Sir, come this way please. You are in the wrong lane. That is reserved for the seniors.”
Recounting his story to the group, we pressured him to admit to saying that he was thrilled. The extra glitter in his eyes, the pulling back of the shoulders accompanied by flexing of the chest muscles, and the smile that he was trying his best to contain were all dead giveaways. He definitely was.
Who is immune to receiving such a compliment? How does one come across as being younger than his or her age? A friend summed it up very aptly, “It’s the energy!!!” While being outwardly physically fit is a factor, it’s the vibe that one exudes that makes people look beyond. Quite sure that you are rapidly getting acclimatized to the use of acronyms, I thought of indulging in some mental calisthenics by associating the letters in the word energy, with observations made of people who personify youth.
E—Enthusiastic. One friend shared that…
