"Growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional."
Agreed. As we (literally) grow old, some of us choose to be 'forever young' while some others choose to 'grow up'.
Everyone has a right to choose, of course.
And so do I.
I choose to be youthful.
I wanna be forever young.
But I have to bear in mind, that no matter how youthful I am (or I think I am), maturity of thinking is needed. Being youthful and being childish are two different things.
All of a sudden a nice quote from Daniel Prokop crossed my mind.
"In a desperate attempt to stay young forever, we have achieved eternal childishness, rather than eternal youth."
Well said.