CONGRATULATIONS, MY DEAR MOTHER; YOU HAVE MADE IT YOUR CENTENARY YEAR!! FINISHED.

And yet, gerontology is undoubtedly a rather complex phenomenon. 

Quite apart from the fact that, as we get older, our bodies and intellect become slower at interacting with and responding to the external environment.  The visual, sensory and auditory stimuli impacting us from the outside. 

Which is why, although the little child in us might never be replaced with the adult we have become.  

Its voice and its spirit, which has given birth to our ego, can become dimmed, passive, easily confused, and even lost. 

Leaving  mostly only the harsh and 'pragmatic' parent and adult elements of our identities to takeover our lives,  and our ability to seize the opportunities to have fun and enjoy our senior years.

My dear mother, even though she might not agree, has, it seems to me, done quite well.  Compared with others who had not had the opportunity to make it this long along the journey between birth and destiny. 

This is not to say it could not have been better, considering that she had not had a partner except for more than about 23 years of her long life. 

And that her marital relationship was not an happy one. Yet, her life could have been impacted by even more unhappiness.  

Considering that there have been members of her family who had been fated to be around and supporting her, as she approaches destiny.

So, my dear mother; Happy 100th Birthday To You!