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Thoughts on Aging
by: Judy Marriott

Here is something to ponder:
If we did not know how old we are, how old would we be?
On growing older
by: Irwin L

The comments made at the end of this posting seems to say it all:

Finding a balance between carefree youth and responsibility is important for living a life of fulfillment, substance, and happiness.

It is important to tend to our responsibilities, but it is equally important to prevent ourselves from thinking we have everything all figured out, and spiraling into useless pessimism.

As mentioned, finding the balance between carefree youth and responsibility is very important especially as we grow older. While retirement enables us to be carefree (leastways more so than when we were working), even in retirement we have to be responsible or we are going to go through a period of unnecessary problems that could have been avoided.

Having said that - let me also add that while it is important to tend to our responsibilities, I also agree that it is equally important to prevent ourselves from thinking everything is all figured out (as was also mentioned in this post). One thing we should learn as we age is that nothing is as consistent as change.

As long as we allow ourselves an open mind to those changes and recognize those we can change, those we cannot and flow with everything else, two things should happen: One - we should be able to spend the balance of our lives living a life of fulfillment, substance, and happiness. And second, in taking this approach, there should be no spiraling into useless pessimism but instead our lives should be full of optimism.

And growing older
by: Anonymous

Adulthood becomes old age. Old age often develops physical problems but these can be delt with. Gradually there is less responsibility. but there is time to help others and we can enjoy much of our life.

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