RE: Old age
April 20, 2010 at 7:48 pm
(This post was last modified: April 20, 2010 at 9:26 pm by Oldandeasilyconfused.)
My body is 62 and slowly breaking down ,with a plethora of reasonably serious but not immediately life threatening impairments. Fortunately,my brain still works quite well,although my short term memory is slipping. One reason I inflict myself on a number of forums is to help me stay mentally active.
BUT the person inside feels no different than it did at 20. So far getting older has only been inconvenient. Whereas my enjoyment of life has not diminished, my APPRECIATION of life has increased; I no longer take it for granted.
I'm afraid of losing my independence,such as not being able to drive or look after myself and having to go into one of those horrible places full of old people just waiting to die.My terror is of losing my mind,as did my father and grandfather through arteriosclerosis. I have no fear of being dead,although I'm not looking forward to the experience of dying. I hope I'm asleep at the time.
How good or bad being older is depends largely on one's own attitude and on whether or not one has all of one's marbles.
BUT the person inside feels no different than it did at 20. So far getting older has only been inconvenient. Whereas my enjoyment of life has not diminished, my APPRECIATION of life has increased; I no longer take it for granted.
I'm afraid of losing my independence,such as not being able to drive or look after myself and having to go into one of those horrible places full of old people just waiting to die.My terror is of losing my mind,as did my father and grandfather through arteriosclerosis. I have no fear of being dead,although I'm not looking forward to the experience of dying. I hope I'm asleep at the time.
How good or bad being older is depends largely on one's own attitude and on whether or not one has all of one's marbles.
