Keep Going in old age - what does that mean to you?
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You are way off base. Your cognitive ability is wildly misinterpreting what I said, my outlook, and me, and what I think.
It's getting more and more difficult to post much in Retirement forum due to the wildly wrong interpretations, and misinterpretations of what is said and posted. It rarely is worth posting due to the varying cognitive levels and lack of comprehension of what is written.
I was replying to post #77 person who has been forced to give up all outdoor sports and outdoor physical activities.
What you posted is completely off base to what I posted, and shows no comprehension/cognition of what I was saying.
Keep Going in old age - what does that mean to you?
I know my answer is sort of ignoring the OP's post, but he did ask that question.
To me it means staying in shape and staying active and involved in the usual affairs (Affairs are different for everyone). So I'm working out, fixing things around the house, studying history and planning to be active for another 15 years. I'm 76.
If I don't make it to an active 91, that's fine. I will still try.
If I do make it, I'll keep right on doing what I'm doing.
I have a friend who shut down years ago. He's a couple years older than me and never leaves his apartment. His daughter shops for him. Drinks daily; smokes; follows local gossip.
It’s an athletic event like a marathon. Keep running and outpacing the other participants. Step after step. Falling down and getting back on your feet. Passing the finish line. What’s on the other side? Only the time keeper knows for sure.
It’s an athletic event like a marathon. Keep running and outpacing the other participants. Step after step. Falling down and getting back on your feet. Passing the finish line. What’s on the other side? Only the time keeper knows for sure.
That's a nice thought. But at some point, some of us just cannot keep up anymore. So outpacing others is not possible. But to keep going at whatever pace ... yes.
This was brought up in a convo I had with some family members.
A couple are ill - heart issues, cancer.
One wondered what the cancer patient was doing today on Black Friday.
I said probably as usual - Black Friday shopping for things made in China.
One told me - well she has to keep going
I said and shopping at Target and WalMart for things you don't need means that you are keeping on?
Why not do something to help others?
She is probably shopping for things to give to others, some older people do that, they just pickup things to give out to family and friends. Keep going, is to do whatever it takes to take your mind off things, however you want to do it. You are in the fight of your life, so do whatever it takes on your own terms, instead of just giving up and waiting for the sickness to overtake you.
Yes, genetics play a huge part, but so does your attitude.
My maternal grandmother is 85. She had to give up driving this year due to neuropathy in her feet. My aunt helps her with grocery shopping and some household stuff. Otherwise, and with a walker, she's pretty much able to take care of herself.
She's only really slowed down since age 80 or so. At 80, she was still living alone, taking laundry up and down the stairs, driving, going to church, doing her own shopping, etc.
My mother just turned 64. She retired at 62, but is doing less and less. There is a huge difference between where her mother was at 64 in 2000, and where my mother is today. Mom often does not get out of her pajamas, rarely does anything without my father's help, and won't even do her own laundry.
I don't think mom will be around at 70. Her sedentary lifestyle, obesity, and unwillingness to do any kind of exercise at all will be her downfall.
This was brought up in a convo I had with some family members.
A couple are ill - heart issues, cancer.
One wondered what the cancer patient was doing today on Black Friday.
I said probably as usual - Black Friday shopping for things made in China.
One told me - well she has to keep going
I said and shopping at Target and WalMart for things you don't need means that you are keeping on?
Why not do something to help others?
Maybe she's just trying to live her life as usual in the face of a serious illness. Why is that such a bad thing? I buy things at Target - things I need. Shampoo, laundry detergent, some food items, light bulbs, vitamins, etc. Why are you so judgmental that you think anything she buys there was made in CHina and she doesn't need?
Do you know for certain that she never does, or has done, anything to help others? Why is it a zero-sum scenario in your mind that if she's doing one thing, she can't do another? Some people just aren't the "helping others" type, and that's ok, too.
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