When does one stop wanting to “grow up” and start wanting to stop growing further? Having been subjected to stern “grow up” admonitions to my childish banters and youthful exuberance all my life, I am a tad bit confused. I still laugh at my own silly jokes. Take life as it comes. Drink myself silly. Refuse to have a regular job. And to cap it all, am content with the life (or is it an excuse?) that I have. Yet, some signs are tell tale, pointing at different direction. Tell me folks, is it a sign of ageing, when:
- You have more tablets for breakfast that slices of bread.
- Indian Cricket captain is younger than you. Heck, even the commentators are!
- Your birthday cake is too small to accommodate all the candles.
- PYT’s routinely call you uncle.
- You have a total of two followers in tweeter
- You read the right side of the menu in a restaurant
- You have body aches in places that you did not know exist even a couple of years back
- You have more cards in your wallet than actual bank notes
- You have far and near glasses and routinely fumble for the right one
- There are profiles of friends in your facebook who have long parted for the nether world
- You actually ordered an ice cream sandwich
- You believe that push button mobiles were better than the touch screen ones
- The moms look more appetizing than the gals
- Your Klout score is an enviable 12
- Being Chauffer driven is another necessity
- Outlandishly priced Nike sneakers and Oakley shades don’t make it to your “must have” list
- You are shocked when a kid refers to John Lennon as a musician from the last century
- You have actually read the Motorcycle Diaries and know who Che Guevara was
- Justine Bieber? Now who the hell is that?
- You believe Cricket died the day Gavaskar hung up his boots
- You know that Diego was bigger than Lionel and Cristiano put together
- Your physiotherapist and Tax planner are your best friends
- Retirement Benefit ceases to be a dirty word
- Afternoon naps aren’t such a bad thing, after all
- You know the meaning of the phrase “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”
- You relate the heart to the bypass and not the road
- Sugar doesn’t make you sweet any more: it makes you diabetic
- Your passport is fatter than the telephone directory
- You actually find solace in the time spent in the places of worship
- You don’t need to be stone drunk to have your mind-body coordination fail
- Sensex ain’t about having sex with dame Sen no more
- Your experience, so often, is more than the age of the guy seeking to employ you
- People complement you by saying “you are like my favourite wine: maturing with age”