life as notches

Philippines
March 4, 2012 6:35pm CST
I recently met an old classmate and she made a remark which made me think…and frown at the same time. The frown really was more due to amusement than anything. She asked us if we noticed how our body changes at some exact point in time…like every twenty years. She related an experience of crossing a main road and making it but almost got hit by a car. She said her mind told her she could make it but her body obviously could not. I replied that I am really afraid of crossing main roads but the fear is more due to fast cars and wide lanes than because of my age. I don’t really look at life as notches of ages with landmarks but as natural consequence of growth and take things as they come. What about you friends at mylot, do you think like my friend who looks at certain points of age as marked with specific signs of aging?
2 responses
savypat
@savypat (20216)
• United States
5 Mar 12
I try not to age by the numbers. Each body ages at it's own rate, but when 70 came along I must say it got to me. Now I try even harder to do the things necessary to keep myself as fit as possible.
figurativeme
@figurativeme (1089)
• Philippines
10 Mar 12
True, savypat, we age at our own rate. And that's a nice attitude of keeping ourselves fit. I would see it as owing it to ourselves to be fit so we can live as we would want to at any age. I really would like to maintain a positive attitude all throughout life. Is that wishful thinking?
savypat
@savypat (20216)
• United States
10 Mar 12
No matter what happens around you, only you are in charge of how you respond to it. As long as you remember this you can have a positive attitude throughout your life.
obe212003
@obe212003 (2299)
• Philippines
5 Mar 12
At the later stages of our lives as one grows old, so does our mental and physical health. Decline in function and sometimes having disability or having dementia are at a higher percentage especially in advanced ages, but if we are able to maintain a healthy lifestyle, we have a good chance of just fading out with old age and not with illnesses or disease.
figurativeme
@figurativeme (1089)
• Philippines
10 Mar 12
You are right, obe, maintaining a healthy life style helps and I suppose is positive attitude. I would like to go through life without thinking of aging but simply living. Thanks for your response.