Modern society is obsessed with youth and staying young, but aging is a natural process God intended as part of life. The Bible presents aging as a time to gain wisdom and perspective from life's experiences in order to pass on knowledge and counsel to younger generations. Older people should be examples of virtue. Older men should be sensible, dignified, self-controlled, spiritually mature, and patient. Older women should be reverent, not gossipy, sober-minded, and teach younger women to be godly wives and mothers. The purpose of aging is to continue bearing spiritual fruit by being righteous examples that give glory to God. Aging humbles us, teaches compassion and appreciation, and helps develop godly character. Though aging has drawbacks physically, it is a God-given tool to shape us spiritually. The silver or gray head is a crown of glory if lived in righteousness and wisdom. Aging still has great purpose according to God's design.