Do you accept or resist old age?

dilettante said:
I guess I'm resisting, or in denial. The more oldies I encounter the younger I feel. I thought that the Senior Center was scary last year.

Yesterday I went in for some lab work and as a walk-in I sat and waited for an hour. I don't think I've ever seen such a parade of painted gnarly chicken feet, varicose veins, and feeble T-Rex arms in my life. And those were just the ones without walkers or wheelchairs or huffing and puffing through Covid masks. Enough to give one flashbacks to the Crypt Keeper (Tales From The Crypt).
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I know exactly how you feel albeit for another reason. You see, I was recently filling out an application for living at a senior apartment complex at the building's cafeteria, and the unusual antics from the residents firmly convinced me that I needed to remain as far from that place as possible. For example, this elderly skinny dude entered the cafeteria rooster strutting and gyrating his hips while undulating his arms. Another, an elderly lady who was serving food at the counter, was vehemently demanding respect after being insulted. Some others were hovering around staring into a far distance as if totally dethatched from reality. Thanks but no thanks!
 

I didn't read the whole thread, but I'm here to tell y'all that there's no point in resisting because time does march on whether you like it or not.

It's a whole lot better to go with the flow. Not at all saying that we should sit around and vegetate. We should keep growing in order to keep going.
 
I accept my age. It beats the heck out of the alternative.

I do not accept that at age 70+ I have to be a doddering old fool who does nothing but complain about aches and pains. I highly dislike most of the old people jokes that depict us as idiots who have an unhealthy obsession with aging and its issues. They remind me of the old Indian curse - May you never grow old.
 
Brookswood said:
I accept my age. It beats the heck out of the alternative.

I do not accept that at age 70+ I have to be a doddering old fool who does nothing but complain about aches and pains. I highly dislike most of the old people jokes that depict us as idiots who have an unhealthy obsession with aging and its issues. They remind me of the old Indian curse - May you never grow old.
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Most people younger than ourselves are busy with their lives, and..........they will never get like us:).
We had the same thoughts, and we thought the same way, when we were their age.
Then wham! we are our parents. OH MY GOD!
How to grow old gracefully is tuff. We don't want to be the ages we are. We think and feel like we did 20, 30 years ago BUT! we are the age we are.
there is no solution...................only acceptance. Doesn't mean life is over. Doesn't mean we are worthless. What it does mean is that we have a lot to offer those who are younger and we need to covey our lives and our experience to the generations coming after us. I love my grandchildren but I would rather instill in them the hard earned wisdom of life rather than he was a nice man. Does this make sense to anyone?
bob
 
I was unaware that we had a choice. Since we apparently do; I will state that I accept. When someone my age is glued to a wheelchair or a rocker and will insist that they resist their age, it is laughable.

Seriously, we do not have a choice, but if you think young, keep up with the times, etc., you will at least appear to be younger than you are.
 
I see it as "get it going" or "let it go" !
Thats my choices until I can't !
I don't procrastinate, I plan and then Choose, "got to do it !"
Hopefully my prayer and the lord'll let me.
At Age 10 / 11 I started reading novels.
"Call of the Wild, White Fang", I have read ever since & still read at least 2 - 3 hours a day or more.
I suppose I like to imagine stuff from reading words.
But I do believe risk is not a health reward of aging. Risk messes oneself up most likely.
 
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papa tiger said:
I see it as "get it going" or "let it go" !
Thats my choices until I can't !
I don't procrastinate, I plan and then Choose, "got to do it !"
Hopefully my prayer and the lord'll let me.
At Age 10 / 11 I started reading novels.
"Call of the Wild, White Fang", I have read ever since & still read at least 2 - 3 hours a day or more.
I suppose I like to imagine stuff from reading words.
But I do believe risk is not a health reward of aging. Risk messes oneself up most likely.
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I agree with you
 
Getting old is not easy.
People try to tell you or offer advise but your the one going thru it.
Like telling a woman who is pregnant, about the process of child birth. Helpful to some extent but hey, I am the one going thru it. On the other side she can offer her advice to others.
Getting old however does not allow you to pass on your experience to others. When you pass on, your voice stops. So I guess what I'm saying is that getting old is an isolating experience. Your dreams are filled with the past. Things you had forgotten all of a sudden raise their ugly heads and regrets become more important than they were 5 years ago or so.
Just my thoughts
bob
 
I guess you could say I resist. I am determined to keep myself up physically and mentally and wish to avoid the nursing home at all costs. Otherwise, I am ok with the aging.
 
Dave03 said:
How do you resist old age?
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You know you are old when the oxygen masks drop from the ceiling when your birthday candles are lit.
Another factor of old fart syndrome is when you have a hard time locating the keys in your pocket and finding your cell phone when it rings, but you can find the snooze button from four feet away with your eyes closed.
 
Michael Z said:
I guess you could say I resist. I am determined to keep myself up physically and mentally and wish to avoid the nursing home at all costs. Otherwise, I am ok with the aging.
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Good for you and I wish you well. Old age reminds me of something I heard years okay. Think it was LBJ referring to Vietnam. I quote and it may not be right, " Vietnam is like a Texas hail storm. I can't run, I can't hide and I can't make it go away"
That's how I see old age.
bob
 
At 75 still more brown hair than gray but yes loosing some hair at top, little wrinkled skin, some finger arthritis, presbyopia, fit looking like an athlete, and beyond obvious healthy choices, not doing anything special to resist, though that day will eventually come.
 

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