Enjoying the Hoary-white Head

When someone thinks they are encouraging someone who is old by telling them they are young, I bristle a little! Laughing Out Loud

Pretending someone is young when they are old is not helpful. What is helpful is for our age to be revered because of our years of experience and wisdom.
Being placed on the same level as a youngster with all that life has taught me is more like an insult than a compliment. Those of us with grey hair earned every strand, and it is considered something to be admired in our elder years.

Proverbs 16:31 "31 The hoary (grey) head is a crown of glory, if it be found in the way of righteousness."

Perhaps the mentality that thinks telling someone they are young has more to do with a culture that does not respect and admire old age as something that is a blessing. The worship of youth keeps people stuck in immaturity and play-oriented thinking.

 
Our elder years are something to enjoy as we slow down in life, leaving more time to read God's Word, to ponder what life taught us, and to pass on to the youth all that we learned.

 
Sadly, the youth are not interested in gaining wisdom or learning from the stories of the elderly; they want wealth, status, and entertainment.

 
In my earlier days, I loved hearing the stories of old people; they didn't have the foolishness of faces in an electronic device constantly. When we went to lunch, we looked at one another, were interested in what the other person said, and had no distractions except the waitress taking our order.

 
Electronics brought a great deal of help to many of us, but in a society that has never learned self-control, the devices have become more important than the people right in front of them. And the elderly have become an irritant to most young people.

 
These are the times we live in now, so what is the solution for us? I think the answer is not as easy as it sounds, but perhaps our goal ought to be to resist becoming like the culture. We can keep our hearts focused on Christ and be led by the Holy Spirit and He will guard us from changing into the culture around us.

Romans 12:2
"2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect."

Becoming what God intended for His children to be is far more satisfying than surrendering our hearts and character to the world to be accepted by it.