What's your age? What does it really mean?

My day started with the news of a little one's 2nd birthday,  whom I met when ,when he was 1 , it was in a way so deep to imagine that he has lived 2 years on earth now. 

As someone ,who completely cannot fathom the idea and conversation about something as simple as "age" . A question being asked so frequently and customarily,  that one might feel like answering it so naturally as passing wind . Well that's the only way I find to put it in words . "How old are you ?" Or " what's your age ? " , is something you are asked on almost daily basis,  from friends to family to new acquaintances to answering the legal requirements. 

The answer should be straight,we just have to say a number ,however ,are they asking you to tell  the number of years you've spent on this planet, the experiences of development and growth you've been through , the trials you've faced with every turning  calander , the bodily changes you have underwent  ?  or they're trying to determine your place and worth based on that number. Let me elaborate  that , for instance when the answer is between 20 to 25 , these numbers are considered the platinum numbers , although your window is limited,  your maturity is shaky  ,inspite of that you're considered worthy of opportunities, especially if you're a female  , these numbers are the deciding factors. Although the numbers effect both genders in a slightly different way, as for women the higher number of years they've spent on this planet shows how much they have decayed.  On the other hand,  for men it works in a better way , the more time they've spent on earth indicates that they might finally have worked on their immaturity, that they're carrying along with them since the day they landed on earth. 

Thus that simple question is absolutely simple or a huge deciding factor,  depending on the perspective in which it is asked . To me, I love the fact how a human is born and then travel through the journey of life , through different stages and learn and grow . 

Yet we cannot say that it's just a number , it is indeed more than that