The still point

By Vichara


There is a still point that can be reached. But actually when you reach it, it becomes the complete opposite. It is the flash point of change. As the culmination of ideas, thoughts, passions, and epiphanies reach the plateau of realization and one assumes a quiet release, one will experience the igniting moment of change.

oldster • \OHLD-ster\ • noun
: an old or elderly person

Example Sentence:
More and more oldsters are embracing the Internet and connecting and interacting using social networking Web sites.

Did you know?
"Youngster" has been used since the 16th century as a word for a young person with a lot of spunk. It has also long been used by maritime people as a word for a midshipman who has served less than four years. This use is connected with the Dutch word "younker," which, like "youngster," refers to a young person as well as a young seaman. "Oldster" came about as a word used to differentiate the inexperienced midshipmen, or youngsters, from the experienced ones. To be exact, an oldster is a midshipman of four years' standing. Charles Dickens gets credit for the earliest known use of "oldster" in the general sense of "an old person." In his 1848 novel Dombey & Son he wrote, "Her eyes would play the Devil with the youngsters before long -- 'and the oldsters too, Sir, if you come to that,' added the Major."

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