Youth and old age, like pleasure and pain, birth and death, light and darkness, are inseparable companions.
Optimism without realism brings disappointment. Indiscretion and inexperience can land us in endless difficulties.
With every attachment there arises a corresponding fear, the fear of losing what we cling to.
Practice of non-dependence from an early age makes old age less vulnerable to fear and anxiety.
Therefore it is good that you also practise meditation so that if you cannot read or work, at least you can meditate in your old age
Our selfless actions for the good of others help us to break down the walls of our separative existence, and bring us in contact with our ageless true Self.