Age is just a number, but it's an important number

The phrase "age is just a number" is used to appreciate an act or some adventure, performed by an older person whose age group is generally not expected to take up these types of challenges. The phrase is normally not used when someone of a very young age does something great which is not common for that age (child prodigy). Of course, age is just a number like any other number. However, it's a very important number, not only it indicates how old we are but it also indicates unique challenges we might face due to the phase of life we are passing through. Someone at 80 going back to college is at least as commendable as someone at 12 finishing his/her college. People of different ages face different challenges and that's why their age needs to be mentioned while citing their achievement. If one looks at the phrase "age is just a number" it's hard not to get the impression that the phrase is coined to trivialize the importance of age, especially for older people. One of the aims is also to encourage people not to think of their age as a barrier while deciding to take up new challenges. Whenever we read this phrase, we immediately understand that it is being used to appreciate something extraordinary done by an older person, we immediately notice the age and appreciate that particular achievement just because of the age of that person.     

There is nothing wrong with mentioning the age of a person to highlight the kind of difficulties and challenges they might have faced due to their age. Depending on how old we are we face different personal, social, and familial obstacles. Even our mental health gets affected as we get old. Also, each person has a set of their own problems which may or may not become worse with their age. Older age does have its own advantages but it also comes with its own challenges. It is impossible to ignore a person's age while looking at what they have achieved. If it is something that is not common at that age people tend to appreciate that achievement more compared to something that is considered as a norm for that age. Therefore, it is important to take into consideration our age, but just to devise our plan, not to decide whether we should take up the challenge or not. Our plan or route might differ to achieve some task due to our age, but our attitude shouldn't. Keep your age in mind, not as a warning but as a reminder that you may need to try harder compared to others, this should motivate us to work hard because the sense of achievement will be much bigger. Be ready and dive in, remember, age is just a number. 

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Happy new year

2020 was not an ordinary year. The entire world faced the unprecedented challenge of dealing with a pandemic that we wrongly assumed would never hit us again. We spent most of 2020 dealing with a variety of challenges thrown at us by the Covid-19 pandemic. There are stories of immense loss and personal tragedies, at the same time there are also stories of immense courage, determination, and resilience from all over the world. We got confused, scared, and even misled by people who were supposed to guide us, we became anxious about this added uncertainty in our lives, some of us lost some near and dear ones, and some of us faced personal and professional setbacks. However, after the initial chaos, we adjusted, adapted, and tried our best to deal with whatever challenges came our way, the response was not perfect, but there was a response and there was always hope. Humanity has survived many such challenges and will survive many more if they come our way.

Soon, we will get over this pandemic and life will come back to its new normal. I am calling it a new normal because life not necessarily going to be the same as it was before. Things are bound to change. Along with throwing many surprises, this pandemic has taught us many things, both, in a personal and professional capacity. Many companies and other institutions realized that working remotely is not a bad option to provide to employees who want it, we do have technological capabilities to support online traffic for a large workforce. We also realized that we can increase the frequency of our interpersonal interactions by supplementing them with technological platforms that are being invented almost every day. Of course, some interactions are always better if they can be done in person, but many times, some constraints stop us from being physically present, during those times, we can make use of technology and still be a part of these special moments. We also learned the importance of supporting each other, listening to each other, and the importance of being in touch. There are many such lessons we learned as a society, family, and also as an individual. These lessons are going to stay with us. Years like 2020, teach us a lot and transform us internally as well as externally. We will see some of these changes which we were forced to adapt as becoming a new norm.

Personally, for me, 2020 was not bad at all. I finished law school and passed two bar exams, I am working at a firm where I wanted to work. I also managed to remain physically active in the way I wanted. I adapted to the changes in circumstances and devised ways to be physically active while working from home. My interactions with my family increased a lot as we all had to spend so much time together, we learned quite a few things about each other which we could not have done without these changed circumstances.

We already entered the new year, 2021. No doubt, we are starting this year with a lot of hope and enthusiasm. We are going to win our battle with this pandemic and move on. We all are looking forward to getting rid of many restrictions due to this pandemic, especially related to international travel. Let's keep doing all the good things that we learned during these unprecedented times, let's continue to focus on our health and overall well-being. Let's be happy and try to spread happiness. Let's begin this year with a resolve that no matter what challenges come our way we will deal with them to the best of our capabilities. Wishing you all a happy new year.

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