Ageing of the Mind – Ladies, This Time It’s A Warning Bell!

You could tell your friend that ILs being sooooooo young and lively, they may not have read your post becos. its title carries the word "Aging", a word which has no place in the mental processes of youth : hence not many rejoinders :mrgreen:

Jokes apart, you have said all there is to say, the thorough analyser that you are, so what do you expect us to write other than Aamaam saami !

Just one thought, though : The vitality and agility of the aging mind is directly connected to physical health. Even a very vivacious person can turn dull with advancing age, if the body starts acting up due to general wear and tear or debilities.In such a condition the mind becomes completely preoccupied with the present physical distress and avenues for relief from it. Poor health not only causes physical fatigue but psychological and emotional fatigue too. A person afflicted with such apathy and ennui can hardly be expected to hover a pencil above a sudoku grid or jump upon the latest release from Varalotti Rengaswami with any enthusiasm. Of course there are those exceptions who rise above physical infirmity and become postergirls for the slogan " Mind Over Matter", but they are just that - exceptions.
So, while we keep the brain ticking with all those brain exercises, let us not forget our calcium , vitamins and aerobics too.
VS

 

Mental Ageing

Dear Varalotti Sir,

Yes you have taken very good topic for this weeks discussion. As it is suggested by one of our member itself shows that we have given a thought about it much earlier. So as any other health tip to maintain our physical health these suggestions are most welcome. You have very clearly explained it with examples.

All of us have to deal with this intellectual ageing and emotional ageing. To be honest yes I have aged intellectually and also emotionally to an extent. When I analysed I found out we all deal with it efficiently unknowingly to a certain extent. We deal with it when we teach our children. We also memorize a poem or get to know so many new things when we are involved with them. Yes reading a good book gives you the opportunity to deal with the intellectual ageing and emotional ageing. If we possess a caring and loving attitude towards everyone that itself is enough for to handle the emotional ageing.

What more the reply to your post itself is a nice way for me to keep the intellectual and emotional ageing under control.

regards
vidhi

 

Hats off to you, clever accountant!!!!!!

Hello Sridhar,

You sure are one clever writer - first you talk about ageing of body, talk liberally about make-ups, cosmetics, beauty therapies & make us all fall for the topic, catch our attention completely and then you come up with a serious topic of ageing of mind; a warning bell.

Another fantastic post on ageing of mind. It sure is a warning bell to everyone. but then, do you think we ILItes will ever age????? With such thought provoking threads you post which literally leaves our brain ticking overtime - and of course, the replies which itself provides matter to form a huge literary work.

Along with scrabble, sudokus & mind games we shall include your threads tooo, Sridhar. Keeping an active body is again crucial to have an active mind and that part is taken care of by our kids, who always keep us active.
I'm sure it would be a healthy ageing for all of us, ILites.

 

this one's for Vandhana

Hi Vandhana,

i just loooooved your reply, sweetheart!!!
toooo goood to read.

Love,

 

Do you know why ladies r atleast 5-6 yours younger than their spouses because they mature fast mentally and they can foresee many issues better than men ) whn it comes to mental ageing we ladies should be given a warm encouraging appreciation bcz as a daughter wife mother mother in law and a grand mother we mature at each stage learn so many life facts and carry the household wht great respect .
Earlier centuries woman v v happy bcz they jst nodded their heads to wotever their hubbies said or were under joint family system so they had no say cooking cleaning and caring for the family was wot they knew with wotever little education they had they just went through great epics which they imparted to their offsprings.
Now education has brought a lot of change in the thinking of ladies and they want to be more independant and r really more confidant tht space is their limit )
naturally ageing is a v intresting topic to be discussed
whn we age physically we can groom ourselfs wht the costiliest cosmetics and give a make up to ur face but our mental makeup cannot be marred .
As kids we learn how to take care of ourselves but as we reach our adoloscence we learn whom to avoid whom to tlk how to make frns whom to trust whom not to this shows the maturity in a gal frm whn shes in 13 yrs old her mother says get back early after 5 30 u sdnt venture out ) a gal learns frm there to be careful dont u think her age has increased frm a happy childhood to restrictful preadoloscent age ??
whn a gal is married they tell her to take care of her inlws kitchen is handed over to her household responisbities and her own life starts at each step we r ageing
parenthood mothering a child for the first time teaches so many things in life tht we never learn it is a boon for ladies to learn and life a wholistic life i pity men for not getting the experience which we gain during our last trimester
value of mother comes to our experience only on our delivary table whn its our mother who shares and teaches u how to cuddle ur baby
each day in a ladies life is like a challenge whn frm morng cofi to night dinner she arranges for her family inspite of her physical and mental health supporting her to do those chores each day is a new lesson to learn and we grow a lil older
y do u think ladies r crazy for cosmetics or keeping themselves trim ??
U men age out happily sipping the steaming cofi coloring ur grey hair and wearing the latest trendy tshirts even in ur 60s where as the same lady who comes to 30 feels shes old bcz of all the physical and mental strain she takes and if she ventures out for a relaxing massage or spa to keep her confidance high u make fun of her tht she applies a coat of powder as a wall paint!!!
after marriage many ladies stop bothering abt their physcial appearance and get used to family life they think wer married now its ok however we r but many men ( almost all men) try to round up excersise and maintain themselfs wht smooth flesh bcz definetly a wife takes more care than a mother ( all moms do forgive me for this ) ) whn yrs pass ladies look older than men and thn they realise they need to do something abt themselves b4 its too late
y too late for wot??? its for their own husbands my dear frns they want to look better and atleast few yrs younger bcz insecurity develops and its v clear many ppl tlk of some itches which men develop 7 yrs ( few) yrs of marriage )
see this is also ageing which makes them think ahead
definetly mental ageing is not a warning bell but a welcome for many bcz most of the lifes bitterness is taken with a sweet smile
thinkover maybe i am wrong but this is my perspective
promotion frm mother to grand mother inbetween a mother of growing child teaches so many things whn most of us wud have askd our parents y did u give birth to us but our moms took it sweetly wud have give mental strength to face such qtns
whn one of spouse is no more and as a dependant on our own kids ageing takes place in volumes life of women is really a great challenge and struggle which age them every day after they open their eyes maybe the happiest days of a gal whn they were below age 8 after which she learns to stay away frm uncles who touch them unnesecarily in their smooth growing soft flesh
am i wrong????????????