Youth

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of red lips, straight waist or vigorous body. It is a matter of magnificent imagination, steady determination, unique character and abundant emotion; it is the freshness of the deep spring of life.

Youth means an infinite courage and self-confidence over huge challenges, means a precise target and persistent action over worthless complaints. This often exists in an elderly man more than a chap. Nobody grows merely by the number of years; we grow old by deserting our ideas.

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm will wrinkle the soul. Worry, fear and self-distrust bow the heart and turn the spirit back to dust.

There is in every human being’s heart the temptation of wonders, the unfailing childlike appetite of what’s next and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart, there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the infinite, you will keep youth forever.