"Is getting old mandatory?"
My son Caleb, age 10, asked me this tonight. How would you respond to this question?
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5 comments:
I believe "getting old" has to do with your outlook on life, so no it's not mandatory.
Now getting older (aging)is another matter....
That's a GREAT answer!
ditto to Paula's comment
Is there something bad about getting old?
You know, Tony, I'm not sure how Caleb meant it.
God certainly has a sense of humor, and He often expresses it to me through my son Caleb.
Caleb will often throw out questions like this - just rather philosophically, but then he won't discuss it at all.
For instance, years ago he said, "Mom, it's really hard to think about when God started." I got all excited and wanted to talk about the infinite and God and higher dimensions, but he was only interested in making the comment and moving on.
- so cool, yet so frustrating!!
It was like that with this one too - no further discussion, but I do think it was more along the lines of philosophy than concern.
I did answer him. I said the alternative wasn't good so as far as I was concerned it was mandatory for him to get old, since I plan to live to be 100, and I expect him to be around at least as long as I am!!
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