What a great thing it is to be young at heart. To be so blessed means, although you are an adult, you still retain the capacity for child-like delight in many things. You have not lost your capacity to be excited by little things, like the time a butterfly landed on your arm, or the gentle, protective feeling you get when a kitten jumps into your lap. Rainbows are beautiful, waterfalls are mesmerising, and it is exciting to get a call from an old friend. You still talk baby talk to all puppies.

The opposite of “young at heart” is to be “jaded.” Don’t become jaded; it’s really boring.