'old' means? It is what it means to you. To me, 'old' is wisdom and success. As time progresses, so do our experiences. And hopefully, we will learn and grow from each experience, creating wisdom within ourselves. When I see older people, I see success, as they have been through so much and have risen above so much of life that I haven't. I think that Chopra is saying that we have power over how we age. The power is within our own cell structure which is directly related to our thinking and beliefs. Thankfully, we can change our beliefs to whatever we want them to be. Dare I say, old is the new young?
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