The choice is growth or decay.
Over time everyone tends to collect to themselves restrictions and illusions, both imposed or adopted, that separates them from the happy alive person they should be. The choice is always there to step outside of the illusion and restrictions of our lives, to go beyond, and thus to grow. Sadly most people opt for the security of the familiar, even if it is a source of suffering, than to go charging into an adventure of personal growth; for them decay is their future, which is the real meaning of old age.
Attempt to do something new each day, even if it is something small. Go Beyond!