Watching my dad, I've noticed over the past 10 years, he has begun caring less and less about what people think. We were in DC a year ago, and he was walking between the trains going through the emergency doors. I was like... dad, you can't do that! And he just said... "Who cares! Goverdomma (means something bad in Dutch)"
I have lived this long and survived and planted some people who were always so vain about what people thought of them that I don't think its really worth it. Care about what matters to You not what other people think of you.
Steve
------------------ Technology is great when it works, and one big pain in the ass when it doesn't
I think being old beats the crap out my life as a youngun. Get up when I want, do what I want, go where I want to, spend money like there's no tomorrow, (might not be) no kids to raise, no boss to contend with. Yeah--it's cool.
I think being old beats the crap out my life as a youngun. Get up when I want, do what I want, go where I want to, spend money like there's no tomorrow, (might not be) no kids to raise, no boss to contend with. Yeah--it's cool.
I have to fight off women half my age and men half my age hold open doors for me. Senior discounts everywhere.
The people at Home Depot/Lowes/ Publix offer to help me load my vehicle. It's kind of funny to me. I bought gift cards at Publix and when they didn't offer to carry them to my car, I so badly wanted to give them a hard time. It was difficult biting my tongue.
I think being old beats the crap out my life as a youngun. Get up when I want, do what I want, go where I want to, spend money like there's no tomorrow, (might not be) no kids to raise, no boss to contend with. Yeah--it's cool.
Only 201 more days at work and I'll be joining you-except for the no boss as I'm married. Maybe I better keep working?
Funny how things work out. There are times I wish I was twenty or thirty years younger so I could do ......................................... whatever. Then I remember that doing such things is what and why I'm in the shape I am now. As some one else once said, if I had known I was gonna live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
------------------ Ron Count Down to A Better America: http://countingdownto.com/countdown/196044 Isn't it strange that after a bombing, everyone blames the bomber, his upbringing, his environment, his culture, his mental state but … after a shooting, the problem is the gun?
My Uncle Frank was a staunch Conservative and voted straight Republican until the day he died in Chicago. Since then he has voted Democrat. Shrug
I was in line at the local parts store and the lady in front of me was giving the young man at the counter a hard time. She kept getting louder and more rude until finally, she yelled out, "I want to see a manager!" From behind the young man, the older store manager said, "You're looking at one. What can I help you with?" She says, "I don't appreciate your attitude." He replies, "I don't appreciate you being disrespectful to my employees, so we are even. You asked to see a manager, here I am. What is your problem?" The woman explains that the clerk refused to make change for her $100 bill. The manager just stared blankly at her for a moment and said, "Oh, I see. Here is what you can do- Walk over to any shelf in this store, pick up an item, bring it over here and pay for it with your $100 bill. We will gladly give you the correct amount of change for your purchase. If you are just looking for someone to break your hundred, you need to drive to a bank and they can do it for you. Since we are not a bank and you are not a customer, there is the door. You can show yourself out." Everyone started laughing, she got even more angry and left. Afterward, I complimented him for standing up for his employees and he said, "I'm too old to put up with that kind of crap."
Originally posted by Boondawg: It is possible. Maybe even probable.
Validating perception is like trying to pinch Quicksilver between your fingers...
For sure. I guess it may come down to application. You could also just be a nervous fella, could even be your diet or lack of sleep. Try not to think to much about it and just live, a day at a time, yet looking forward to the future, thats kind of the trick.
Then you have folks like me who many times get nervous around people. I sort of just pretend I am not, I imagine them nervous...and it goes from there, many times, even well. I think I am still true to myself, just perhaps trying to experience and participate more. Anyway could be unrelated but popped into my head.
Originally posted by Boondawg: Did I mention I have found NO benefit to getting old? None. No wisdom, no security, no peace of mind.
What are you trying to say ? That you are dumber than you ever have been ? We know better than that. You don't find security in your gained abilities ? Peace of mind ? Are you trying to say you are not confident ? Perhaps you are not seeing what you should see, and seeing what you perceive.
To the topic ... I have had that opinion, not giving a flying flip, since I was a young 'un. It works for me if I am honest with myself.
I think being old beats the crap out my life as a youngun. Get up when I want, do what I want, go where I want to, spend money like there's no tomorrow, (might not be) no kids to raise, no boss to contend with. Yeah--it's cool.
I'm enjoying a second childhood without adult supervivion"
for someone who says they would rather be smart you have some of the most intelligent, thought provoking posts on here. This is just one more example.
Maybe, but I REALLY have to work at it. It sure don't come natural! Not to mention I believe you would be hard-pressed to find another person around these parts that agreed with you on my......level of intelligence.....and there are a few really smart people here!
The world and all it's doings is really really big. I pretty-much stay lost most of the time.
I suspect i'm just your kind of lost...
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Originally posted by cliffw: 1. That you are dumber than you ever have been ? 2. You don't find security in your gained abilities ? 3. Are you trying to say you are not confident ?
1. In many ways, yes....Knowing more don't always make you smarter. 2. My memory is shot. Everyday I just go to work & figure it out. 3. I never have been. What I've been is brave....not quite the same thing, though.
