Age Is Just A Number

 "Age is but a number"

How true is the above statement?

I personally believe it is 100% true

Age shouldn't bound us, group us, or define us

When people use the above quote, they are generally referring to one of three scenarios, which I will state and explain in this post and. I will be backing up (with my opinion) why in each scenario age is just a number and nothing more.
 



 Age is just a number it should not be a boundary placed on us. We shouldnt be discriminated against or stereotyped just because of how many (or how few) years we have been alive.

I believe the top three scenarios in which the saying ("age is just a number" ) is used are as follows:

1. Someone being too young
2. Age gap in relationships/friendships
3. Someone being too old

There may be more, but these are the three on which i will be focusing.

First, someone is too young.
As a society, we have tried to keep people young and dependent as long as we can. 
"You're too young."
"That is for grown-ups"  etc...

Well,
Josiah was 8 years old when he became king of Jerusalem and ruled for 31 years! (2 Chronicles 34:1)
Mary was probably no older than 12-15 when God found favor in her and she bore Jesus!
Tutankhamun became king of Egypt at only 9 years old!
Joan of Arc was 13 when she began hearing voices on how to defeat the French!
Mark Zuckerburg was only 21 years old when he created Facebook, and became the youngest self-made billionaire!


The Bible says in 1 Timothy 4:12, "Let no man despise thy youth."
Or in basic English...Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young. 
OK. Typically the younger you are the less educated, experienced, and qualified you are...BUT God doesn't always call the qualified, He qualifies the called. If He wants to accomplish something through you, He WILL accomplish it through you. Sometimes that's what it takes to get someones attention, to use the most unlikely person. Think about it...Moses had a speech problem, Thomas doubted, Peter denied Him, Paul was a murder, and Lazarus was DEAD. I don't think age is a problem for God to handle :)

Second, age gaps in relationships/friendships.
Have you ever been told someone is too young (or too old) for you? Chances are you probably have. Mainstream society seems to believe that for two people to hit it off and develop a close friendship or relationship, the two need to be close in age or at least in the same area of life. This I don't agree with.
A younger person can learn many life skills from an older friend, and can even learn from the elders mistakes and not make the same ones. In return, by hanging around a younger person, the elder can regain the sense of being young. They can have someone to "let lose" with and hang around with forgetting the stress of adulthood and just relaxing. Love know no limits. You're only as old as you feel! Hang around those with the same energy, mentality, humor, and beliefs.

Also going along with the whole, you're only as old as you feel...
Third, someone who is too old.
Who are we anyway to label someone as being too old??
A majority of the population has the idea that once you reach a certain age, you are "old" and can no longer have fun or have a social life.
You don't stop playing because you grow old, you grow old because you quit playing.
Sure I have seen some sickly elderly people, but I've also seen some elderly people who are in way better physical health than 95% of American teens! It all has to do with how active they remain, how well they take care of themselves, and how independent they are. The next time you see an old man outside mowing his lawn don't think, "oh poor old man, bless his heart". Instead think, "Way to go! I wish i could be that healthy and well off by the time i reach his age!"

I hope by reading this today, you will be a little more mindful about judging someone or someones relationship based merely on age. There are many other contributors to happiness and capability than just a number! :)

Age is a question of mind over matter.  If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.

Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.  

 When it comes to staying young, a mind-lift beats a face-lift any day.

How old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?

Live...Laugh...Love
Until Next Time,
Racheal <3