If your ex-schoolmate whom you have not seen for many years tell you that you have not change a bit since school day, will you believe him or her? If you are in your 30’s, 40’s & so forth, and people keep telling you that you look like 5 to 10 years younger than your age, will you believe them? Well, the truth is, it doesn’t matter what is the level of truth in those comments, we would feel happy when we are told that we look younger than our age. Hey, don’t tell me you don’t, come on, and don’t lie! :P
Like it or not, everyone, men & women, black or white, we are all afraid of getting old and afraid of dying. But, as dreadful as its might be, these are all inevitable. The fact is, who doesn’t wish to looks young & stays young forever? I certainly DO! But, as much as we want to and trying hard to stop it or delaying it, we could never fight against the clock, we can’t slow it down for even a millisecond and we certainly can’t turn back time.
Then again, with the advancement of science & technology, we are now able to make ourselves look younger than our actual age, that is if you have the money to get all the expensive products that promised to take 5 to 10 years or some even claimed 20 years off your face, or better still, go for cosmetic surgery if one could afford it.
We can see it and hear it everywhere about anti-wrinkles cream, Q-10 anti-ageing cream, collagen supplement, placenta mask, tightening cream, botox, laser treatment, collagen filler and et cetera, all these are created and meant to slow down or minimize the signs of ageing on our face.
Trying to reduce the wrinkles on our face is one thing, to delay us from ageing and eventually passing is again a different story. Way back from the Ching Dynasty, the Emperor had tried to look for the remedy that would make him stays youthful & immortal. Till these days, our scientists have continuously research and looking for ways to slow down our ageing process and also to prolong our lives.
Everyone, including myself, wish to be young and look young. Some are not so lucky but some are really blessed. Many mothers these days actually dress up like their teenage daughter(s), and those who could maintain their body-shape well, can even share clothes with their daughter(s). How good is that!
There are many things in our life that affecting how we age as well as how long we will live. Put away the possibility of accidental death, let’s just focus on natural death. The elemental of course depends on our genes. Then, there are factors like stress, life styles, eating & drinking habits, sickness, cosmetics we use, skincare regime, sun exposure, free radical, and the like.
Do you think men are less vulnerable compare to women where ageing is concern? NOPE!!! If you notice the men around you, more and more are into facial treatment, skincare products, massage and many other stuffs that used to be classified as ‘No Men Allowed’ zone in the past, but these days, men are more concern about their outlook. It is not unusual to hear someone complaint that her boyfriend is spending much longer time to groom himself than she does.
Another way some men would try to ‘prove’ that they are still young is by dating girls half their age. They want to show to their friends that they still have it and they can still attract young girls. Poor men... not sure they really don’t know or they just pretend not to know that those young girls who are willing to be with the much older men not because the girls find the men young & attractive. What they attracted to are the money and gifts those men shower on them.
No matter what method we try to use to prove or prolong our youthfulness, we can only slowing it slightly and temporary. The most important thing is, one must always be cheerful and not take every single thing in life too seriously. Learn to laugh at your own miseries once in a while, learn to be self mockery every now and then and do not be afraid to act and talk a bit silly sometimes. What I’m trying to say is, try to think young and do not be afraid to admit your actual age. I always have the confidence to tell people my age and that actually help me to overcome my own fear of growing old.
Don’t ask me how a 32 years old lady should act; I have no answer for it. All I know is that I’m still pretty much acting the same as I was in my teenage years. I know some people might find me a little childish at times but it doesn’t matter, as long as I know how to carry myself appropriately at work and to be responsible in everything I do, I have the rights to be as silly as I want to be when I feel like it.
No matter how old we are, there’s always a child living in our hearts! So, release the child in you and be carefree!!! You'll be surprise what good it does to you my friend...
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