“Youth is not entirely a time of life.
It is a state of mind …
you are as young as you hope,
as old as you despair.”
Isn’t that a beautiful quote?
Surprisingly it is by anonymous.
Does this make it less beautiful?
No.
Still, some people may reply: Hope is for the young and the old live by nothing but despair.
Sure, these ones’ level of desperation exceeds all limits.
Apparently, they only read “old” and “despair” from the entire quote.
They think “anonymous” means “nobody”, and therefore not trustworthy.
But let’s focus on the sunny side.
Hope is the light that nourishes life, energy, dreams, and continuity.
Despair is the darkness that binds life, energy, and continuity.
Whether you are young or old,
it’s all about how you direct your state of mind:
towards hope or towards despair,
towards light or darkness.
And perhaps you can also direct your mind to
appreciate the advice,
even if it was given by someone anonymous.
Because anonymity makes the words belong to everyone.
With sunny thoughts,
Nahla
Pure and Simple 