Veteran Nigerian Nollywood actress, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett is grateful to God for the grace to attain a new age. The actress took to her Instagram page to pen some emotional words. She said; “This is 83. I give God so much thanks for keeping me healthy and wealthy.

Since “Time Flies” is a true and humbing statement, I have learned over the years to just accept my age and cherish every second.

“As you get older, you encounter individuals from many walks of life, have life-altering experiences, you’ll cherish your loved ones more and you’ll develop patience and understanding.

“Beautiful people, experience life, be present, let go of things you cannot control, spend time with the people you love and never stop telling them you love them.

“Don’t wait until you are old to realise this. Really, there’s nothing significant to consider in life except the joy of life. So live. Happy Birthday to me ❤️.”

The veteran actress, who was in an interview with NAN admonished the trend of youths calling adults ‘Old School.’ She advised the youths to be respectful to their elders and be eager to learn from their experience and apply the good things in their life.

She said; “Yes, I am 83 years old today and I give glory to God. I begin to see 80 as 60, we have a lot of work to do, it is a stage of life that one needs to continue to give back to the society, share and help others. I will say aluta continua, the struggle continues.

“I hear many of our youths calling the aged, old school, this is wrong, the youth should be ready at all times to respect and learn from the elderly.

“The experiences and life lessons the elderly have been able to garner over the years should be relayed to the youth to make them better individuals.

“So, today I will advise the youth to learn from us and respect us, there are a lot to be tapped from the elderly,”

Taiwo Ajai Lycett,who is now 83 years of age has a wealth of experience in acting as she has garnered over 50 years of acting experience.