Do you have things you want to do before you get too old to do them?

April 28, 2009 10:24am CST
I have many silly things I want to do before I get too old. My adult children laugh at some of the things I want to do but at the weekend they helped me to achieve one! Have you ever been to a market and they shout out "Roll up roll up come and buy my fruit" or similar? Well I have always wanted to shout out something. We were at a market and my Son said isnt that one of the things you want to do when we heard someone yelling. Next thing I knew he was dragging me over to the stall and the market stall owner was telling me what to do and say. Wow I did it!!! and loved it. So, right the next one is to take a breathelizer test and oh yes it goes without saying to definately be clear.
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@hxstar (510)
• China
29 Apr 09
Hi,MAllen400 Well,the things you want to do aren't silly at all.I think you has done a great job!Few people can do all what they want to do.I am still young and I have thought about this problem.I like climbing mountains and you know when I am too old,I won't be able to climb mountains any more.So,as I am still young,I will climb as much as I can.I have always been wanting to write a book.And now I still have no idea of how to start.I must hurry up now,or I won't be able to finish it before I can no longer write anything! Have a nice day!
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@orang13 (723)
• Philippines
29 Apr 09
i just wanna learn how to play the piano or maybe. all the insturments created here on earth and lastly i wanna travel the whole earth then maybe, create world peace one day~
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@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
29 Apr 09
I am having another chance to learn to drive a car. This will be my successful attempt I hope. I will be taking car driving lessons until I pass my driving test. I really hope to publish a novel in my lifetime. I would like to visit South America including Cartagena de Indies, Rio de Janeiro, Machu Picchu and the Galapagos Islands. I hope to go island hopping and snorkeling in the Philippines. I would love to have a daughter and am currently 32 weeks pregnant so that dream of mine is about to come true. By the sounds of it you had an enjoyable time in the market place. There is nothing like being loud. I remember an open day and a court house and my nephew loved setting off the police car siren.
@kiran8 (15348)
• Mangalore, India
29 Apr 09
Hi MAllen, it is nice that you have certain things that you want to do, afterall we need such ambitions in life otherwise it would be so dull...lol, so one of your ambition has been fulfilled ..I would love to travel all over the place, not the most visited places but smaller unheard of places and on my own terms without too many preparations.Another ambition i have is to build a simple low cost house just for the experience..
@UK_Shree (3603)
28 Apr 09
That is pretty cool actually! Glad you got to do the market shouting thing and I think it is lovely that you were encouraged by your son. I guess I do have one or two things I would like to do before it is too late but I do not think about them too much because the thought of not being here one day is a little frightening...
28 Apr 09
you know what they say dont put off till tomorrow what you can do today because if you like it then you can do it again tomorrow lol
• United States
29 Apr 09
Such a cute story!!! I wish that was where I was in my life. I am 26 years old and I feel like I am getting old!! It is literally starting to scare me. I want to have a family one day, and I feel like my time is running out.... So that's what I want to do before I get too old: have a family.
• India
29 Apr 09
I would love to travel before I get too old or before I die. There are some places I definitely want to see. Apart from that, I want to learn swimming and also take a really scary rollercoaster ride.
@orderfox (231)
• China
29 Apr 09
There are many things we need to think of going to pay up. Otherwise it will become the fantasy has not in fact when you up and realize, you feel that this all is so easy. Am glad that you move out of this step. You are happy.
@roberten (3128)
• United States
29 Apr 09
MAllen, I'd like to earn my PhD before I leave this world; and I'd like to be able to leave my loved ones a little seed money. I want to travel again and see marvelous places too. I've done most of what I wanted to do already save just a few minor things. It has been wonderful to see my dreams come true.
@angemac23 (2003)
• Canada
29 Apr 09
I would like to travel a lot all over the world before I get too old. I would also like to write a book!
• United States
29 Apr 09
I could go with my hubby's answer on things. He's never going to get old or die so I shouldn't worry bout things. I don't know in particular what I'd absolutly want to do before I was "too old". I'd love to say travel but hubby won't fly so it would have to be by car. Though we were talking maybe when we get to be of retirement age that we could rent an RV and travel cross country and follow the NASCAR racers to a few of their races.
• United States
29 Apr 09
I think it is very important to your health to laugh and find joy. Life is too short not to enjoy every moment. My husband and I, of just one year, have talked about doing many first time things. We want to go up in a hot air balloon. Travel. This year I am going for my first tattoo. I am fourty six. My daughter tells me I am too old. Never! Once i hit 39 that is when I decided that i wanted to try to do something i have never done every year. Even though I dont have the money for alot of things i would like to try i come up with something. Sometimes a bit on the crazy side. I always wanted to ride topless on the back of a bike. So my husband took me down back country roads on a beautiful warm nite. We often joke that we will have to convert the Harley into a trike. That will enable us a few extra years of riding. Live life to its fullest. Find something enjoyable and unique to your personality. If you arent hurting anyone than it is all good. I would be interested to know how the breathelizer test was when you get one.
@mapuang (612)
• Philippines
29 Apr 09
things i want to do before i get old is to travel around the world. see beautiful places and take a pic of it and i will collect them so that my great grand children see it.
@wahmivy (776)
• Philippines
29 Apr 09
I'd like to have more children (even just one more would be fine). Of course, I believe God knows best when it comes to things like this. I already have one and feel truly blessed. We had initially planned on another one by this year, but clearly we're not ready financially, mentally, physically, and emotionally. Anyhoo, I'm only 32. :)
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
28 Apr 09
definitely! i have always wanted to travel quite a bit before i get old. i would love to go to nyc, england, ireland and a number of other places. however, to that end, i have a lot of health issues and we are struggling financially so that we cant go any time soon.
@dragon54u (31636)
• United States
28 Apr 09
Most of the things I'd like to do cost too much--I'd like to see other countries, scuba again in the Bahamas, things like that. Of course, I doubt my arthritis will allow me to enjoy traveling much but I think I'll visit my sister in Florida next summer and do some scuba there, that should be affordable. I'm so glad you got to do your market thing! Little stuff like that really is fun!
@weng_08 (282)
• Philippines
28 Apr 09
Hello Mallen, I want to see the world before it becomes too late for me. I also want to ride the hot air balloon. I like being silly, I guess I will always be young at heart. I like playing with kids, and there are so many things that I intend to do before I reach 60. I still have 28 years, if I get lucky. Basically, I want to explore life, and have fun and do things that are amusing. I also want to write my own book. That's one of my aspirations. Have a great day! Weng
@reckon21 (3479)
• Philippines
29 Apr 09
A lot of things actually. One thing I really wanted to do is bunjee jumping. I'm not sure about the spelling, please forgive me. I always dreamed of doing it in the future. It will be my ultimate adventure.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
29 Apr 09
Well i would like to have interracial lovemaking. lol! Seriously, i would love to try wall climbing. It's something i wanted to do eversince i was still a teen. I have this feeling before that it will be easy because i can carry my weight pretty well. But i don't think so, i guess the challenge of my carrying my weighty weight is the one that motivates me to try wall climbing. I am in shape but i want to be in the best shape of my life.
@rakesh284 (1472)
• India
29 Apr 09
It is nice to hear that your kids are helping you in achieving these things. Even I am planning to do few things before I grow old but I still have a long life. So I think I will do most of those things before growing old. It is good to be ambitious and sporty in life.