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Publisher’s Note
Age is just a Number
Yeh duniya ek saarah hai, yahaan ki har cheez time on things that you like to do while keeping
hai aani jaani your sanity in check is far more important than
Yeh jawani jo jaake na aaye, yeh budhapa jo aake burning yourself out for other people.
na jaaye Finally, while family is important, it is as
important to have friends. We live in a fast-paced
Post Covid-19, I have become conscious about society that places demands on our time and
growing old. Ageing is not for the weaklings mental space making it difficult to cope with
(they may not survive). Old age can also be cruel. anxiety and stress. Friends help each other in
But there is a brighter side, if one tries to find de-stressing, a cup of coffee, a game of cards,
it. The first thing is that you have already made a walk in the park, travel, the warmth of great
friends and don’t have to bother looking for conversations, laughter, all add to the quality
new friendships, you understand your friends, of life that one makes for oneself. With age
they understand you, you are calmer and your comes the time and space to appreciate the little
tolerance level is much better. It is now possible everyday things of life and much more.
to invest time in select relationships that make Joe Biden proves that 78 is just a number, and
you feel happy and that’s what really matters. if you decide to do something it’s only your
There is less importance on your looks. When determination that can take you forward or
you are young, you have a tight body. Older otherwise. He fought a fierce election battle right
and wiser, your teeth are a bit yellow. You have in the middle of a pandemic, fought a nasty bully
a double chin, you are fatter and flabby but it without losing his calm. His story told is one
really doesn’t matter. of inspiration, a life full of tragedy and yet how
As a comic remarked, age is mind over matter. determination can overcome personal calamities.
If you don’t mind it doesn’t matter.if you don’t I hope readers find his life story inspiring.
mind it doesn’t matter. There is a lot of truth
in this. The important thing is that you have
learnt to handle emotional traumas, breakups,
health issues, and family dramas. While it may
be inappropriate to speak your mind, you can Vickram Sethi
say no to things you don’t want to do. Spending Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
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