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I was in the elevator one morning going for work when I looked at my reflection in the mirror and there was a single tread of white thing sparkling on my head. At first I thought it's just a reflection of light from behind but when I plucked it out …guess what I found…a long white hair….oh no I am really getting older?
White hair is some sort of turning point in our life. Often we relate it to experiences in life. They said that the more white hair you have the more experienced person you are. But what about those who are bald and those who have white hair at early age (oppsss…no offense meant…). I remember one classmate before who have more white than black hair. It means that they are already well experienced person?
Other said it is hereditary , science said it is because of loss of melanin in our hair because the more melanin is present , the color of the hair is darker; if less melanin is present , the hair is lighter.
But as what the bible said in Proverbs 16:31 Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained by a righteous life. I began to examined myself because of that. Am I still the immature person I was before? Did my character changed for better or it become worst? Have I lived a righteous life? Have I spend wisely the past years of my life?. God already gave me 32 years on this earth and if He will asked me with those years how much I contributed in establishing His kingdom, maybe I can only name few. Really I am ashamed. But God is gracious that He didn’t look on the quantity on our service but on its quality. For Him what important is what's inside our heart and our desire to serve Him in the best way that we can.
They say that Age is just a state of mind. While this may be true to some extent, the reality is that seeing that hair on that day changed the way I viewed myself. I only have some years on this earth left. I am in no way young. Once that milestone of age made its presence known, it can never be unknown… but what will remain are only those I did for His glory.
