Growing old has never really scared me nor have I thought of what to expect because the thought of aging has never been for me. A short, quick life has always been more my speed, but after watching Forever Young, I had to think about what it would feel like to grow old and how to go about accepting the aging process. It was then that I realized it's not the aches that scare me, but it is the spiritual side of death that now scares me. At least growing old is in the picture for me though instead of my thought of a short life.
The aging process is often associated with arthritis, gray hair, and memory loss, but to me growing old is just adding stories to my autobiography in which once in a while some deal with how many aches and pains I have acquired over the years. Sure it has never been my ideal to live into my nineties, but lately my Christian beliefs have steered me towards the thirst for a longer life rather than the short and to the point life that had always appealed more to me. Therefore, grow old is looking more exciting because that has never been accomplished by me. Also my life will hopefully be something I can be proud of afterwards.
With growing old, the hardest thing for me to accept will probably be the threat of not accomplishing my life's purpose before my time comes. Recently, I have become aware that God has a purpose for me, and the thought of not realizing His purpose for me, let alone fulfilling it, is terrifying. The only way that I can think about accepting death is by discovering my purpose and living my life for God and no one but Him. By simplifying my life to focus on Him will ease my worries about death because there is so much more after death that is more important than the trivial things before eternity.
It is not so much the arthritis, muscle loss, and gray hair that worry me about aging. The fact that my body will be ready before my spirit or soul is scares me the most.