Older People are Making Me Feel Inspired
By Arya
@yoalldudes (35040)
Philippines
May 4, 2022 3:31am CST
I read the replies of 70+ year old people in Quora and I was inspired by what they shared. They say that they are having the best years of their lives and they wouldnt want to turn back time to exchange it with how life is at the present. Now that is something to look forward to but the aches and pains of course I do not want but even at present I do have back pain on top life stress and anxiety.
I would say I am loving my 40s and I wouldnt want to go back to my 20s or 30s except to change my mistakes if given the chance. Otherwise, I prefer my current age. I have to say I am enjoying it. It only gets better, I suppose.
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11 responses
@LadyDuck (458867)
• Switzerland
4 May 22
I do not believe what those people say, not a bit. I am 71, I do not like the world as it is now, but I would love to turn back time and the again in my 40s. Consider that I have no aches and pains, but no one can honestly say that being 70 is better than being 40, it is a BIG lie.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
4 May 22
From what I read they have more time to do their hobbies, perhaps in their younger years they are tied to their jobs and alarm clock in the morning as well as responsibilities of having children & grandchildren and the stress that goes along with it.
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@58lordstreet (1669)
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4 May 22
all very well if you are well enough to enjoy your hobbies, Id rather stick at 40 -50
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@LadyDuck (458867)
• Switzerland
4 May 22
@yoalldudes No matter how hard I worked I would immediately go back to my 40s should I could. Of course we cannot.
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@sharonelton (25111)
• Lichfield, England
4 May 22
Well one thing I have to say, I'm glad I'm no longer a teenager and have to go to school. Some people say your school days are the best days of your life. Who are they kidding? My school days were definitely the worst days of my life, especially senior school. Junior school wasn't so bad, but it was at senior school when the bullying started. I'm glad that is all behind me. I think the best days of my life are yet to come.
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@sharonelton (25111)
• Lichfield, England
5 May 22
@58lordstreet I used to wait in the toilets after school for 15 minutes or so to avoid the bullies who were threatening to beat me up.
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@58lordstreet (1669)
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4 May 22
same here - I think British school children seem to be the nastiest .I see in Spain children going to school in groups laughing, I had to leave very rapidly to avoid getting into fights
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@58lordstreet (1669)
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5 May 22
@sharonelton I had to take a short cut across the field and hope not to be caught by the teachers its was one way to get ahead of the bullies or take a mile and a half detour
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
9 May 22
@Shavkat another thing i try to do is organizing my thoughts and activities
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
9 May 22
Yes they are a source of wisdom . Personally the things i learned a realization from personal experience and reading novels and watching youtube videos lol
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@RebeccasFarm (86838)
• United States
4 May 22
Aging is no fun ..unless you have unlimited money.
I am glad you are inspired by some people.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
9 May 22
I'm not looking forward to the aches and pains and visits to the doctor i cannot take surgery to scary
@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
9 May 22
@RebeccasFarm Yes aging is not fun. Your body gets easily tired, muscle mass reduces, health issues do crop up.
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
9 May 22
I am also looking forward to financial independence
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
9 May 22
@yoalldudes yes financial independence is very important in life and will help in our old age.
@DesirousDreamer (34780)
• Peoria, Arizona
4 May 22
A lot of my friends around me as we creep closer to 30 are panicking because of aging. Honestly, I'm just surprised I made it this far, I'm almost 27 and it's kind of like...wow, I made it this far with everything that has happened, life has to get better at some point and the only way to actually see life get better is to actually age and grow and experience life.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
9 May 22
I wish i could tell my 29 year old self to just chill and relax. The things that i was obsessing over then doesn't matter to me now
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
9 May 22
Age is just a number. We can be youthful even at 50 mentally if we have a positive attitude, do exercise regularly and eat good food.
@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
9 May 22
@yoalldudes yes it's better to chill and relax. There is more to life than worrying about unpleasant things.
@rsa101 (37968)
• Philippines
5 May 22
Of course its harder to return to being young once again since our age also has perks and the independence that we enjoy right now is different from our younger years. Although I like the easy life I had when I was young when you really do not worry about many things like it is now.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
9 May 22
Childhood and youth are the golden age which one must utilize to the maximum extent as once gone you won't get it back.
@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
4 May 22
I guess it really depends on the quality of life they have now versus the quality of life they had before.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
9 May 22
@allen0187 yes .. you are right. Quality of life is more important.
There is no point living for 100 years and not doing anything good for our society and the environment.
@Hildasalom (937)
• Nairobi, Kenya
4 May 22
I sometimes remember my childhood days and I would wish to relive it again but am so happy that am all grown up now. I want to experience new things in my life.
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
9 May 22
I feel you i would sometimes they dream about my childhood days but i am happy with the new experiences now
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
9 May 22
@Hildasalom childhood are sweet memories. Going thru different stages of life is a wonderful experience as we learn unlearn relearn new things.
@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
9 May 22
@yoalldudes experiences gives us more wisdom and you become more confident and ofcourse happier too.
@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
4 May 22
While for me... I have a lot of mistake in the pass... I wànt to go back there and fix it... But of course I can't...
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
9 May 22
I'm sure you did what you think is best back then
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
9 May 22
@yoalldudes yes past is past. No point in dwelling into it and make our present bad. It's better to forget and learn from our mistakes to never repeat them.
@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
9 May 22
I too am in my early 40s and am pretty happy with it. Neither too old nor too young.
Have enough experience to teach others and also have the enthusiasm and experience to face life.
Yes I agree the old people can be inspiring to listen as they share their life experiences with other. They have a more positive outlook towards life compared to the younger generation.
@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
9 May 22
Even in my forties i feel like time time flies so fast. Old age give new perspective in life
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@yoalldudes (35040)
• Philippines
9 May 22
@jayanth_77 Spot on. Those are the things we need to include in our schedule. When I give my time to do them I feel happier and I bring this joy and calm even in the workplace and family.
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@jayanth_77 (7180)
• India
9 May 22
@yoalldudes yes time does fly as our lives have become so fast that we forget to admire little things in life like giving time for ourselves, spending leasure time or go for a walk , cultivate our childhood hobbies like painting, singing , dancing and so on.
