I regularly advise my family that at 84 I’m not old. Rather, I’m simply “mature.”
This blessing of “maturity” has taught me to measure life by memories, not by minutes. Grandchildren are at the top of the list of blessings springing from long-awaited “maturity.”
Yes, there are disadvantages that go with “maturity.” The most frustrating is the rapid pace of technology, particularly in the digital arena. Cell phones tracking our every move, computers anticipating our every information need. And I’m told that before long our cars will drive themselves.
With coaching from grandkids, I’m managing to cope and even adapt to technology.
But a recent birthday gift from one of my children has proved more than my fragile male ego can accommodate. The gift was a coffee cup with a plug-in saucer intended to keep my java hot. In the cup’s base is a computer chip that regulates the coffee temperature.
So here I am with a coffee cup – fully chipped. I’m not sure my “maturity” is capable of coping with a coffee cup that vastly exceeds my intellectual capacity.
