Jan 31 - 61st birthday what it means to me?

 Today is my 61st birthday. The day we are all born, so many years ago - we came to this physical world that day - and there starts the trials and tribulations on being alive - sometimes happy sometimes sad, sometimes frustrated, sometimes sorrow. And to reach up to this age- without much of damage is being lucky. A lot of people won't make it till now. Think about all the lives lost before they reach 60 - so many of them for so many reasons - being born in the bad part of the world where wars and famine ravage- must not exist by now, possibly, unless you are lucky. So circumstances and situations play a big part of being alive. 

So when you reach a certain age, is it not happy to be aging - when younger - can't wait to grow up - now older, getting older is not something we look forward to. Another page of the book has torn away, and how soon are we reaching the end? Is the end near? All those worries!

But when you reach an age - it is not about birthday celebration but it is about what you want to do with the rest of your limited life you have?

By this time, most people if they were lucky would have completed a life cycle - that is raised kids and they have become independent and the next life cycle for them starts - so you are out of that cycle - possibly retired - or maybe not, and wondering how to spend the remaining years when life winds down.

For some - bodily ailments start and suffering will be part of it - even if temporarily will become aware that we are no longer young.

So the question is - what are you going to do with the rest of your life?