Originally Posted by
OldTryGuy
Guess I'm one not afflicted with.....
PETER PAN SYNDROME
I embrace my age and the fact that my body is deteriorating around me is a fact of life. I have no intentions of living forever, nor do I even want to. I ride for the "in the moment enjoyment" and will accept my passing with opened arms.
I am empathetic, but I have much left I'd like to accomplish before I go. I ran a 5K in the mountains yesterday, ran a 5K in the flats to the gym afterwards to cool down. So what, ,,,,it's just a stupid pet trick. Maybe I have brain cancer and don't know it.
I don't think its your attitude or how active you are at a practical age, it's what you are accomplishing that has some meaning in the world. Otherwise, it's just the same self-masturbating of our 50 year old
ME culture.
The only value I can place on repeated physical effort is to acquire the energy and health to do other things that have some real meaning. I know, what a bummer...