Seriously, I'm 35 and petrified of getting old especially dying. It blows my mind that I will one day wither and die. I don't want to get old. I don't want to die.
I'm sure many people worry about it but for me it consumes me on a daily basis.
Any thoughts? How about the older guys? What do you think and how do you feel about getting old and dying?
Humor me.
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Seriously, I'm 35 and petrified of getting old especially dying. It blows my mind that I will one day wither and die. I don't want to get old. I don't want to die.
I'm sure many people worry about it but for me it consumes me on a daily basis.
Any thoughts? How about the older guys? What do you think and how do you feel about getting old and dying?
NO. Not at all. I'm enjoying the journey. My faith in an everlasting life through Jesus Christ allays my fear of leaving this world when that time comes. On this Easter Sunday, read a little bit about the resurrection and what it means to you. Peace be with you.
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NO. Not at all. I'm enjoying the journey. My faith in an everlasting life through Jesus Christ allays my fear of leaving this world when that time comes. On this Easter Sunday, read a little bit about the resurrection and what it means to you. Peace be with you.
Turning 31 in April and I don't fear death in the least. I'm happy that I have lived this long (and I'm still relatively young). I'm blessed that I'm still healthy. There are tons of people who have died tragically or passed at a young age due to illness.
Why let it consume you? No sense in wasting time feeling worried about the inevitable. Enjoy life
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Turning 31 in April and I don't fear death in the least. I'm happy that I have lived this long (and I'm still relatively young). I'm blessed that I'm still healthy. There are tons of people who have died tragically or passed at a young age due to illness.
Why let it consume you? No sense in wasting time feeling worried about the inevitable. Enjoy life
ya needa keep your mind busy to stop thinking about it......there are many,many unfortunate,unpleasant and miserable aspects about the environment we inhabit and the things that go on in it......so try and change things you can and the things you cant you have to eliminate from your thinking by being active doing things...watever it is that you can do to occupy your time go and do it.
hard to mull over the fragility or pointlessness of life if youre playing sports or working or conversing with someone or playing with your kids.
im not worried about dying so long as its sumwat peaceful/painless...of course thats not sumthing we have any control over so watever happens happens....ya can waste an incredible amount of time and energy concerning yourself with things that are completely uncontrollable.
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ya needa keep your mind busy to stop thinking about it......there are many,many unfortunate,unpleasant and miserable aspects about the environment we inhabit and the things that go on in it......so try and change things you can and the things you cant you have to eliminate from your thinking by being active doing things...watever it is that you can do to occupy your time go and do it.
hard to mull over the fragility or pointlessness of life if youre playing sports or working or conversing with someone or playing with your kids.
im not worried about dying so long as its sumwat peaceful/painless...of course thats not sumthing we have any control over so watever happens happens....ya can waste an incredible amount of time and energy concerning yourself with things that are completely uncontrollable.
Always party when I'm happy and I party like a Rock Star. Choice of thrills are good hootch, blond hash, Jameson Whiskey, Grey Goose Vodka, Sam Adams beer, Good Cabernet Wine. And of course great friends to share with at all times.
Ambien puts me to sleep like a baby when I want to sleep. Avoid cocaine (and any other heart altering drugs) at my age for obvious reasons. Absolutely no tobacco.
You will always be as young as you feel. And I feel great.
Always be happy. Negativity is a cancer. Stay active and exercise. I'm as enthusiastic about exercise as I am about partying. It's the secret to longevity.
~~~~~ZOSO~~~~~
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I am going to be 60 in November 2016.
There is nothing I fear.
Always party when I'm happy and I party like a Rock Star. Choice of thrills are good hootch, blond hash, Jameson Whiskey, Grey Goose Vodka, Sam Adams beer, Good Cabernet Wine. And of course great friends to share with at all times.
Ambien puts me to sleep like a baby when I want to sleep. Avoid cocaine (and any other heart altering drugs) at my age for obvious reasons. Absolutely no tobacco.
You will always be as young as you feel. And I feel great.
Always be happy. Negativity is a cancer. Stay active and exercise. I'm as enthusiastic about exercise as I am about partying. It's the secret to longevity.
"You can't do anything about anything you can't do anything about"
BUT...
If those Corporate Fukks think they are immune from the hoard climbing their gated fences and dragging their lifeless bodies through the streets, well, they figured wrongly.
~~~~~ZOSO~~~~~
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Quote Originally Posted by ClubDirt:
don't let the corporate fukks get to you, goose.
"You can't do anything about anything you can't do anything about"
BUT...
If those Corporate Fukks think they are immune from the hoard climbing their gated fences and dragging their lifeless bodies through the streets, well, they figured wrongly.
Always be happy. Negativity is a cancer. Stay active and exercise. I'm as enthusiastic about exercise as I am about partying. It's the secret to longevity.
Ma man.
No pain no cocaine.
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Always be happy. Negativity is a cancer. Stay active and exercise. I'm as enthusiastic about exercise as I am about partying. It's the secret to longevity.
Seriously, I'm 35 and petrified of getting old especially dying. It blows my mind that I will one day wither and die. I don't want to get old. I don't want to die.
I'm sure many people worry about it but for me it consumes me on a daily basis.
Any thoughts? How about the older guys? What do you think and how do you feel about getting old and dying?
Humor me.
The older I get the less I worry about it and the more I accept it. And accept it not in a bad way. If anything it should encourage you to get more out of life.
"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make"
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Quote Originally Posted by proudindian:
Seriously, I'm 35 and petrified of getting old especially dying. It blows my mind that I will one day wither and die. I don't want to get old. I don't want to die.
I'm sure many people worry about it but for me it consumes me on a daily basis.
Any thoughts? How about the older guys? What do you think and how do you feel about getting old and dying?
Humor me.
The older I get the less I worry about it and the more I accept it. And accept it not in a bad way. If anything it should encourage you to get more out of life.
"And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make"
We're all going to die, so it seems an odd thing to be terrified about. I would, however, like to add something here for some of you younger folks, that maybe wasn't otherwise expressed. I have always laughed, and largely still do, at the notion of "midlife crises" - running off with a 23-year-old bartender or buying that Harley you always had to have - but I think it's fair to say that "midlife realizations" are much more real to me. There is a certain pain (is that the right word?) when "someday.....s" become "probably won't's," or even "can't's." As I sit here today at 50, there are things I will NEVER do, some of which I really thought I would get to do ("someday"). There are other things that, even if I get to do them, I won't get to do them as a 25-year-old, or even a 40-year-old, when the body was able to do pretty much everything it always did, and didn't take a couple of days to bounce back from even a remotely long day. So, young(er) people, if there's stuff you want to do, do it, or try like hell to. If you have to drive an extra hour every day to live on a lake that you love, instead of a condo you hate, do it. If the girl of your dreams lives in Seattle, and your job is in Atlanta, recognize that there are way more jobs than there are girls of your dreams. You always wanted to play the piano, banjo, harpsichord? Look for a place you can get started, tonight. Because, mi amigos, there will come a time - and it will be here before you can believe it's here; and, unless you've got a pal like me, nobody is going to tell you it's coming - until most of those ships will have sailed. Better to have crashed on the rocks trying to get somewhere great than to have sat on the beach hoping the tide comes and randomly takes you someplace better.
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We're all going to die, so it seems an odd thing to be terrified about. I would, however, like to add something here for some of you younger folks, that maybe wasn't otherwise expressed. I have always laughed, and largely still do, at the notion of "midlife crises" - running off with a 23-year-old bartender or buying that Harley you always had to have - but I think it's fair to say that "midlife realizations" are much more real to me. There is a certain pain (is that the right word?) when "someday.....s" become "probably won't's," or even "can't's." As I sit here today at 50, there are things I will NEVER do, some of which I really thought I would get to do ("someday"). There are other things that, even if I get to do them, I won't get to do them as a 25-year-old, or even a 40-year-old, when the body was able to do pretty much everything it always did, and didn't take a couple of days to bounce back from even a remotely long day. So, young(er) people, if there's stuff you want to do, do it, or try like hell to. If you have to drive an extra hour every day to live on a lake that you love, instead of a condo you hate, do it. If the girl of your dreams lives in Seattle, and your job is in Atlanta, recognize that there are way more jobs than there are girls of your dreams. You always wanted to play the piano, banjo, harpsichord? Look for a place you can get started, tonight. Because, mi amigos, there will come a time - and it will be here before you can believe it's here; and, unless you've got a pal like me, nobody is going to tell you it's coming - until most of those ships will have sailed. Better to have crashed on the rocks trying to get somewhere great than to have sat on the beach hoping the tide comes and randomly takes you someplace better.
We're all going to die, so it seems an odd thing to be terrified about. I would, however, like to add something here for some of you younger folks, that maybe wasn't otherwise expressed. I have always laughed, and largely still do, at the notion of "midlife crises" - running off with a 23-year-old bartender or buying that Harley you always had to have - but I think it's fair to say that "midlife realizations" are much more real to me. There is a certain pain (is that the right word?) when "someday.....s" become "probably won't's," or even "can't's." As I sit here today at 50, there are things I will NEVER do, some of which I really thought I would get to do ("someday"). There are other things that, even if I get to do them, I won't get to do them as a 25-year-old, or even a 40-year-old, when the body was able to do pretty much everything it always did, and didn't take a couple of days to bounce back from even a remotely long day. So, young(er) people, if there's stuff you want to do, do it, or try like hell to. If you have to drive an extra hour every day to live on a lake that you love, instead of a condo you hate, do it. If the girl of your dreams lives in Seattle, and your job is in Atlanta, recognize that there are way more jobs than there are girls of your dreams. You always wanted to play the piano, banjo, harpsichord? Look for a place you can get started, tonight. Because, mi amigos, there will come a time - and it will be here before you can believe it's here; and, unless you've got a pal like me, nobody is going to tell you it's coming - until most of those ships will have sailed. Better to have crashed on the rocks trying to get somewhere great than to have sat on the beach hoping the tide comes and randomly takes you someplace better.
There is much wisdom to be had here.
I shouldn't add much if anything, but I will. The best piece of advice I ever got was, "Part ways with those who have nothing to live for, and join those who have everything to live for."
Spend time hanging with people who are smarter than you, happier than you, more successful than you. Ask questions and learn. The light is always on.
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Quote Originally Posted by MaineRoad:
We're all going to die, so it seems an odd thing to be terrified about. I would, however, like to add something here for some of you younger folks, that maybe wasn't otherwise expressed. I have always laughed, and largely still do, at the notion of "midlife crises" - running off with a 23-year-old bartender or buying that Harley you always had to have - but I think it's fair to say that "midlife realizations" are much more real to me. There is a certain pain (is that the right word?) when "someday.....s" become "probably won't's," or even "can't's." As I sit here today at 50, there are things I will NEVER do, some of which I really thought I would get to do ("someday"). There are other things that, even if I get to do them, I won't get to do them as a 25-year-old, or even a 40-year-old, when the body was able to do pretty much everything it always did, and didn't take a couple of days to bounce back from even a remotely long day. So, young(er) people, if there's stuff you want to do, do it, or try like hell to. If you have to drive an extra hour every day to live on a lake that you love, instead of a condo you hate, do it. If the girl of your dreams lives in Seattle, and your job is in Atlanta, recognize that there are way more jobs than there are girls of your dreams. You always wanted to play the piano, banjo, harpsichord? Look for a place you can get started, tonight. Because, mi amigos, there will come a time - and it will be here before you can believe it's here; and, unless you've got a pal like me, nobody is going to tell you it's coming - until most of those ships will have sailed. Better to have crashed on the rocks trying to get somewhere great than to have sat on the beach hoping the tide comes and randomly takes you someplace better.
There is much wisdom to be had here.
I shouldn't add much if anything, but I will. The best piece of advice I ever got was, "Part ways with those who have nothing to live for, and join those who have everything to live for."
Spend time hanging with people who are smarter than you, happier than you, more successful than you. Ask questions and learn. The light is always on.
I am not afraid of getting old but useless! my main concern is that getting old came with illnesses and my family had to set apart their staff to assist me. That is what I think!
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I am not afraid of getting old but useless! my main concern is that getting old came with illnesses and my family had to set apart their staff to assist me. That is what I think!
Proudindain, Well I needed a laugh after working 12 hours at a rehab hospital. I get SS but most wks work one 12 hour day and a six hour for the week. I'll be 66 Sept. the 21st. and the question you ask at 35 that just cracked me up. Man at 35 I never even looked back or thought about death or getting old. Get out of the house and go out with some girls or help somebody that could use a hand,party some ,walk your dog, spar with a friend call some chicks,cook some bad azz food up with a bottle of Louis Jadot,listen to some blues,buy a guitar,tune it to open "G" and get the slide out.
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Proudindain, Well I needed a laugh after working 12 hours at a rehab hospital. I get SS but most wks work one 12 hour day and a six hour for the week. I'll be 66 Sept. the 21st. and the question you ask at 35 that just cracked me up. Man at 35 I never even looked back or thought about death or getting old. Get out of the house and go out with some girls or help somebody that could use a hand,party some ,walk your dog, spar with a friend call some chicks,cook some bad azz food up with a bottle of Louis Jadot,listen to some blues,buy a guitar,tune it to open "G" and get the slide out.
Ma man.
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