Does life get harder as you get older?

John Smith 

The surface level of life for sure gets harder in the following ways:

1. Exhaustion comes more easily.
2. The newness of life goes away and things seem repetitive and boring.
3. You get aches and pains that you never had as a younger person.
4. Your short term memory gets worse.
5. Your sleep gets shorter at night and yet you want to nap during the day.
6. You lose the attractiveness of youth.
7. Your friends and family begin to die leaving you more and more alone.

The inner qualities such as wisdom or your relationship with God improve with age. Youth is valued because it is limited and fleeting. Enjoy it while you can.