Never too old! Never too late!

‘Discovery is the ability to be puzzled by simple things.’

— Noam Chomsky

I still remember how delighted my dad was when I first taught him how to download music- now our computer's filled with the 'golden oldies' :-)

There's always a thrill in discovering something new- exploiting available potential! For instance, my dad introduced me to bitter dark chocolate when I was about three years old just to see how I'd react to it (my very first encounter with the food of the gods!) And boy! Have my parents realised my potential as a hardcore chocoholic J Because even today he recalls how enthralled I was at my first tiny little nibble- my eyes widened, and I quickly and firmly caught hold of his hand, and tightened my grip around it- 'Give me MORE…'

Or like how my mum discovered Sudoku- how regularly practicing it bettered her memory. It was wonderful initially because she remembered all that we needed from the stores, or all that we had reminded her about before leaving for school/college/work. But we were a little disappointed we she also began recalling all the things that we took for granted that she'd forget (Okay okay! I'll finish those chores!)

The other day I discovered how to add texture to photographs- and it amazed me to see how excited I was! Anyone would think I discovered aliens on Mars. The fact is, well, it really is impossible for anyone to be too old to learn something new or find excitement in a new discovery. We're learning all the time- whether we like it or not.

Almost year ago my parents finally bought us a seven and a half octave key board- learning the piano was always a childhood dream- but at nineteen? I mean kids half my age already played like professionals. I learnt, however, to never let an opportunity go- because it gives me immense pleasure today when I sit down and play Beethoven's masterpiece- 'For Elise'- flawlessly (well almost J ) So what are you waiting for? Life's short and there's so much to do. And if my grandma can text at 65, I'm sure picking up that guitar ain't gonna be that hard ;-) because "The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn." ( ~Henry S. Haskins)