We live in a cursed creation, with aging the primary “sickness” of humanity. As we get older we all get wrinkles, some of us need glasses, our muscles get shorter, and eventually we all die.
It is sometimes distressing to watch the temperament of the aged and the changes that take place in bodies as they grow old. We expect metabolic changes to occur, but in some they seem to come more quickly, occurring even in fifties and sixties.
Yet we ran into someone who at ninety in rather good health, remarks that no one else in his immediate family lived past sixty-five. At that point our pet theories come tumbling down. All things c
onsidered, however, we generally find that one’s family “stock” and health habits go along way toward preserving him to a ripe old age.
However, this seems to be generally true concerning mental health, too, but hardening of the arteries can occur prematurely and change this as well. Psychologists report that there is often a thin line between emotional stability and mental illness, so it behooves us to realize that we all are independent upon God’s healing hand of blessing to maintain our physical, emotional, and spiritual equilibrium at old age.
As folks grow older, their bodies begin to change. Some bodies change rapidly, others move slowly. Elevated blood pressure, or heart disease plague some people, others confront cataracts, loss of ability to hear, arthritis, diabetes, etc. of one fact all of us can be sure -we will face infirmity in the flesh if we live long enough.
But should you wait until your aging body begins to show signs of wear? And if it has already shown these signs, instead of collapsing on a bed of self-pity and lamenting your fate, you can prolong your love affair with life and continue to live life unrestricted, with joy and glamour. After all life is for living. The Temple of Destiny, Inc. offers a spiritual therapy (in form of daily affirmative prayers) that would help vitalize the aged, and slow down the process of aging. At ninety and above you can still feel and act young. A lot of individuals in different parts of the world subscribe to this therapy with their testimonies flocking in daily.