I am not at all cynical, I have merely got experience, which, however, is very much the same thing.
Age, per se, may claim tenderness and pity, but not respect; that only comes when the years have brought humanity and wisdom and the experience that worketh hope.
I wouldn't say that I dislike the young. I'm simply not a fan of naïveté.
Wisdom comes with winters
Age is opportunity no less than youth itself.
An adult has the opportunity to enjoy the wisdom gleaned from previous decades of living and experience.
With age comes acumen. With experience comes insight.
We who are old know that age is more than a disability. It is an intense and varied experience, almost beyond our capacity at times, but something to be carried high.
