Maya Angelou in her book “Letter to My Daughter ” mentions
I am convinced that most people do not grow up…We marry and dare to have children and call that growing up. I think what we do is mostly grow old.”
And she is right. Growing up has got nothing to do with growing old. Age is just a number. I have seen 40 year old kids and matured wise men who are still to turn 15.
So are you growing up or are you just growing old?
TFI 24 point checklist “You know you have grown up when” went viral when it was first posted on Facebook. Posting a web pictographic version of it. Hope you enjoy this one too.
If you do not set the AC temperature at 16 degree centigrade anymore Driving over 80 KMPH seems like a colossal wastage of energy and concentration Super loud music in car is a strict no no You feel happy following the rules Politics suddenly becomes interesting when discussing EMIs terms and conditions at banks becomes more interesting than discussing IPL Online gaming is swapped by long hours of reading news and blogs When most WhatsApp groups you’re a part of, are on mute mode When you do not waste time cherry-picking munchies to go along with whiskey You do not download ringtones but choose a simple one from the settings You do not even remember your caller tunes When choice of mobile wallpaper becomes immaterial when mango-shakes remind you of diabetes when you shut up and eat lauki and think about its health benefits When you start going to office before your juniors When logging on to laptop after office seems a huge burden Your phone contacts do not have cutesy pictures assigned to them Calling someone your boyfriend or girlfriend seems awkward to you Long phone calls seem like a massive wastage of time Skinny or Baggy jeans cease to be a part of your wardrobe Funky haircuts disgust you When you start picking movies based on their directors, not actors When you stop saying yes to every damn party when you start looking more like your Aadhaar photo and less like your Instagram photo. And you stop caring.