My life can be divided into two opposite yet similar phases: the younger me, desperately trying to look older, and the current me, wishing I didn’t look older.
Most people say, “I was more gorgeous when I was younger.” That doesn’t apply to me. But no, it doesn’t mean the reverse is true either! (So no, I’m not posting my childhood photo to prove it. 😅)
I have always had a thin and feeble voice. Age, or even my daughter for that matter 😉, could not make it stronger. There were days when even the worst throat infection made me feel glad because only on those days, I used to feel like "hey, naanum rowdydhaan!". On the brighter side, my weak voice has turned out to be useful for my daughter — I’ve given her attendance once or twice in her online classes (audio unmuted, video muted), and no one could tell the difference.
As I’m short, I have defended the school bullies with a standard reply, "Good things come in small packages.” Much later, I realised there’s also another saying: “The bigger, the better.” 😒. Proverbs are funny that way — there’s always one to suit everyone. For example: Failure is the stepping stone to success vs. A bad start dooms the outcome. Back then, I used to care about such sayings. But now that “I’ve been around,” nothing matters when the "experience" speaks.
My journey has taken me from innocence (for most of my life) to… well, let’s just say not-so-innocence. Err… I mean experience. Yes, I’ve had plenty of experiences — or in plain words, made plenty of mistakes. After all, as they say, “Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes.” Some lessons I sought out of interest, others life taught me out of sheer affection. 😂
My interests, beliefs, and likes have constantly kept changing over the years; I see it as evolution and still I have a long way to go. Ageing has definitely helped me feel more comfortable in my own skin, as I now know my abilities and situations better.
I thought of advising you guys from my experiences, after all, “I have been around”. But being around has taught me not to advise anyone 😁. So பொழச்சு போங்க. But I can hear you saying “making us read your blog is worse than that!”. Well, I can just shrug my shoulders on that.😁
Birthdays (or any other days for that matter) have never excited me much. But this year, being my Ruby jubilee, I wanted to highlight the occasion. So, I did the honors by writing this blog post.
Aging is beautiful. Here's to aging gracefully.
👍👍😍
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