Musings Before My 79th
Today is November 6, 2024; 35 days before my 79th. I don’t know what to say or feel. Will I be sad because I am growing old fast? Or will I be happy because I am one of those who are privileged to reach this age? Not everyone has lived to reach this age. When I turn 79, God has already given me a bonus of nine years. Psalm 90:10 says, “ The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away.” According to this verse, the lifespan of man is 70 years, but if one is healthy, it can be prolonged, but only in labor and sorrow. In labor, because by then man has already lost most of his physical strength; and in sorrow, because there are many things that he can no longer do and enjoy that he used to do when he was young. But I really don’t know if I will still be here on my 79 th because the Bible clearly says in James 4:14: “Whereas ye know not what shall be on th