are there things u once thought you could do when u were younger but now realize u cant do that anymore how has age afected you
2006-10-21 01:54:47 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
has age made u stronger
2006-10-21 01:55:19 · update #1
I am 19 but the wisdom from the elders impress me
2006-10-21 01:56:22 · update #2
Dear Maceo,
I am 58 years old.
For me personally wisdom is increasing as I age, but at the same time my physical abilities are decreasing. I have had Type 1 Diabetes for more than 42 years which makes my heart and arteries the equivalent of 100 years old. Lately I have really been feeling closer to 100 rather than 58. Maybe that is partly due to the fact that I get down on the floor and play with my 11 month old grandson!
There are several things that I wanted or wanted to do when I was younger and now wonder WHY I ever wanted them or to do them. I am refining the things I want and want to do as I near the end of my life.
But something that I wrote in my diary when I was in 10th grade has become far more important to me now than it was when I was in 10th grade!!!
I wrote "Someday I want to read the whole Bible." I didn't actually end up doing that until I was 44 and now I wish I had done it sooner because it was the very BEST thing I've done in my life. I was going through a very painful unwanted divorce after nearly 25 years of marriage and I had been laid off from my job as an internal auditor during the banking crisis.
At that time I felt as though I didn't have a friend in the world. One Sunday morning before church I knelt by my bed and started praying "Lord, I just want ..." but I didn't know what I wanted other than for the pain to be gone. I believe the Holy Spirit finished my prayer "... to read the Bible from cover-to-cover, will you provide the time and the money."
Two days later I got 15 weeks of severance pay. I used that time to read The Daily Walk Bible. Instead of reading it through the year I finished it in 90 days. It was so good I couldn't put it down. Now I read the Bible from cover-to-cover each year. This year I'm reading The Daily Bible in chronological order.
So, yes, age has affected me but I am grateful for the "whittling" that has taken place in my life and the wisdom that has come. I wouldn't go back for anything.
It took getting older and going through painful situations to teach me to prioritize my wants and my needs. Now I have been giving Bibles as gifts to family, friends and even near strangers. Last year I gave my 16 year old granddaughter the True Images Bible for teen girls and I gave my 13 year old grandson Revolution, the Bible for teen guys. I also gave my 6 and 8 year old grandsons age appropriate Bibles.
Age has changed me but the gains have far outweighed the losses.
2006-10-21 02:35:49 · answer #1 · answered by JOYfilled - Romans 8:28 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So many answers I wondered if I should bother, but my answer is a little different than others, I think, I got bored and stopped reading.
I think it is different for everyone. I have always been one to really observe and question things, since I was very young. When I was in my teens and twenties I thought I knew so much. Now that I am 39 I think I know very little if anything.
All I can say it that it all appears to be a matter of perception. Two people with identical circumstances can do two completely different things with them. It is easy for positive to people to say oh, just be happy like me and you will be fine, but when you really look at the world and all the suffering it is hard to be happy all the time.
Every person who I have heard interviewed who lived to be over 100 said "don't let things get to you". When you are a sensitive person that is hard to do. So what works for one person may not work for another.
Time does go faster and my mortality has become something I think way more about, especially since I have a small child. They say youth is wasted on the young. If I knew then what I realize I don't know now, I don't know if I would be better or worse off. I miss thinking I knew something.
2006-10-21 05:23:27 · answer #2 · answered by crct2004 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although I am wiser than when I was younger (I'm 57 now), I think that youth is wasted on the young because we don't really get to know how to use it until we are older and then it is too late. I cannot do the things that I once could but now I wish I could. So, I have this advice: Don't do anything in your youth that you don't want to have a guilty conscience for when you are older. Don't spend time with people that will bring you down but do spend time with people that will encourage you to be a better person but in all things, be yourself. Do good to/for others and it will come back to you. Thank you for your question.
2006-10-21 05:50:18 · answer #3 · answered by BrowBrat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am now 39, and funny enough I still feel just like I did when I was 18. The only thing age has taught me is that there is still a lot I have to do!! I love travelling and have so many places to see, I look forward to having a lot more adventures and hope to make a lot more friends in my lifetime. Age has taught me that taking care of yourself when you are younger really does pay off.
When I went to my 20 yr high school reunion, I was shocked at how old some people looked!! Keep yourself in good order, and you will like looking in the mirror at any age. Stay open minded and you will leave a lot more doors open. And mostly just have a freakin' blast in whatever you do!
2006-10-21 02:01:33 · answer #4 · answered by dlgrl=me 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Age effects your physical ability to do things as well as limits the opportunities in life. With age I have damaged my knees from running, gotten carpal tunnel from keyboarding, damaged my shoulder, and been stepped on by a horse. All the physical things add up so that exercise becomes difficult, which has resulted in weight gain and type 2 diabetes.
As for opportunities, schools and potential employers would rather hire someone in their early to mid 20s because they will work for less and health insurance for them costs the employer a lot less. Universities don't really want to waste a slot on an older student.
Get a double major in business and engineering and you will always be employed. Get a job in the social sciences and you will always be poor, and not always find full time work.
Protect your health, especially your joints, because your joints don't heal and can't be fixed by surgery.
Avoid marriage for as long as possible, because your ability to get better jobs and opportunities stops when the person gets married. This is because they no longer can take risks that a single person can take, and because taking risks then effect two or more people than just yourself.
Don't grow old because no one will want anything to do with you, except to try to steal what little you have.
2006-10-21 02:13:59 · answer #5 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually I feel better now than I did when I was 18. Perhaps it is simply die to me actually paying attention to how I feel now. Being 39, yes I have an ache or two but with a strong mind I can over come that very easily.
I have accomplished more than I imagined ! Happiness was my number one goal and with that comes all else... so all in all as I get older I realize there is nothing I can't do that I put my mind to.
Life is good for I choose it to be rather than blame someone for else for how some particular part went wrong within it.
: )
2006-10-21 07:18:22 · answer #6 · answered by Kitty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Physically, your body changes for the worst if you don't exercise. Muscle tone, skin elasticity, you can't stay up late and feel fine/look fine in the morning. I have come to appreciate the expression "beauty sleep."
But after thirty life gets better in every other aspect. You feel secure, peaceful and you slow down to enjoy your short life. You become better focused on your goals in life and you are able to prioritize as you begin to realize the passing of time and your own mortality.
I think if knew what I know now when I was in my twenties and had the body of a twenty year old, I would be dangerous.
What I have learned:
Pick and choose your battles and don't sweat the small stuff.
Live and let live. Do not try to control others or their lives. If you think something needs fixing, fix yourself first and then let the other person fix themself.
Age is beautiful, graceful and sexy, not in a physical way of course but in a spiritual and mental way.
Get busy living YOUR life. Don't live FOR someone else live WITH them.
2006-10-21 02:13:07 · answer #7 · answered by Sugar 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Hi, I am 40... time and age has made me stronger mentally. Even though my body is not 20 anymore, I feel it is better because I have the knowledge behind what makes my life better, so I don't miss all the young running and sports and work. I am stronger in mind, body and emotion.
2006-10-22 13:36:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm in my 50's. Its a give and take. I can no longer climb as well as I could when I was younger, and I have problems running very far, but there are positives as well. I have learned how to understand people better. I understand the opposite sex better (Lord, wish I knew about that when I was young! lol) And I can analyze and understand the true meaning of things better.
2006-10-21 03:38:35 · answer #9 · answered by Dat MrE Guy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can no longer do ANYTHING as fast or as sure footed as I once was able to do. My mind says I can, but my body rebels, lol. Have to make adjustments for that.
It's a trip getting older. It should be the other way around. The knowledge should come at a younger age and the physical capabilities should come at the older ages!
2006-10-21 02:08:08 · answer #10 · answered by Bluealt 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋