Accept Years

Each stage of our life is marked by different evolutionary aspects such as the innocence of childhood, the spontaneity of youth and the maturity of an adult.

However, as life draws us closer to old age, we find resources within us that help us value, accept and enjoy this final stage of life.

Old age is marked by physical and mental deterioration that sometimes we do not accept, and this generates conflicts and difficulties in adapting to new life circumstances.

Even so, we must try to take advantage of each stage without forgetting this final period. 

The evolutionary stages

As we have said, each evolutionary stage has its own characteristics, which we accept as such and with which we evolve, without too many emotional conflicts.

It is then a question of learning to underline the fact that we have never ceased to be children, young people or adults but that each step and its learning have accompanied us throughout our existence, like equipment for the path that we have to go.

Change step

We could imagine that we specialize in a qualified profession and that for this we go through different types of training and experience as in the practical exercise of a profession, of which our level is constantly evolving.

This is also how we move from stage to stage in life, specializing more and more, accessing greater wisdom,  modifying our tasks and developing our activities according to age.

Spend the years symbols of wisdom

Without a doubt,  passing the years adds to life experience and learning and provides access to a wisdom that is unique to the older people in our society.

This wisdom is also a treasure for the youngest, those who are starting to live life without experiences and who need support and advice.

This is why passing the years, at any stage that may be, has always been and will always be a support for the experience or for the education towards the people around us who are younger than us.

Accept aging

Biologically, we start to age from the age of 22. Our cells do not grow and develop, but deterioration begins. It is a slow evolution, which depends a lot on the treatment and care we give ourselves.

This means that we spend more than half of our life aging, learning from previous stages and from challenges overcome or aborted.

If we accept this, we find that our biology prepares us every step of the way so that we have what we need.

And undoubtedly, the activity of childhood is not necessary during adulthood, and the capacity for work is not necessary in old age.

What exactly does it mean to accept years?

We could say that passing the years predisposes us to live life in another way. Each year is a stage of maturation, of greater assimilated learning, of different projections towards the future, and of new challenges. This is precisely what we must accept.

Perhaps it is not easy for us to accept that being an adult means letting go of the child’s innocence, play and lack of responsibility.

Thus, we must accept that in old age it is no longer necessary to work as before, to maintain the same activities as before, or to keep up with the same pace as before.

What to expect from old age? 

As we have said, wisdom is the fundamental aspect of old age, and when the body needs rest and care, it must be given.

Accepting the years means making our mental and physical activity work, to the extent of our possibilities, without great challenges except that of keeping us in a state of well-being and in the best possible health, taking advantage of every present moment.

Accepting the years means making room for future generations, accepting help from others.

To accept the years of old people is to thank them for their wisdom, to listen to them and respect them to learn from their experience and to be able to live happier and better every day.

Images Kim Dong-Hoon, Raquel Díaz Reguera.