We are getting old. Aging is a necessary process to get us to a better world. We are going to die, but that is birth into a better life. We cannot be some age we create, and we cannot be some one we are not, but we can be the rich, victorious, joyful people God designed us to be. In South Africa there is a disease that affects orange trees, called root disease.
Infected trees mask the disease until they collapse even bearing some fruit.
An ordinary observer may not notice anything wrong until the tree is dead, because the disease infects the part of the tree that is hidden from view the roots. However, an expert can see dullness that is the beginning of a slow death not just for that tree, but for the whole orchard. Only one cure has been found. That is to dig up the tree, cut off its old roots, and graft the tree onto new roots. Within days after being re-planted the tree will sprout new growth and in season it will bear fruit with healthy abundance.