Re: Are we prepared for aging?
- From: "Nixon, D" <Nixon.D@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 19:37:06 -0400
Olly;
That is an insightful, intelligent, thoughtful, interesting, and
candidly-personal, post
that you plastered up here this evening.
I suppose there comes a time in everyone's life when they decide that it is
about time for them to pass on to whatever might be in store. I'm sure you
have led a good life, nurtured your offspring, and have harmed no one in any
substantial way. You should have nothing to worry about.
Do you think you will be going to Heaven? I think I will but I'm not yet
positive. I suppose we all will just have to wait and see about that.
My goal has always been to live to see in the millennium; well, that is now
over 4 years behind us. So, it's all just "icing on the cake" now. And,
it is also a matter of curiosity------- "What are these folks going to do
next !!!!" <chuckle>
How old are you? Are you the "69" that is included in your E-mail address?
(I suspect not).......................
Take Care & Vaya Con Dios !!!
McDave
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Olly Mensch" <Oldie69@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Rita - this is an interesting post of yours!! I apologize for not
> having copied your post,so people can know what I am talking about. I
> am technologically-challenged(!!!!) - and also too lazy to try to learn
> it. The topic above makes it quite evident!!!- You will have to be
> ingenious to alter your preoccupations and enjoyments, geared to your
> limitations as they present themselves THEN with increased aging.
> Phoebe will agree with that.
> Example: (at least for me) reading becomes very difficult. Somehow or
> other, the eyesight (despite operations for cataracts) is beginning to
> be quite limited. Whereas I used to read newspapers on the web - no
> more; eyes wont let me!!! doctor says: old eyes "what do you
> expect"??!! He's righ!! I presume, that when and if that time should
> come for you, that you,too,will be inventive -as I try to be, to either
> substitute,or make do, or whatever, to allow yourself some other means
> of still squeezing a wee bit of joy out of a very restricted lifestyle
> -which nowadays - modern technology allows. Particularly, someone like
> you, who has such a marvelous knowledge of the computer and all it can
> do for you -whereas I am limited by having only a web tv - and also
> being not too "swift' with technology!!!
> But my point is - like myself - you seem to aim at being adaptable to
> whagever life presents to you, and make the best, if possible of an
> otherwise quite difficult situation. That sounds so wise and wonderful
> - trust me,I have my moments also, but one must try to extricate some
> form of pleasure, despite limitations, loneliness and simply old, old
> age. You still have quite a way to go till you reach that point. If we
> do not suffer major losses (of family,etc. friends,etc.) and/or physical
> health problems which will severely limit us - then we ought to try to
> adapt and innovate, and make the most of what we DO still have/. That
> has been my motto. It is quite platitudinous (!!!) but that is what it
> is; the alternative is to sink into depression - be put on meds - suffer
> the side effects - and perhaps not improve your lifestyle all that much.
> I am more or less housebound - not entirely though- and still drive a
> bit - but it is an "art form" TO SQUEEZE THE MOST ENJOYMENT OUT OF MY
> DAYS -WITHOUT FEELING THAT I AM MERELY FOOLING MYSELF AND PLAY CHARADES.
> VERY DIFFICULT - BUT CAN BE DONE. ALL WE NEED IS THE MOTIVATION. AND
> THAT WE WILL HAVE ONLY IF WE DO NOT ALLOW OURSELVES TO BECOME DEPRESSED
> - AS PHOEBE WILL CONFIRM.
> It is an enormous challenge - however, I feel that it is well worth
> pursuing , since the alternative is pure misery - until we finally die -
> which I look forward to - not out of depression or desperatiojn, but out
> of relief from the struggle to continue to live joyfully - sort of - and
> also in gratitude for having been around so long - and also not wanting
> to know what - if anything - might happen to my sons, and how they will
> fare. that is a profound concern for me - always. It will be good to
> be gone - and not know!!!! The world, as I see it now - as everyone
> sees it - is disgusting, if we allow ourselves to dwell on the world's
> misery and possible horrendous future - but our fears and depression
> over the world's status, will not alter that world - or the trauma it
> might inflict on millions - including our children. Those are thoughts I
> try to force out of my mind,and that is extremely difficult,since they
> seem to be lingering right below the surface.
> So - that is my formula - I do recommend spending a good amount of time
> doing what you are doing - and what I also try to do, namely adjust to
> what IS, as we get older,and be clever in making the mostgof he little
> we have left - what is the alternative???
> I want to apologize for the above caps - frankly, I am too lazy to go
> back and erase them!!!!!
> Good luck, Rita with your possible treatment for your problem with your
> back; hope it can be handled medically.
> Olly
>
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