2007-11-22 11:15:45 · 15 answers · asked by Alex 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I'm aware of it every time I wake up stiff & sore & then get it reinforced when I look in the mirror! Believe me, I'm aware of my body aging. It's my mind that doesn't seem to age!
2007-11-22 11:35:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This question itself presupose that the body does indeed age. So, it would seem that you would need to be aware that the body does age in order to ask this question. One may respond: "Sure, the body in general, but I was refering to my own body." I can be aware of my body aging by a simple process of induction; of course, this doesn't entail a sensation or feeling, but knowledge of my own body aging. The people I have known through out my life have aged in all aspects, it's probable that I am aging too. Just simple induction.
2007-11-23 00:40:34 · answer #2 · answered by nick p 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is because of our mind.The mind does not age. It expands and contracts. Its memory capability is astonishing. It can recall how young we were and how agile we were. It is in this illusion that we are lost.
Also it is not that we are not aware of our aging. We become aware at a certain point in life. There are large , milestone moments of reminder of ageing. Menopause at 40, bifocal glasses at 38,increasing flap around the middle at 50 etc. But the early "aging" processes are misread as growth.
For example, puberty is a simple "aging process and so is the growth of moustache and breaking of voices. But psychologically we associate 'aging' not with these but with some middle age.
Misreading. That is it.
2007-11-22 19:32:22 · answer #3 · answered by YD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In part, for those who experience this, it is because of the memory and mind/awareness being more attuned with and preferring the Living Light which energizes the physical body. Ironically, being subconsciously attuned to and preferring this is a positive, as it promotes the biophotonic and finer energies to continue circulating and revivifying.
"Climb the Highest Mountain," Mark Prophet,
"Kundalini West," Ann Ree Colton,
"Man's Subtle Bodies and Centres," O. M. Aivanhov,
"The Master of Lucid Dreams," Olga Kharitidi, M.D.,
"The Field," Lynne McTaggart,
"Psychoenergetic Science," Dr. William Tiller, http://www.tiller.org
"The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?", Free and Wilcock, http://www.divinecosmos.com
"Life before Life," Jim Tucker, M.D. and
"The Biology of Transcendence," J. C. Pearce and http://www.heartmath.org have much to say on this.
More obvious reasons include the relative slowness of aging, as compared with the individual's sense of immediate time.
cordially,
j.
2007-11-22 19:26:47 · answer #4 · answered by j153e 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are aware. Our age at the moment determines if we care about it enough to do something about it. Also, the human spirit generally tries to focus on the positive of the future. If we didn't, we would certainly be quite frightened of the fact that we are dying a little bit everyday. It would make living a valued life difficult.
2007-11-23 02:29:26 · answer #5 · answered by dallas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's the speed of our consciousness that gives us our own sense of time. Our bodies growth takes too long to notice. It's only with our memory that we notice we've changed. It's like the difference between an elephant and a mouse. An elephant LITERALLY is living in slow motion. Whereas a mouse, if you were to hold a mouse in your hands, his heart would be beating SO FAST to you that you could not distinguish individual beats. Some things we can't see because they're too slow, like a flower turning constantly to face the sun. Other things we can't see because they're too fast, like a bullet being shot from a gun. Our consciousness defines what world we live in. Change your consciousness and you can change the world you live in. To a higher world. Or a lower one, if you are so unlucky.
2007-11-22 20:07:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You must be very young...pass the Tylenol. Kidding aside,
it happens so slowly that one day you look in the mirror and
say, G. I look just like my mother! Think of it like hanging
a knitted sweater on a hanger. It's short when you put it
in your closet and a little longer in a year, etc. until one
day you pull it out and say "what's this coat doing in here...
I don't remember it".
2007-11-22 20:22:21 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its like trying to see the hour hand on a clock move, it just goes so slowly that no one really has the time to bother with noticing it in detail. but then all of a sudden BAM the hour hand is no longer at 5 am but at 10 pm if you cath my drift
2007-11-22 20:03:09 · answer #8 · answered by The Answer 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We are very aware of it: when our hair falls out; when our knees and other joints show the abuses of time (aging); when "I had polio" turns into "I have post-polio"'; when our faces sag and our worry wrinkles have turned permanent; when our backs no longer have the cushions they used to have to that we cannot bend to tie our shoes--there are many many signs that make us "aware."
2007-11-22 19:37:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ofcourse we are...when we were 14 our body was different when we reached 20s...people gain weight as they grow older...skin loosens...face sags...How can you not be aware?
unless you're growing old beautifully...but i bet when a person reaches 45+ that's a whole different story...we're all going downhill from there.
2007-11-22 19:48:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋