Age is not just a number.
Age is wisdom. Age is the number that represents the number of years you've been on this earth.
It represents the amount of experiences you've had in the last 20 years of your life.
Imagine you took out a year in your age. A whole number out of your own age. It wouldn't be a number your taking out, it would be a year of experiences you're disregarding completely.
Can you imagine taking out your 18th year of life from your age? That year I learned determination! I learned how to do a bunch of things. I experienced a great deal in that age. So to say it's just a number is ignorance in it's purest form.
The concept of age is created by experience.
This concept is what builds wisdom.
And while some might say that one may experience a great deal of events at a young age, and become mature for their age, this does not justify the level of wisdom one obtains, they're just exposed to reality sooner.
Remember that the person who came up with "age ain't nothin' but a number" was either a perverted douche bag or a girl looking for her father.
Please remember the next time you decide to date an 18 yeard old.
Age is more than just a number.
