Is there anything good about getting old?

[soalbundy]

17 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

When I was young, I remember some songs telling me life gets better when one is older, and I laughed about them. 

Now I am getting old, and I am not looking forward to getting any older.

 

Maybe the people who worked in some boring job all their life and who had to take care of children are happy when they finally retire. No work anymore, no annoying children anymore, time for hobbies.

Personally, I like my job. I never wanted children and never had children. Sometimes my life was busier, sometimes not so much. I always had a home, nice enough food, I lived where I wanted to live, had friends, had my hobbies, and I lived happily most of my life. I always lived in the now and didn't save a lot for a future when I am old. I am still ok with money, but I don't have enough until I am 90. But why would I want to be 80 or 90? It's not getting better.

 

How about you? Is there anything in your life that is more fun with 60, 70, 80, 90 or whatever? Or is it just living another year, with a little more medial issues, with a little less power?

If you still have good health and sufficient income just about everything is better in old age, ones state of mind is also important of course. Realizing that 'I am' refers to conscious awareness , not the body mind complex and your innate connection to all things comes later in life when one has more time for spirituality and you no longer have the pressures of the daily grind. Old age is freedom. I'm 76 and love it.

[supersomchai]

A good question !

But as long as i have my health its

all good .😀

[Hummin]

7 minutes ago, supersomchai said:

A good question !

But as long as i have my health its

all good .😀

What is good health? 

 

Good health is not given everybody, but we can do something to maintain what we have as long as we can, and to be true, many expats, do a really bad job to even try to maintain what they got, or improve it, when they first got off work, and have all the time in rest of their life,  just focusing on improving their life. 

 

What is a good quality life when you reitire? Thats the question, and it doesnt matter if you have some health issues, life can still be good, or? 

[jippytum]

It's all about a positive mind set.

When you get past your sell by date and realise things where not really better in the good old days. 

Yes it would be nice to be a bit younger but i would not like to travel back in time to achieve it. 

[actonion]

The only good thing about me being 70 is at least i know I 'aint gonna die when im 69

[Tonko]

18 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

 

Now I am getting old, and I am not looking forward to getting any older.

 

 

May I ask how old you are?

 

I'm 72 and hate being old.

Single, never married, no kids.

70 was the traumatic milestone birthday. 

There's something about the number 70.

Way different from 60.

 

I would say -- without good health, you got nothing.

To me, it's impossible to enjoy life if you have chronic pain, or a debilitating disease, or crippled by car accident, etc.

Or incontinent and impotent from prostate cancer surgery, or severely impaired after massive stroke, or losing your mind with Alzheimers -- the list goes on, and only gets worse the older you get.

GETTING OLD SUCKS!

[Chwooly]

Off the top of my head. 

 

How about NOT BEING DEAD?

[john donson]

governments put the carrot in front of you... work 40 years, then  ENJOY a few years of old age and pain and die hopefully not long after you stop working, for the pyramid scam

[Grumpy one]

A prison sentence of 50 years is a lot shorter than the same given to a 20 year old     

[john donson]

5 minutes ago, Tonko said:

 

May I ask how old you are?

 

I'm 72 and hate being old.

Single, never married, no kids.

70 was the traumatic milestone birthday. 

There's something about the number 70.

Way different from 60.

 

I would say -- without good health, you got nothing.

To me, it's impossible to enjoy life if you have chronic pain, or a debilitating disease, or crippled by car accident, etc.

Or incontinent and impotent from prostate cancer surgery, or severely impaired after massive stroke, or losing your mind with Alzheimers -- the list goes on, and only gets worse the older you get.

GETTING OLD SUCKS!

 

a few things you can do

 

eat healthy, not junk pulp

 

exercise or at least walk (specially after meals, push some of that glucose in your glutes)

 

eat more protein, but hard with no or fake teeth

 

don't listen to CDC, FDA or whatever

 

hospitals should be for EMERGENCY only, not for pill popping habit and chronic disease (mostly from bad foods or other drugs)

 

alzheimer's?  I would try crazy stuff like...   a dozen eggs a day,not statins thar rob you from the cholesterol you need for your brain

 

but that is just me

 

a crazy driver can mow me down at any time here... but that's life...

[Hummin]

9 minutes ago, Tonko said:

 

May I ask how old you are?

 

I'm 72 and hate being old.

Single, never married, no kids.

70 was the traumatic milestone birthday. 

There's something about the number 70.

Way different from 60.

 

I would say -- without good health, you got nothing.

To me, it's impossible to enjoy life if you have chronic pain, or a debilitating disease, or crippled by car accident, etc.

Or incontinent and impotent from prostate cancer surgery, or severely impaired after massive stroke, or losing your mind with Alzheimers -- the list goes on, and only gets worse the older you get.

GETTING OLD SUCKS!

A good life and quality life is all about your mindset, nothing else. There is people in wheelchairs, who go out and share happiness to other people, and you have those who is nothing wroing with, and just cant appreciate anything in their life. 

 

Everyone have or had their share of struggle in life, so what makes you different from everyone else? 

[mikebell]

17 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Getting closer to not having to read @transam's posts ++++++++++++++++++++++++++emojis.

I believe there's a way of blocking irritating posts but don't know how; there's a know-it-all who I would love to erase?

[The Old Bull]

You get to park nearer the shop door. That's the only benefit I can think of.

[hotandsticky]

I find that getting old is far superior to the alternative of not getting old.

[newbee2022]

17 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

That works at any age.

No. Not at any age!

As you're not living alone in this busy world you will have to work with other people/colleagues. And you would appreciate if they like you. Bad case you were fired because you didn't fit in.

 

[Hummin]

2 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

No. Not at any age!

As you're not living alone in this busy world you will have to work with other people/colleagues. And you would appreciate if they like you. Bad case you were fired because you didn't fit in.

 

Even worse, you cant fire them, because their union protects them, and makes everyone life at work miserable

[parallelman]

Like most of one's life, it depends your health. If one's health is good in old age then it's a pleasure doing those thing you never had time for. Thailand is just right, if you have a little spare money, good health and someone who cares (friends) then I think thats the 'paradise' we'd all like to have.

[OneMoreFarang]

12 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Do you expect to spend the rest of your life walking around and looking at females ?

 

Sure. Not that this is the purpose of my life. We all see people every day. Back home those are often old people. Here, there are many beautiful/cute girls. Now, it's not so difficult to decide which situation I, and most other guys, prefer.

Just going to a shop like 7/11 or the supermarket, "at home" I remember lots of old fat women who were clearly unhappy at the cash register. Here, there are often smiling girls behind the counter. IMHO that improves life a lot. 

[kwak250]

You can watch an old movie or series and its only near the end you remember you watched it before.

[Lacessit]

I loved my work, and still have dreams about being back at it.

 

At my current age, my average life expectancy is 5 years.

 

I have survived 4 different types of cancer.

 

I manage aches and pains with a judicious mix of exercises and occasional medication.

 

I don't have to worry about running out of money, or not having anyone to take care of me.

 

IMO the best thing about old age is financial and mental independence.

[OneMoreFarang]

12 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Yep! Living in the moment isn't all that bad. Bit like the Thai/Asian mentality. "as much as possible, as fast as possible, without consequences" is just narcissistic. One of the reasons society is so fkd up IMO. For me a good day starts with me waking up. Success. Still living. People say they will miss things when they're dead and I understand the sentiment but when you're dead, you're dead. Missing something requires consciousness. For me the body can waste away, as it does from birth, but losing the mind is something I don't won't. Saw my mum go through that. Senile dementia. Horrible. Alzheimer's even worse.  

But then, how many people who lose their mind know that they lose their mind?

Obviously, it is a difficult situation for the people around them, but the people who lose their mind don't know it (at least as fas as I know). 

[kwak250]

10 minutes ago, parallelman said:

Like most of one's life, it depends your health. If one's health is good in old age then it's a pleasure doing those thing you never had time for. Thailand is just right, if you have a little spare money, good health and someone who cares (friends) then I think thats the 'paradise' we'd all like to have.

Yes 72 year old Betty at Asda that can't see the price or a nice smiling thai girl at 7/11 ,  I know where i am going to buy my food

[OneMoreFarang]

4 hours ago, Homburg said:

"Is there anything good about getting old?"

 

One thing for sure - it beats the alternative.

What? Getting younger? 😉 

[Lacessit]

43 minutes ago, john donson said:

 

 

 

alzheimer's?  I would try crazy stuff like...   a dozen eggs a day,not statins thar rob you from the cholesterol you need for your brain

 

 

Mental exercise IMO is just as important as physical exercise. Cognitive stimulation and social interaction are very important, along with healthy diet and exercise.

 

Genetics do play a part, both my parents died with all their marbles, so I think my chances of avoiding senility are good.

 

Of course, there are a few on ASEAN who might disagree.

[OneMoreFarang]

4 hours ago, Tailwagsdog said:

 ..somebody half intelligent & productive through their life enjoys watching their children grow as adults, give good advice, love the grandkids, share Christmas & time together, enjoy travel, enjoy the garden ,  ... quality time is the most precious commodity ...

 .....have you wasted your life ???

I didn't particularly like my parents.

And I know lots of people with children who "misbehave" and don't like their parents.

Obviously, there are also some situations where parents and children are happy together, also later in life.

Children are, especially in Thailand, a huge financial burden. I wouldn't want my children going to a cheap school. So, option 1, I would have to work mostly for the children, option 2 send them to a cheap school, or option 3 having no children. I like option 3. If I would earn a lot of money (lets say >10k USD per month) then maybe option 1 would be acceptable.

[OneMoreFarang]

4 hours ago, ChumpChange said:

You take matters into your own hands more often because you know what you like. 

Hopefully you learned that before you got old.

[Gandtee]

19 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

When I was young, I remember some songs telling me life gets better when one is older, and I laughed about them. 

Now I am getting old, and I am not looking forward to getting any older.

 

Maybe the people who worked in some boring job all their life and who had to take care of children are happy when they finally retire. No work anymore, no annoying children anymore, time for hobbies.

Personally, I like my job. I never wanted children and never had children. Sometimes my life was busier, sometimes not so much. I always had a home, nice enough food, I lived where I wanted to live, had friends, had my hobbies, and I lived happily most of my life. I always lived in the now and didn't save a lot for a future when I am old. I am still ok with money, but I don't have enough until I am 90. But why would I want to be 80 or 90? It's not getting better.

 

How about you? Is there anything in your life that is more fun with 60, 70, 80, 90 or whatever? Or is it just living another year, with a little more medial issues, with a little less power?

I was 91 yesterday. I'll let you know when I get old.😉

[OneMoreFarang]

4 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

I was 91 yesterday. I'll let you know when I get old.😉

If you really wanted to know, you could have asked the girls around you in the last decades. But maybe they would have been too polite to tell you the truth.

 

IMHO anyone > maybe 70 is old. Some might think or feel like not so old, but that doesn't change the fact. 

[Lacessit]

22 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

I was 91 yesterday. I'll let you know when I get old.😉

Happy belated birthday. Best wishes.

[wombat]

20 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

just living another year, with a little more medial issues,

in a nutshell...old age sux donkey nuts