...Being Ageless...

Age fascinates me. My family tends to age gracefully, unless of course individuals choose some hard hitting habits that wear the body down. I am thankful for my strong genes, because whenever I reveal my age I get the same reaction of shock (in spite of my tell-tale gray hair;-)! LOL! So, now I rarely reveal my age and finally understand my eldest sister's "philosophy": "I don't lie about my age cuz I'm ashamed, I just don't want to hurt your feelings." ;-). I was inspired by the centenarians that the media showed voting for Brother Obama, especially the able-bodied, clear thinking 106 year old sistah who was mentioned in his acceptance speech.

Recently, I was talking to a friend about the theories that our bodies are designed to live for a very long time as many did during Biblical times. There are scientists who continue to be dedicated to such research -- as I found at The Economist site. Which led me to wonder: what if we could live forever? What would I spend my life doing if I knew that I would be here at least until I was in my mid-hundreds? I've read several "bucket lists", but what about a how to spend the next couple of hundred years list? What can I imagine life will be like 100 or more years from today? We've heard those elders who recently voted say that they never imagined they'd live to see the day when there was a Brother on the ballot. What do you think will be your: I never thought I'd live to see...? What will you do with all that time on your hands if you knew you'd live well into your hundreds?

One of my age-dreams is to be included in Essence magazine's annual issue of Sistahs who defy their age! So, if any of you readers have the "hook up"... ;-)

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