Ah, but one does not necessarily have to be alive to get older....... Did ya ever see the short Twilight Zone episode about the guy who died but refused to lay down? Quite remarkable........until his nose fell off.
Good thought. I too do not necessarily subscribe to the status quo in relation to methodology. What I believe, I believe without reservation and have no real need for an approving nod by my peers. How I get where I wish to be isn't as important as it used to be but instead, the ability to focus on a singular goal is indeed much easier. Of course, most just call me cranky but to me, I am finally able to travel my own road without the encumbrances of someone else's opinion.
You could always work for yourself, unless you're the bossy sort...guess if you had to fire yourself that could stir up some big trouble.
When you're young everything has to be 'cool', and of course your peers decide what is and is not, so being a slave to that is merely bowing to the herd mentality. You got to be trendy, keep up with (and embrace) the current fad, and always 'conform to the norm'...even if the 'groupthink' is utterly stupid. The 'Pet Rock' phenomena and the fights at Toys'R'Us to buy cabbage patch dollies are good examples. I am also reminded of a book I once read long ago: https://www.templetonpress.org/sites/default/files/2016-11/Extraordinary_Popular.pdf Becoming immune to peer pressure and conformity is a lifelong process, but not everyone succeeds in learning to think for themselves. Its good to hear you have.
HEY JOE RILEY: I really like that Buster Keaton avatar of yours! I should reply with a Stan Laurel or Harold Lloyd or Charlie Chaplin picture! Some of the "Junior Seniors" on the forum have probably never heard of these silent comedy movie stars. Hal, Great Depression born, 1936.
For us, growing older means that we have more money to spend on the two of us. Raising a family was the number one priority and now that they are on their own, it's kind of 'Our Time'. We had a serious finacial plan for this time in our lives and things are pretty much on track. "Grow Old with Me The Best is yet to be..."
@Tim Burr I only wish we were in a similar boat! But must give you credit for preparing, as you did. Frank
Since we're all living longer and are troubled with fewer life-shortening diseases and ailments, perhaps we should not refer to ourselves as Seniors until we're into our 70's! Hal, age 82
I am having the time of my life now. My health is good and helping others to improve theirs. My acquired knowledge in physiology and life give me the ability to see the comedy in everything around me. Showing people that their problems are cause by how they view it, changing that and their problems go away. Living like a king on pennies.