Numbers impact our lives in so
many ways every day, especially us accounting types. Where would we be without numbers, math, and
the ability to calculate? Numbers track
prices, times, markets, returns, currencies, blood pressure, dates, profits,
the temperature and so much more.
…then there are age
numbers. We use numbers to track the
years we have spent on this earth. For
some reason, the numbers associated with our age seem to stir our
emotions. They also draw varying
reactions from those around us. We tend
to make a big deal out of birthday numbers.
The type of big deal varies with age and personal preference, but
birthdays seldom pass without some comments and cards, if not a full-blown
celebration. Even a bigger deal is made
of certain milestones, often those numbers ending in zeros. What is it with numbers that end in zero? After all, they are just numbers like all the
other numbers we encounter every day.
They just represent another year like the other nine in a decade. Why do we let age numbers, especially the
milestone ones bother us? Sure, the
larger ones indicate that we are getting older.
They also mean that we have more experiences, more good times, more
challenges we have overcome. We have had
more tears but more smiles as well. They
mean we have more to be thankful for. We
have had more years to make us who we are.
Hopefully, that means we are wiser possibly more seasoned. It is not that I am suggesting that we stop
counting, although some might prefer that.
I just think we need to step back and think about the numbers associated
with age. They are just numbers and
larger ones are not necessarily a bad thing!
