'Hilarious'? Sad, Really.

There is a new application doing rounds on Facebook. It invites people to see what they'll look like in the future.

Strangely, everyone's future seems to look the same: there is only one impression of everyone's face. Without exception.

There is also an automated comment that appears when someone is tempted to witness their evolution from this side of the time line: "hahah mine is hilarious!!! check yours out :)".

I suppose, since it appears quite often on profiles, and randomly selects 'Friends' to pass on to, it is popular by choice. 

What is stranger than the popularity of the of the application is the fact that people do actually find it funny. 'Likes' and '=D' appear on the link. Morbid sense of humour.

But let's be generous. Let's make excuses for people. Perhaps they find it funny that the same face appears no matter who clicks on the link. Or even that the 'cutting-edge technology' does not differenciate between the genders, blending 'future' male and female faces into the one and same lined face, toothless mouth and balding head.

But is it really funny? 'Hilarious'? No. It is not.

What is being laughed at, is old age. What is being humiliated is an old man's life. A life that is mirrored on his face. A face etched with worry lines. Lines cut into the papery skin, the fleshless features. Features that seem locked in the act of weeping, with faults marking the perpetual journey of tears from the anguished eyes. Haunting eyes. Pained eyes. Pleading eyes. Bruised, red-rimmed eyes. Eyes uttering the cry that is not heard from the toothless mouth. A mouth that frames a ghost of a smile. A smile that may have once appeared atop a strong, proud chin. All reduced to humiliation. 

Yes, "See What You'll Look In The Future". Old Age visits most of us. And fortunes turn tables too.