Dear Readers,
The following thoughts came to my mind as someone reminded me that I would shortly be 60 years old while sending me a list of commandments one should practice when s/he crosses 50. I sent them as my response to the person's e-mail. I could not resist the temptation of sharing them with you. Hope it will note bore you.
ASM Jahangir
"Thanks for reminding me that I will shortly be 60. There is at least one ladder that I am climbing fast without knowing how many rungs are still there to climb. One day I will find I have reached the zenith of the ladder.
Aging is an inevitable process everyone faces, but one realizes where it's taking him/her to only when s/he is old enough. Time passes so fast that when you look behind you feel as if not long ago you were a small kid. You vividly recall the day you first went to school, the day your dad brought you a beautiful gift, which made you so happy, the day your dad took you to a football game or the day you were crying for something your parents could not afford to give you.
Then, you start recalling relatively more recent events of your life. The day you got your matriculation result, the day you acquired your highest college degree and the day you got your first job. It all comes to your mind like photo slides organized in chronological order. Your memory trail then takes you to the day you found your love of life, the day you were sitting in the altar of your marriage or the days you were bestowed with your children.
To make a long story short, one day you find your children are grown up and they have found their loves of life and it's time to get them married. You suddenly realize you have grown old. Your children are now passing through some of the same steps you have already crossed. The process of living a life is repeating itself.
As we get closer to 60, we realize that the time is around the corner for us to vacate the space we are occupying in this God's world to make room for the coming generation. We realize life is so short. We realize time indeed passes fast. We realize we are mortal. We realize what begins must come to an end. When the end will come is the only riddle that remains alive."
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