Age

My 22nd birthday was on October 15th, 2009. I'm 22 years young. But right this second I feel the weight of every moment of my life. I feel weathered and run down. I feel old.

It took reading a short story by Sandra Ciseneros to remind me that age is a foundation we build upon. When you're 22 years old you still retain all the experiences from your other years of life. I'm 22 but I'm also 21, 20, 16, 11 and 3 as well. The years are markers and checkpoints in our lives. Somedays I want to cry like I'm 3, other days I feel wise like I'm 103...

What I have realized in the short time I've been blessed enough to walk the Earth is that age has no direct correlation to maturity. I've met people my age with a wealth of knowledge to share and I've also met 35 year old fools. Growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Not exactly sure who came up with that statement but it's accurate, no doubt. At least in my life.

Just my truth...