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9 Signs You’re An Old Soul
“How old would you
be if you didn’t know how old you are?” ~ Satchel Paige
There is a special kind of person in our world who finds
himself alone and isolated, almost since birth.
His solitary
existence isn’t from a preference or an antisocial temperament – he
is simply old. Old in heart, old in mind and old in soul,
this person is an old soul who finds his outlook on life vastly different and
more matured than those around him. As a result, the old soul lives his
life internally, walking his own solitary path while the rest around him flock
to follow another. Perhaps you’ve experienced this in your own life, or
have witnessed it in another person? If so, this article is dedicated to
you, in hopes that you will come to define yourself, or understand another
better.
The “Old Soul”
Robert Frost, Eckhart Tolle and even Nick Jonas have been called them.
Perhaps even you have? I did. Like many of them, this self
discovery was made upon meetingSol, who told me about his childhood as a
precocious, intelligent boy who would befriend the teachers instead of the
students, just because they were too different from him. As he related
his inability to find interest in and connection to the people his age, I
discovered that I felt the same, and still do.
If you have not yet
discovered whether you’re an old soul, read some of the revealing signs below.
9 Signs You’re An Old Soul
1# You tend to be a
solitary loner.
Because old souls
are disinterested in the pursuits and interests of the people in their age
groups, they find it dissatisfying to make friends with people they find it
hard to relate to. The result is … old souls tend to find themselves
alone a lot of the time. People just don’t cut it for them.
2# You love knowledge, wisdom
and truth.
Yep … this seems a
little grandiose and overly noble, but the old soul finds himself
naturally gravitating towards the intellectual side of life.
Old souls inherently understand that knowledge is power, wisdom is
happiness and truth is freedom, so why not seek after those things? These
pursuits are more meaningful to them than reading up on the latest gossip about
Snooki’s latest boyfriend, or the latest football scores.
3# You’re spiritually inclined.
More emotional old
souls tend to have sensitive and spiritual natures. Overcoming the
confines of the ego, seeking enlightenment and fostering love and peace are the
main pursuits of these young-in-body Mother Teresa’s. To them it seems
the wisest, most fulfilling use of time.
4# You understand
the transience of life.
Old souls are
frequently plagued with reminders of not only their own mortality, but that of
everything and everyone around them. This makes the old soul wary and at
times withdrawn, but wisely dictates the way they live their lives.
5# You’re thoughtful and
introspective.
Old souls tend to
think a lot … about everything. Their ability to reflect and learn from
their actions and those of others is their greatest teacher in life. One
reason why old souls feel so old at heart is because they have learnt so many
lessons through their own thought processes, and possess so much insight into
life situations from their ability to quietly and carefully observe what if
going on around them.
6# You see the bigger picture. 
Rarely do old souls
get lost in the superficial details of getting useless degrees, job promotions,
boob jobs and bigger TV’s. Old souls have the tendency to look at life
from a birds eye view, seeing what is the most wise and meaningful way to
approach life. When confronted with issues, old souls tend to see them as
temporary and passing pains that merely serve to increase the amount of joy
felt in the future. Consequently, old souls tend to have placid, stable
natures as a result of their approach to life.
7# You aren’t materialistic.
Wealth, status,
fame, and the latest version of iPhone … they just bore old souls. The
old soul doesn’t see the purpose of pursuing things that can be easily taken
away from them. Additionally, old souls have little time and interest for
the short-lived things in life, as they bring little meaning or long lasting
fulfillment for them.
8# You were a strange, socially
maladaptive kid.
This is
not always the case, but many old souls exhibit odd signs of maturity at young
ages. Often, these children are labelled as being “precocious”,
“introverted”, or “rebellious“,
failing to fit into the mainstream behaviors. Usually, these children are
extremely inquisitive and intelligent, seeing the purposelessness of many
things their teachers, parents and peers say and so, and either passively or
aggressively resisting them. If you can talk to your child like he/she’s
an adult – you’ve probably got an old soul on your hands.
9# You just “feel” old.
Before putting a
name to what I felt, I experienced certain sensations of simply being an “old
person” inside. The feelings that accompany being an old soul are
usually: a feeling of world wariness, mental tiredness, watchful patience, and
detached calmness. Unfortunately, this can often be perceived as being aloof
and cold, which is only one of many Old Soul Myths.
Just as some old
people describe themselves as being “young at heart”, so too can young people
be “old at heart”.
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