Fountain of Youth

Recently, a teacher of mine said something that struck me as a very insightful comment, yet very simple. He said (give or take) that "Age is all mental. Somedays I feel like im 94, other days I feel like Im 14". Age Is Mental. That is what i've been thinking of lately and Im starting to see that it is true, to an extent.

Everytime I meet a new adult, maybe it's a friend of my parents, a coach, a new teacher, whoever, I tend to act like Im about 26 when in reality Im 17. Why is this? Do I feel compelled to impress my elders? Am I afraid that if I don't act older that I won't be accepted? I think it's because when you are surrounded by people who are older than yourself you start to act more like them. It's basically the same as like enviromental-influenced behavior. But why can I act like im a mid twenties Yuppy around some people, then act like a 14 year old foolish typical teenage boy around some of my other friends? Its weird and keeps me thinkin at night sometimes.

I seem to be fascinated with the human nature now that I re-read my last article and this one, I wonder why that is.....im just joking. I like to know why people do what they do. Weird things that are, as far as the general consensus is concerned, unexplained.

I find that when I act a different age, the body starts to Feel that age. If age is mental, then perhaps the answer to eternal youth that man has searched for for hundreds of years is maybenot right under our nose, but behind it and up 3 inches.