When We Are Older

When we are older, we are more tolerant of people’s flaws and mistakes. We understand that everybody makes a lot of them. When we were younger, we feel: “Hey, this person is evil”, or “This person is a jerk”, or “stupid” or “What’s wrong with them?”. Then we go through life and we think: “Well, it’s not so easy.”

When we are older, we understand that life is unpredictable. There is always ups and downs. Sometimes, it is easy and sometimes, it can be very difficult. It can get complicated at the worst of times, and sometimes, we have no idea what to do, or where to go from here on. Still we keep trying, we keep going. We plod on. Life goes on, and we must live as we can.

We have to go on, despite the pain, the hurt, the unpleasantness we are feeling inside. It is moments like this that build us up, and make us stronger. We may not realize it now, but later on when we are older, when we look back on our lives, we will understand that we are stronger, and wiser because we have gone through life’s experiences. We will be proud of ourselves because we made it – despite the hard knocks life has thrown at us.

As we grow older, we begin to understand that...

It is always the simple things that change our lives. And these things never happen when you are looking for them to happen. Life will reveal answers at the pace life wishes to do so. You feel like running, but life is on a stroll. - Donald Miller

Every situation in life is temporary. So, when life is good, make sure you enjoy and receive it fully. And when life is not so good, remember that it will not last forever and better days are on the way. - Jenni Young

Acceptance of one’s life has nothing to do with resignation; it does not mean running away from the struggle. On the contrary, it means accepting it as it comes, with all the handicaps of heredity, of suffering, of psychological complexes and injustices. - Dr. Paul Tournier

Life is really very simple. What we give out, we get back. Every thought we think is creating our future. - Louise Hay

It does not matter how long you are spending on the earth, how much money you have gathered, or how much attention you have received. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters. - Amit Ray

Life is simpler when you plough around the stump. - Unknown

In life, it’s not where you go – it’s who goes with you. - Unknown

When life gives you a 100 reasons to cry, show life that you have 1,000 reasons to smile. Face your past without regret. Handle your present with confidence. Prepare for the future without fear. Keep the faith and drop the fear. - Unknown

Live so that when your children think of fairness and integrity, they think of you; Live so that your friends can defend you, but never have to. - Unknown