The Cult of Youth

A friend brought to my attention this phrase 'cult of youth' months ago. Everyone of us want a piece of that... Everything around us is actually all about being young. Plenty of young wannabes among the old, trying to delay or offset the inevitable...... I'm sure everyone knows the 50-something Joan Collins in her tights. Or Madonna with her obsession of workouts in search for that fountain of youth, or Cher and countless others. All in the pursuit of lost youth!

The media celebrates the cult of youth. We seek that fountain of youth.

The cult of youth can be likened to Peter Pan's NeverLand and also Michael Jackson and his Neverland Ranch...a place of toys, bumper cars...where you never have to grow up. No need to grow up...no responsibilities...do as you please. And The Weird One indeed did not grow up. Led a 'carefree' life, had allegations of child molestation, bankruptcy, underwent so many surgeries in pursuit of everything youthful....and I thought with the kind of money that he had, he'll never run dry. I was wrong!

I read some where that Osama bin Laden does not have to worry about the destruction of the Western Civilization. It is already self-destructing via this cult of youth. More are remaining single as marriage means having to grow up, assume responsibilities. Most definitely.... I think if I were single now, I'd be leaving a very carefree life, no need to see to much of anything else. No harried rush.... but I guess I'd also be missing out on a lot also...

Statistics already indicate that there will soon be more aged than the young. A nightmare where health care is concerned. Simple maths.....production of babies not enough...cannot sustain the previous gen and the economy. The old ways.....parents take care of kids (when they are young) and kids take care of their parents (when they are old) hold true... It's this circle of life that keeps the circle intact. But the circle is already under a lot of pressure...

Being young is the hype...all the adulations for the young..at the end of it, we lose a bit of our civilization everyday as these youths grow older without realizing...waking up some day only to find out that all is too late! Cult of the youth... me?? I think I'll stay with growing old gracefully.... while remaining young at heart. 8) Hopefully..... I won't buckle. My two sen today.