IS AGE REALLY JUST A NUMBER?

Growing up I have been hearing this statement - Age is just a number from both young and old, in the movies, conversations, TV shows and so on. Something within me just strongly disagree with this statement and I wondered within myself is age really just a number? because of this I began to make enquiries about this statement. I discovered that some were saying it based on its context for example age is not a determinant of wealth, wisdom and achievements. Some say age is just a number because they see young people achieve great things that some people old enough to be their father have not achieved. Others say it bacause some people see age as a very big thing and even though they have not done much with their lives but want a maximum respect because they are older. When it comes to the matter of respect : respect is not just a thing of age. It is not just necessarily about the oldest only it is also about the young ones too. That is why respe...