[Por_sha911]

Originally Posted by speeder

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.

There's no BS in any of the things that I list are positive. I am sorry that you have physical challenges. We all do (more or less). That doesn't mean we can't enjoy the benefits of this time of life that we didn't have when we were young and stupid.

Respectfully, IMO you sound like a grouchy old coot that can't enjoy the things that are better because you are mad that you are not young anymore. I would now humorously surmise that your favorite holiday greeting is "Bah, humbug". Again, I pity you if all you can see are things lost and that you're going to die sooner than later. I sincerely hope you can adjust your view so that you don't squander your remaining days.

Now on to more positive:
I am not held quite so strictly accountable for remembering things because "old people don't remember so well...". It sure can come in handy from time to time.