I can't say life sucks, but I know for a fact the years that you can't wait for time to pass are the best years of your life. Enjoy these years, enjoy your youth. when you become an adult you work your ass off, you get older, you may or may not have saved enough for retirement. all the money in the world can't buy youth, and the energy vigor you have when you are young. Time takes it's toll on all of us, no one gets a free pass. When you are young you feel invincible, and you may seem to be for a time. When you reach a certian age (late 30s or 40s) you will start falling apart physically. Very, very few people escape this natural gradual decline in physical health for much longer than that. It is quite sad, you finally master your career skills and have much more personal self control, then, you watch it quiver and fizzle and life becomes more and more burdensome. I guess there are some lucky folks that have this come about a little later in life, but eventually it will get us all. Only a select few will live to see late 70s or more. I am only in my late forties, but I live in an older neighborhood with many retirees. My best friend just died 6 months ago, he was 86. He was a very tough, active man till about a year before he died. He fought for our freedom in WW2. He died in an undignified way. loss of bodily function control, loss of mobility, pain and suffering. Good thing he was a Christian, I believe he is with God in heaven now. He and his wife told me quite a few years ago that even though they had few bills, good retirement plans from American Tobacco Co. his military pension, and social security, "there are no "golden years" Work hard and retire as early as you are able, there are no guarantees that you will live long enough in good health to enjoy your twilight years. There is no way to know how long your body will last before it betrays you. Heed this warning please, I speak from much learned knowledge. | |
My mom and I are planning a trip to Aruba right now, I'm so grateful I have active, healthy parents I can still enjoy and do things with. I believe that if I take care of my body I'll be healthy and active into my 60's as well. Of course I know my body won't be the exact same way it is now. Smoking, eating poorly, and abusing one's body makes the later years more difficult. You sound like you have some health problems. Its sad that you're only in your 40's and your talking as if life is over and all the good stuff is behind you.
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