They Shall Be Fruitful in Old Age
According to several studies, the most productive age of a human life is considered to be between 60 and 70 years old. This is often attributed to the accumulated knowledge, experience, and wisdom gained throughout life at this stage. The second most productive age range is 70-80. The third most productive age range is 50-60. The average age of Nobel Prize winners is 62. There are many people who accomplished great things at a late age. Colonel Harland Sanders was 62 years old when he founded the KFC fast food franchise that we know today. Nelson Mandela was 76 years old when he became the first democratically elected president of South Africa. Ray Kroc was over 50 years old when he purchased his first McDonalds in 1961. Sam Walton started the first Wal-Mart at the age of 44. Toni Morrison, the acclaimed novelist of the black experience, at age 62 became the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature. There is a sense in today’s church that the current generatio...