One thing is I'm a realist.
And one thing I enjoy in my workplace which is a very large hospital is to tell older workmates usually in their 70's that they have less than 10 years left in probality.
Just the look on their faces the shock tells me they never thought of it.
Those of you now who are say 73/74 surely you must know !
I'm always bemused when I see their face looking like shock ,like they didn't know they would be going ????
I remember telling a old workmate a few years back ,77yo and still a cleaner ,wife was a Filipino , working all hours , he ended up reporting me for harassment just for letting him know about his lifespan and how he was wasting his 5 years left
I had another cleaner approach me in the staff mealroom and say you me "George you really are a low B**"*"d" !!
But I was just giving realist facts .
Does it make you a different person ,your plans ,doing more before the 10 years is up ??
Do you actually realise your not going up be here in 10 years or are you a denier ???
My late father was the same ,he used to get angry when I told him