How old are we?

I know that sounds weird. One should not ask, but hei there are complex perspectives to age. Its easy for people to say we are 35 because we are looking at the chronological age. It is the age we get when we simply count accumulating years. .. but do we not miss the other perspectives to age. The Psychological age for instance. Where we look at how a person is mature intellectually, enveloping the feelings and emotions. I’m sure there are some people who are 35 but you would wonder from how they reason whether psychologically there are 3yrs or 10yrs old. Reflecting at violence in SA, it would remind me of 3 year olds fighting about the colours of the similar toys they have. Then there is the Sociological Age. How someone has matured in how he or she relates with others. This is critical because we are relational beings. Some people no matter how many years they have accumulated, remain underdeveloped on the Sociological Age. Physiological Age, we are looking at the physical growth and you have seen for some reason, maybe medical how some people’s bodies ages faster than their chronological age. How often have you heard people say, “What! He is just 18 why does he look so old”. Then there are others who physically remain in a body of a 10yr old when their 35 chronologically. In regard of our independence, do we have the physical structures that are congruent to our chronological age? Do we have the sociological makeup that defines our 35yrs of independence? What of our Psychological and Spiritual age?

I guess I think too much, we are just 35 full stop.


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