I am going to be 69 years old, and the best description of my condition is in the following verses of the famous Hindi poet Keshav ( 1555-1617 ) :
केशव केशन अस करी जस अरिहूं न कराहिं,
चंद्रवदन मृगलोचनी ‘बाबा’कहि-कहि जाहिं.
Keshav Keshan asi karee, jas ari hu na karahin,
Chandra Badan, mriglochani, Baba kahi kahi jaahin
O Keshav, what havoc these grey hairs have brought to thee
May such fate not befall your worst enemy
Girls with moonlike bodies and gazelle eyes
Call me 'Baba' and go their ways.
केशव केशन अस करी जस अरिहूं न कराहिं,
चंद्रवदन मृगलोचनी ‘बाबा’कहि-कहि जाहिं.
Keshav Keshan asi karee, jas ari hu na karahin,
Chandra Badan, mriglochani, Baba kahi kahi jaahin
O Keshav, what havoc these grey hairs have brought to thee
May such fate not befall your worst enemy
Girls with moonlike bodies and gazelle eyes
Call me 'Baba' and go their ways.
