Originally Posted by boilermaker1
Denvr-----OK, I see if your'e already 55 you should make 81. That means that at 55 one is 2/3s done.
No, one is 2/3rd's
started! Goodness - your glass is certainly half-empty!
Originally Posted by boilermaker1
And once so much time has passed one is old.
The question is - Just how much time is "so much time?" You and I see this entirely differently. Who in the world decided it was "55?"
Originally Posted by boilermaker1
but I must admit that I'm getting old if asked.
Just this year 2 of my friends had heart troubles and a third died from a stroke. This kind of thing wasn't going on around me when I was young.
I NEVER admit I am getting "old." To do so puts the person asking in a mindset that I am becoming incompetent and am ready for a rocking chair. Instead, I ask them if they would like to accompany me on a 30 mile bike ride. They always say "NO."
Yes, people get sick - both young and old. But the fact that my friend may be sick or dying does not make ME old.
I'm curious? Is your attitude about "old" similar to your attitude about other things in your life?
As I see it, I have two choices:
1. I can look at life as almost "done" and program my attitude and actions on that premise; or
2. I can feel that I still have 30 or more years to go (my mom is 91 and going strong) and act as if I am 30 or 40 and have a lot of fun, finding new experiences around the corner, new opportunities, new challenges.
I choose the 2nd option.