Article May 5, 2014 Issue

Ageless activity

Brian Kissock

Some years ago I played golf with a man who at 90 still walked the golf course, practiced most days, and even bought a video camera to see how he could improve his golf swing. He had interests in music, theater, good books, his children and grandchildren, art, and many other activities. He was an inspiration to many. Another friend, also around 90, still played tennis and skied in the winter. To me, both seemed ageless!

I know of many others who are remarkably active in advanced years. But what if we are struggling with thoughts of aging? Is there something we can do? We might well ask ourselves: What am I believing? What am I seeing? What am I accepting? We are never too old or too young to dismantle in thought any images of aging.

Throughout history there have been folks who have not accepted limitation or fear, and through their closeness to God—the source of all true strength—have overcome threatening circumstances, illness, poverty, even death. Think of characters in the Bible such as Moses, not accepting the subjugation of the Egyptians; David facing a challenge from Goliath; Daniel entering the lions’ den; and Noah finding a way to face up to a flood.

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