More specifically, what are some ways in which your life has improved as you've gotten older? In what ways are you different, and how has this been a positive thing for your life? What do you know now that you didn't before that has made your life better?
This "I don't want to age gracefully...I don't want to age at all!" question has been brought to you courtesy of Jack
2007-09-27 07:49:12 · 36 answers · asked by Jack B, goodbye, Yahoo! 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ah, Lydia, I'm still 36 for another 12 days, and I intend to moan for all twelve of them! ;)
2007-09-27 08:10:39 · update #1
Whoever's giving the thumbs-down sux!
2007-09-27 10:26:05 · update #2
Thanks Serafim, lol! I needed a good laugh!
2007-09-27 11:21:43 · update #3
There are a great deal of benefits to growing older:
1. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.
2. No one expects you to run into a burning building.
3. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.
4. People call at 9 p.m. and ask, "Did I wake you?"
5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.
6. There's nothing left to learn the hard way.
7. Things you buy now won't wear out.
8. You buy a compass for the dash of your car.
9. You can eat dinner at 4:00.
10. You can't remember the last time you laid on the floor to watch television.
11. You can live without sex, but not without your glasses.
12. You consider coffee one of the, most important things in life.
13. You constantly talk about the price of gasoline.
14. You enjoy hearing about other people's operations.
15. You get into a heated argument about pension plans.
16. You got cable for the weather channel.
17. You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.
18. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.
19. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.
20. You send money to PBS.
21. You sing along with the elevator music.
22. You talk about "good grass" and you're referring to someone's lawn.
23. Your arms are almost too short to read the newspaper.
24. Your back goes out more than you do.
25. Your ears are hairier than your head.
26. Your eyes won't get much worse.
27. Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.
28. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either.
29. Your supply of brain cells is finally, down to a manageable size.
30. You have more patience (but it is actually that you just don't care anymore).
31. You learn to give up all your bad habits (but still don't feel good).
32. You "Get lucky" more often (but it usually means you found your car in the parking lot).
33. The pharmacist becomes your new best friend.
34. When you're on vacation, your energy runs out before your money does.
35. You have great friends who think of you often, and give you lists like this!
2007-09-27 11:08:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 16⤊ 0⤋
My body hair and facial hair grow quicker. When I'm a bit older I can shave my face one day, and have a beard again by the end of the week. Or if I'm forced to shave my body so I can get tattoos, it'll grow back fast. From experience I'll have lots of knowledge and wisdom and be able to help younger LGBT people more effectively. I'll have an even greater perspective on what good music still exists out there. Maybe I'll find great inspiration somewhere that'll spark unyielding motivation in myself.
2016-04-06 04:03:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have grown and matured. As a result I have settled into a very comfortable life. I am happily married, I own my house, I have a good job and I am saving for a very comfortable retirement. My early life was very turbulent and troublesome. I am not going to go into specific details about why, but I will say that my life didn't really begin until I was thirty and it has only gotten better since. In case you are curious I am 43 now. Getting old may seem like a curse at times, but always try to remember these 2 things. Life is what you make of it and every minute could be your last so live them all to the fullest extent possible.
2007-09-27 09:28:52 · answer #3 · answered by Bryan 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I feel uniquely qualified to answer this question. On Monday, October 1, I will turn 60 years old. What I've learned:
1) Growing older is liberating! I no longer stress about what other people think of me.
2) I've learned that, as Tom Petty said, most things you worry about never happen anyway.
3) I've become much more confident and assured about myself.
4) Believe it or not, sex is so much better now than it ever was!
5) I have a wisdom that I never had when I was younger.
I could go on, but you get the point....Growing old is not for sissies!
2007-09-27 09:10:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
My life has improved in several ways...for starters, I am much more defined as an individual, though still open to changes, which will take place when they should.
My tastes are more diverse, am a much happier person (the drugs help), enjoy the little things, not moving too fast (as aging will prevent that anyways), am friendlier (for fear of being beat up by younger kids) and much more tolerable than I was in my twenties, he he.
36?! Come on! ;-)
Happy early birthday darling.
2007-09-27 11:39:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Jack, good to see you! Where've you been? Please don't tell me you got suspended?!
Anyway, to answer your question, there are several things I love about getting older:
1. All the insecurities of my teenage years and early twenties are pretty much gone. I couldn't care less if I look like a supermodel or not.
2. I've outgrown the "drama," and my life is much calmer now.
3. I'm more laidback. Things just don't bother me like they used to.
4. I actually value what my mom has to say now...and I've found...you know, she's a pretty smart lady. At least, as far as life experience goes. I've read more than she has, though.
5. I know that the most important things in life are family, friendship, a sense of humor, and a good personality. Looks will fade, money can run out...but if we hang on to the rest, we'll have a good life.
2007-09-27 08:04:38 · answer #6 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Gosh.. this is tough.
I guess I feel like I'll always miss the naivity and lack of responsibility involved in being a child.
I think - if nothing else, getting older comes with knowledge, which is nice, but not always good. I think as I've gotten older I've become more jaded and cynical - especially about human nature and love/relationships.
But.. I have money now, I've got a great family, great friends, and lots of warm fuzzy animals that I was never allowed to have growing up so that doesn't suck, either. :)
2007-09-27 08:12:15 · answer #7 · answered by nixity 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I tend to enjoy some of the simpler things in life...and I have more money. Other than that getting old kinda sucks. Old friends are too busy to tear it up on the weekends, owning a home requires more of your spare time, as does family...
Even worse, some of the guys I used to get crazy with are now in college. When I go visit, I feel like "The Godfather" from Old School.
2007-09-27 07:55:39 · answer #8 · answered by Armless Joe, Bipedal Foe 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
i've learnt to be more accepting of myself and of others. i realize that my script for how the world SHOULD function is not necesserily the right one for the world, and am now concentrating on the script for my own life and my interactions with those around me.
i realize that there are things i could do when i was 27 or 37 but cannot do now, but there are also things i've learnt to do which i couldnt do then...
and happy pre birthday jack, you're still HAWT :)
i've learnt love and companionship
and i've learnt that every day you age is better than the alternative of being frozen in groundhog day or in death.
2007-09-27 10:28:28 · answer #9 · answered by joe the man 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Life is great.
1. I have a lot more money.
2. I have accomplished a great deal and know I can accomplish much more.
3. I can easily laugh at myself now.
4. The sex in great.
5. I don’t take the criticism of others seriously.
6. I don’t have anything I have to prove to myself or others.
2007-09-27 08:31:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋