【作者】Eileen Caddy
【翻譯】熊倩涵
【編輯】顏士寶
What is age to you? Do you fear growing old? Or are you one who takes it all in your stride and who knows and understands that the fountain of youth is in your own consciousness? When you keep your mind young, fresh and alert, there is no such thing as growing old. When you have many interests in life and when you enjoy life to the full, how can you even grow old? Human beings limit themselves when they think of three score years and ten as being the fullness of life. It can be just the beginning for many souls when they awake to the wonder of life, and in awakening begin to enjoy it. Banish all thoughts of old age. It is but a universal thought form which has become so strong that it is like a very hard nut, tough to crack. Start readjusting your thinking about age now.
對於我來說，年齡意味著什麼呢？我恐懼變老嗎？還是我是那個帶著它大步向前的人，那個知道並瞭解青春之泉處於我意識之中的人？當我讓我的心靈保持年輕、清新、機警時，就不會有變老這一回事。當我在生活中有著很多的興趣時，以及當我全然地享受生活時，我又怎麼會變老呢？人類在局限他們自己，當他們認為六七十年就是一生的全部時。對於很多靈魂而言，這可以僅僅只是一個開始，當他們意識到生命的奇蹟，並在這覺悟中開始享受它時。消除所有舊時代的觀念。這只是一個普世性的想法，它已變得如此堅定，如同一顆堅硬的堅果，難以被碾碎。現在開始，重新調整我對年齡的看法。
