10 Reasons to Feel Good about Becoming a Nasir

Here is how a fledgling Nasir sees it (pun intended).

• Forty is better than fifty.
• You can use all the features of a smart phone.
• You're old enough to know what a fax is, but young enough to realize it's not cool to talk about it.
• Go ahead. Catch up on lost sleep.
• Your salt and pepper hair now means that you are the youngest in the room.
• You're the one with a vertical jump.
• You're old enough to start sentences with "In my day..." and young enough to still remember the details.
• A slowing metabolism is a legitimate excuse for weight gain.
• "I forgot to pay my Chanda" is a legitimate excuse. In fact, "I forgot." is a legitimate excuse for everything.
• After accepting this membership, it's easier to accept anything, even death.