By older i mean people in their 30-40 that gave up in life. I always hear them talk about their high school days and how much of a bad *** they were, but then they start saying, "what if" only if" and all sorts of excuses that prevented them from doing something with their lives? At least, they'll always have their 1988 prom memories, which they never shut up about.
2007-02-27 19:12:52 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
help the aged cos one day youll be older too
2007-02-27 19:16:42 · answer #1 · answered by smilingontime 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm 62 now, and I never felt like that. I must say I worked as an IT consultant, which is quite motivating, and I learned new things all my life long.
Now I am retired and I took painting classes and I am now an artist -in another domain than IT.
I'm sure everyone has regrets, like "if I had taken maths more seriously I would be a rocket scientist (or simply an engineer)" But that is life, and nobody can live of "if only's".
To give up in life is a sad thing, and I hope you are not one of those. There is always something to do, even if you live for a hundred years, if only you keep healthy enough.
2007-02-27 19:29:35 · answer #2 · answered by jacquesh2001 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think older people grumble a lot because they have the life experience that ALL youth are yet to aquire and are shown nothing but disrespect and told to be quiet when they are offering up positive constructive information that comes from experience. I wish i had listened to my elders it would have saved me a lot of heartache and given me great oppotunities. One day you will be old, not as young as 40, and you will be wondering why your kids are not paying any attention to your misguided ramblings. Good luck.
2007-02-27 20:36:51 · answer #3 · answered by flipknuckle 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I couldn't understand it either, until I fell into this age group ...
PS: Re-read this question - guess I did not read it properly .. I never gave up in life and am still going strong ... although there are some things I guess I would have done differently had I known better at the time...but then again, I may not have been where I am now if I chose differently ... LOVE LIFE
2007-02-27 19:20:11 · answer #4 · answered by Bite Me 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So you are saying that they should just think back to the days when AIDS crushed any chance they had of having sex on prom night. Maybe now you know why they were so uptight. They weren't getting any and weren't going to get any for quite a while.
BTW, middle age starts at 44 these days.
2007-02-27 19:23:05 · answer #5 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Are these people just plain dull or just did,t really live life.What could they have done for fun? And those periods and mood swings along with all that complaining too. Now we know all that age bracket were dull.Gather all you can now you are going to be 30 to 40 one day too.Live it up your going higher than 40 one day soon so have something interesting to tell. Bye Young One
2007-02-27 19:28:46 · answer #6 · answered by becca 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Just hope you dont become one of them! grab every opportunity with 2 hands and enjoy life as much as you can :)
2007-02-27 19:21:21 · answer #7 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Better know as "Al Bundy" syndrome.
2007-02-27 19:22:25 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
is their a question?
2007-02-27 19:20:44 · answer #9 · answered by Kos Kesh 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋