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Originally Posted by Por_sha911
Sure there are a lot of things lost as we get older. I didn't say being older was better. I just think that there are some benefits we gain from age.
If all you can see is the things you lost then you are a most miserable person and I pity you.
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It is easier to appreciate what you have when you are older. When I was 18 everything was "gimmie gimmie" "I want it now" and "I'll be happy when..."
I have learned to be content with what I have rather than be miserable over things I don't have (or lost).
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Oh, I see plenty still worth living for and I'm definitely not miserable. I just don't find living in BS makes me any happier. There is nothing better about being old. I have lots of friends that are a lot older than me and still very much in the game, enjoying family, etc... None of them would tell you that it's better to be 70 or 80 than 30 or 40. That would be BS.
I still feel young at 59 but I'm definitely getting a taste of what's ahead, physically. I have degenerative disc disease and a couple other conditions that are not going to be fun in the future, If I live long enough. I'm fine now, though and live for the day.
I still find interest in most of the things I always have but some are changing. Not good or bad, just a function of aging. I'm blessed w a great family and great relationships in my life, I can't imagine what it would be without them. Life is definitely worth living.
The problem is that if you have fun here on earth, the whole thing goes by really fast. I think that people who have great lives probably feel more rueful in old age than people w miserable lives but I wouldn't know, I'm not there yet. My mom died this past year, she was remarkably young right up until her early 80s and then it just went to hell. At 80, 82 she was still riding mountain bikes on trails, living in two states, traveling the world, you name it. Incredible energy.
I guess that as long as you have your health and energy, life is good. That's the challenge as we age, though. Without good physical health, happiness is nearly impossible.