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The ageing process.

The views in here reminded me about how temporal our journey in life is. 012.jpg

In our prime, as adults, we are energetic and full of life. Many of us think that life is a song and dance and look forward to facing any challenges. We reap in awards and successes, and build ourselves up in our work, social, and reputation achievements. All that I want to describe here is a life that is just as beautiful as the picture above.

But then a leveller starts to set in as all of us are steadily growing older. What now? Things start to ever so slowly grow more difficult with each passing year. We start to forget important things, and we say things that we didn't mean. Our health gradually starts to degenerate, and we don't find things so easy to do anymore.

Just like this flower, our looks start to fade. 014.JPG

Look at the difference between this picture below and the tag picture. Not so bright and lovely anymore. 010.JPG

Some of us start to have our hair falling out and the three shots below ended up in baldness. Lol. 017.JPG

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And that is it! The journey in life is just about done. 019.JPG

These are the lessons I see in nature, and the pictures tell me that we should all appreciate our short journey on this planet. I speak from experience, having lost all the flowers in my life and now I am also nearing the age that the last picture explains. But I have no regrets and I don't allow the past to burden me, as life is what it is and every yesterday is history.

They say that as we get older, we get wiser, but I stay away from this view as I as usual just continue to keep my life as simple as possible. No screaming, no fights, no anger, just to continue to make my way through life. Yes, there are many traps and pitfalls in life, but acceptance plays a big role in it. There are none that are perfect and forgiveness is my way of handling arguments. It really makes life simpler. Such is life.

I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.

Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.

Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.

Until next time, cheers!

Comments · 4

  • @mayt(74)· 31d

    Beautiful photos and description... Very well said. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 If there were a contest, this would win.

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  • There's so much truth in this. In middle-age we witness our parents and older relatives in decline and that prepares us (or at least teaches us what to expect) for experiencing the decline ourselves. My Mom just turned 82 in June and during our last visit she was so much more mentally and physically fragile than she was just six months before. She's in denial and resisting the idea of assisted-living, in-home nursing aides, or moving in with my brother or I. She's falling a lot now and can't get herself off the floor. It's been frustrating and worrisome for us. After living through this experience with her I've decided that I won't be as stubborn in 20-30 years (God-willing). I can't even imagine how tough it would be to come to the realization that you must surrender some of your freedoms. Life is certainly an adventure in each of its seasons.

  • @zekepickleman(79)· 32d

    Nothing like sharing that wisdom on the blockchain!

    I really enjoy taking the time to look a little closer at the new buds but probably don’t take enough time to enjoy the old growth as I should. I think you have a few years on me which might account for the fact that I rage against my end of days and deny that I am not new growth any more. After my life of simple trials, extended peace might drive me nuts!

    Great lessons to consider as we appreciate all phases of life for the gift that they are.