On our flight to Oahu and back again, I had a new experience: I didn’t have to take my shoes off going through security. I don’t know if it is a new rule that you can leave them on if you are 75 or older or if I hadn’t heard of it before, but it was nice. I was thinking about why they made that rule. Maybe they don’t believe a 75-year-old would be a terrorist, or actually, could be. Perhaps it is because old people take so long getting their shoes back on that they create a backup in the security line. Or it could be that the scene they make when they fall over while trying to get them back on is about as bad as if they got caught with a gun. Or, as in my case, putting socks on is so time-consuming that we just leave them on for days, and the smell that radiates through the security area when old people take their shoes off causes rebellion in all security workers.

It is funny to me how a little thing like not taking my shoes for security purposes will create this curiosity thinking in my head for hours. So I did what any intelligent person would do: I googled it, and this is what I found is the reason why I didn’t have to take my shoes off. The mystery is solved.

“TSA Security has expedited security procedures for passengers 75 and older, and they are now not required to remove their shoes and light jackets at the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) checkpoint. They are also allowed to pass around the Advanced Imaging Technology devices. Passengers 75 and older can receive some form of expedited screening through risk-based intelligence-driven security that allows TSA to better focus resources on passengers who more likely pose a risk.”

When I was six years old, I started school; when I was 16, I got a driver’s license; when I was 18, I graduated from High School; when I was 20, I got married; when I was 21, I could legally buy beer, and now that I am 75, I am no longer a security risk at airports. Those are significant milestones in life, for sure!

Here is a different list of milestones: When did I become a believer in Jesus, when was I baptized, when did I read the Bible all the way through in one year, when did I lead my first person to Jesus, when did I pray for one uninterrupted hour, when did I fast for 24 hours for the purpose of prayer, and when did I get 50 Bible verses memorized well?

And the best milestone of all, when did I get my glorified body?