Michael1942's Blog

While I was relaxing and looking at Law and Order (rerun) , I had to get up to refill my coffee and noticed that I groan a lot more when I sit or stand after a period of stationary activity. That revelation caused me to think about other things that we do as we age. I have noticed that many of us gain a religious insight and sometimes fervor. My opinion on that for myself is that I am more spiritual than religious in the accepted sense of that word. There is nothing wrong with revisiting our religious roots but not for the sake any potential afterlife reward, I  daresay a better reason for conversion or reconversion is the achievement of inner peace and a connection with other people regardless of  their religious zealotry or lack of. The point is not religion or lack of but the aging process. We become more serious as we age in many ways, we pay more attention to our health and the signs that relate to that non stop process. We reminisce silently and orally about the good old days (our youth) and sometimes attempt to prove to ourselves that we can do some of he same things we once did. These feats of proof  usually do not end very well but we do it anyway and suffer the agony of defeat or at least the aches and pains of that effort. The best thing about aging is the ability to see all things clearer (even through cataracts) and hopefully pass them on to our children and their children.