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I'm sure you've met people, let's say one person was 65y/o and the other person was the same.
But you thought to yourself one of them was an "old 65".
For example---My mom is 66y/o and I also work with a lady that is 66y/o but the lady I work with is an "old 66". My mom is what I would call a young 66. My mom is a vibrant person with a young spirit and barely wrinkled. She has pretty skin and is very active.
The lady I work with reminds me of a great grandmother, very wrinkled and just "old acting", doesn't like to do much and just a bore to talk with.
How do you avoid becoming "old" as you age?
-young lover
-young friends
-don't stop working (if you like your job)
-always have something on your to-do list
I taught at a university for almost thirty years, and always believed that interacting with young people would keep me young as well. Since retiring, though, I've felt younger and better than ever -- more active, more alert, looking forward to each day.
I attribute a lot of this to the gloomy atmosphere that pervades college campuses, with their endless search for new causes, villains and behaviors to decry. A lot of young people are old, bitter souls inhabiting youthful bodies. Look past that taut skin, and gleaming exterior, and you often see eyes that display judgement and condemnation of others.
By contrast, I now inhabit a life freer from anger, prescriptive thought, and petty academic politics. The older people I encounter are less likely to believe they have all the answers; they are humbler, more curious, more -- dare I say it? -- diverse, in the original sense of expressing a variety of views and perspectives, gained from a lifetime of successes, failures, and lessons learned.
I know that I will not always feel this way. Sooner or later I will succumb to "the thousand natural shocks that flesh is heir to." But if the rest of my retired life is half as rewarding as the past few years, I can honestly say that I will never regret having left academia and the so-called active years behind. So much of that "action" was wasted motion. So much of this retirement is joyous.
There are some things you can control as far as the physical aspect of aging. Sun worshiping in your youth will lead to some leathery skin. Smoking will do that too. Drinking heavily.
I see a lot of elderly in my day and there's some that hobble, are overweight, they rely on canes and walkers and what improvement they can get this late in the game is beyond me *but* those of us not there yet, stay active, keep your body moving, work on keeping yourself limber and fit. You don't have to work yourself to the ground. Walk, run, garden, just keep active.
In addition to all the aforementioned good advice, purely on the level of appearance also consider some of the many physician-performed cosmetic procedures, Retin-A, haircoloring, a modern haircut, contact lenses or Lasik, teeth whitening, laser keratosis and hair removal, and wearing fashionable clothing.
I'm sure you've met people, let's say one person was 65y/o and the other person was the same.
But you thought to yourself one of them was an "old 65".
For example---My mom is 66y/o and I also work with a lady that is 66y/o but the lady I work with is an "old 66". My mom is what I would call a young 66. My mom is a vibrant person with a young spirit and barely wrinkled. She has pretty skin and is very active.
The lady I work with reminds me of a great grandmother, very wrinkled and just "old acting", doesn't like to do much and just a bore to talk with.
How do you avoid becoming "old" as you age?
I know what you mean, but you're describing a young-LOOKING person who also happens to have a youthful spirit & personality about her & the other lady not only looks old, but acts it too. The old-looking lady could act more vibrant & youthful, but she just doesn't & your mom could be less spry, but still look young.
But yes, usually one's activities AND appearance goes hand in hand.
To avoid being old, just stay active, eat right, get enough sleep, laugh, & own a pet. ALso, don't stay holed up at home too much. All these things help you stay youthful in mind & spirit, which will help with appearance.
Now, things to directly help you LOOK younger are: Never smoke or drink, put on age & eye creams, don't be around 2nd hand smoke, try to avoid staying out in the sun, give yourself facials, don't sleep on your side because you'll put a wrinkle in your face, etc.
I've got this one! I am just now coming to end of a 6 month adventure living with my SO's cousin. He was waiting for housing. This guy is the oldest 65 I have ever seen. In the last 6 months I can't even count the times we have said, "If I ever start acting like this, just kill me!"
How to be OLD. This works for people of all ages!
1) Complain endlessly. About everything. All the time. Nothing is ever good enough.
2) Go on endlessly about every ache, pain, and medical issue. Repeat the same stories over and over.
3) Be afraid to try anything new. Assume everything you have not tried is bad.
4) Be afraid to do any and every thing. Example, he won't go swimming because the chlorine might irritate his skin. And he won't swim in the ocean because he is afraid of sharks.
5) Never smile. Make sure to keep a sour look on your face at all times.
6) Give up completely on love and companionship.
7) Make sure all your friends and acquaintances feel/act just like you.
8) Be afraid to make even simple decisions. Example, he won't take an aspirin or a vitamin without discussing it with 2 doctors and a nurse.
9) Be an equal opportunity hater. Just hate everyone.
10) Make sure you have nothing to be excited about or look forward to.
11) Be rude to every stranger you meet. They might want something from you.
12) Always be willing to put new limitations on your life to make it less enjoyable. Invent these limitations if you don't already have enough to be suitably miserable.
13) Take care to stay hopelessly out of date. Make sure your music and TV shows are all older than you.
14) Fear technology and never use it to make your life easier. Example, he will take multiple buses and go all over town in 100+ degree heat to pay his bills in person when he could pay them with a couple keystrokes on a computer. He pays for all kinds of credit protection and he is afraid to use a debit card or an ATM. Won't even use a bill breaker in a casino either.
15) Trust no one. They are all out to get you. Complain loudly and rudely if you ever feel slighted. They are all out to get you so you had better get them first.
Today we are told that 80 is the new 60. In other words, those of us in our 80s today, are about equal to those in their 60s 25 years ago.
Remember 65 was set as retirement age for social security, because very few people lived to be 65 especially men.
My wife and I in our mid 80s, are more active than a lot of people in their 50s. People that find out my age, all seem amazed and say I sure don't look it. I am one of the lucky ones, that do not have wrinkles, and that goes down to genetics on both sides of the family.
We live in a 4 level 3,700 square foot home on 5 acres. We have a housekeeper come in 3 times a week to maintain it. That is not something new however, as we had housekeepers come in 40 years ago. When I need something done around the house in or out, I pay someone to do it, so I fully do not know what my limits would be if we did everything ourselves.
I will second that from living in Florida for the past 8 years. I met one woman in a restaurant once who looked like a mummy; very dark, leathery, deep wrinkled skin. She mentioned that she had a babysitter watching her kids for a night out. Babysitter? How old is she? She was 45. When she asked me how old my kids were and I told her I had a Grandson, she gave me a look, and walked away. I was 65 at the time.
Sorry, there was no excuse for spending that much time in the sun even in Florida, and looking like a prune at 45 years old.
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