Is "Old" age creeping up on you?

Jacob Petersheim said:
It depends on who you were, both then and now.

I sure don't remember taking drugs, going to concerts surrounded by debauchery, or protesting order and demanding pie in the sky. As far as my experience goes, that was probably reserved for the children of the idle rich, at least by my family's standards.

What seems worse to me, though it could seem like a small point to some, is the incredibly low levels of literacy even among 30-somethings. They not only don't read books, they basically can't and extract the author's meaning. Average reading, math, and money handling skills barely crack the nominal 6th-grade level!

But I'll set aside more cane-waving for now.
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I agree. It somewhat annoys me that people want to blame the world's problems on Boomers. For the most part, everyone I knew was responsible and family oriented. I watched the hippies and the demonstrators on TV but that didn't touch my life, much like now.

One big change in the Boomer generation was the number of divorces. Seems like many of us were not willing to settle for living in an unhappy environment, which set off a chain of events affecting our children.
 
Marie Mallory said:
Jacob, maybe its the experience they had growing up? Our generation wasn't the best example of representing responsibility and discipline.
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I am afraid that technology has definitely taken the place of God in these generations and that will keep them from heaven--worshiping false gods. It is sad. I used to think the Bible was just stories but more of it is coming to light as truth. (surprisingly with the help of technology:unsure:)
 
Jake Smith said:
Diving a little deeper into the "unknown", there are some very unexplained happenings here on "earth", that make no sense to me. Like this plane crash that took off, only to crash full of fuel, shortly after take off, and killed several on the ground, and everyone on board over hundred; except "one", who walked around in a "daze" in the crash site, until they found him, they found out he was one of the passengers aboard that plane. Just last night; on news Marie and I watched another plane crash where it exploded in fire, the pilot said someone had opened one of the doors, which he said caused the crash, all four people were uninjured; Marie and I both said "no way"!
I had heard once, that you cannot die until it's your time. Like one person they said tried numerous times to kill himself, and even to the point of jumping from a 30 ft. building, and still didn't die, just caused himself a great deal of "suffering", before he did. There were ten of us in my family counting mom and dad, one child passed at birth, between me and one of my sisters, we were all "healthy", except one of my brothers who had Marfan syndrome, like Abraham Lincoln had, except Abraham only had it affecting his bones, which my brother had it affecting everything on him, eyes, ears, heart, bones and everything. He had more operations than anyone I've ever known, but was "super smart", moved up several grades in school because they said he was too smart to be in that grade. He was something else growing up, always worked jobs and could stretch a dollar further than any of us, nothing kept him down. The doctors told Mom and dad, he will never see teenage years, he lived into his 70s. He even became an ordained minister, before he passed we were talking about religion and I told him, I "totally" believe in "GOD", and I pray every night for him to make do what I'm suppose to do, and I forgive everyone, and please forgive me of my sins, in Jesus name I pray; Amen. He toldhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzOV7Nua6uEme that won't get you to heaven, and he never did say what would get me there; before he passed away, several years back now. We've lost one child at birth, one brother, one sister, mom, and dad who have died; I have three brothers left, and one sister.
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The Bible states: our good works are as filthy rags, with regard to getting us to heaven on our own. The grace of Jesus Christ was given to us as he took our place on the cross for our sins because of his absolute love. We need to get to know him through his Word and doing good because we follow him, not as an admission payment to heaven.
We are being given some time yet to bring ourselves and others to know God.
The insane evil in the world distract us from the task and the answer to it is Love.
I find comfort in following Troy Black and Fred Watkins (the Unknown Prophet) on youtube.
 
Mary Stetler said:
The Bible states: our good works are as filthy rags, with regard to getting us to heaven on our own. The grace of Jesus Christ was given to us as he took our place on the cross for our sins because of his absolute love. We need to get to know him through his Word and doing good because we follow him, not as an admission payment to heaven.
We are being given some time yet to bring ourselves and others to know God.
The insane evil in the world distract us from the task and the answer to it is Love.
I find comfort in following Troy Black and Fred Watkins (the Unknown Prophet) on youtube.
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Mary, from my understanding, love can have different meanings in the Bible, " if you love your child you will beat your child" which just means sparing the rod spoils the child. Of course, that's no problem now because they will lock your ass up if you put a loving stripe across their legs.
Some people don't know how to correct their kids and go overboard with corporal punishment. I got plenty of whippings as a kid, yet not one scar.
Also 'if a man doesn't work, he shouldn't eat, which to me means don't reward bad behavior.
All kinds of discipline in the Bible ignored by todays religious teachers.
 
Marie Mallory said:
Mary, from my understanding, love can have different meanings in the Bible, " if you love your child you will beat your child" which just means sparing the rod spoils the child. Of course, that's no problem now because they will lock your ass up if you put a loving stripe across their legs.
Some people don't know how to correct their kids and go overboard with corporal punishment. I got plenty of whippings as a kid, yet not one scar.
Also 'if a man doesn't work, he shouldn't eat, which to me means don't reward bad behavior.
All kinds of discipline in the Bible ignored by todays religious teachers.
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I said, no more getting into debates about no politics or religion, looks like I forgot on both.
 
Jacob Petersheim said:
"dumb as a rock"
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I always used to say "Dumb as a box of rocks." But I like that. You're downright specific about it... Maybe if I put numbers on the rocks and the bigger the rock, the dumber they are. Like telling someone who is very dumb "You're as dumb as a #10 Rock." I'll have to play with one that on the YouTube Fake News Network. There are some seriously dumb people on there... :ROFLMAO:
 
Is old age creeping up on you?

Good question.

Of course, especially organically. Every year my body is put through a ringer what comes out is physically lesser than a year before.

The most disappointing thing for me when I first started feeling the effects of aging, where I couldn't walk as far or work as hard was I always had the feeling I was going to go back to the way I felt before that it was just a temporary feeling. It slowly creeps up year after year and you never go back fully.

old age also creeps up on you spiritually some because they're coming near the end and gain religion, others have a life of experience in negative things have less belief.

for me personally I still believe but here's the funny thing my physical disabilities not allow me to do some of the things I did to show my religious beliefs. as an example I don't attend church as often as I did as a child going to Catholic Elementary School. Back then I went to church a few times a week some masses before School and every Sunday. I did the Stations of the Cross at least twice a week. I did a lot of in-church praying when needed. later in life my attendance was less because of commitments to work, health, and family.

I guess what I'm trying to say is old age can affect you physically and sometimes spiritually.
 
I am not sure if this thread is about aging or dying. I have been around death most of my life. My dad died when I was 7; my mother died when I was 14. I found my first dead body in the road at 15, and saw my first murder victim at 19. I certainly believe in God. I, like @Jake Smith , don't understand anyone who knows anything about anything cannot see some creative force at work. I have attended many, many different churches and services, and regularly attended two different denominations for a number of years, each has something to contribute and every sect/denomination has something to give to somebody or group, otherwise it wouldn't exist. I was raised as a Methodist, but left that church when it began denouncing much of what I believe in. I currently regularly attend a Roman Catholic church, but probably will never join the church.

No fear of death here. As I said, I have been around it most of my life and I have seen many people die--both ones don't know and at least one I did know. I worked as a volunteer for a local hospice here after I retired, and the patients' attitudes concerning their impending demise was very interesting. My favorite patient was an old Army vet who had a number of fatal illnesses and one day just could not breathe and he died. If any of you have spare time and wish to contribute and learn for yourself what death is about, I recommend volunteering at a real hospice, not one in LA. If you can find a non-profit one that is affiliated with a church or hospital, it would be best.

No fear of death, but I am not anxious to go. My big fear is becoming a burden to my wife or other survivors.
 
Yep , it taken me allot longer to get over a major Health scare i had while in Queensland over Christmas where I ended up in hospital just for a day ( the doctors x 2 ) offered me the option of going back to the unit or staying at the hospital till it was time to fly home ( 4 days )

I choose to go back to the unit with the promise I’d come back if I felt ill again …
 
Don Alaska said:
No fear of death, but I am not anxious to go. My big fear is becoming a burden to my wife or other survivors.
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I'm 100% in agreement with you there, Don. I always say I am not afraid of dying, but I am in no particular hurry. What will happen to my severely disabled son the only thing that has ever terrified me. I've been trying for almost three years to make a backup plan for when my number comes up, with almost zero success.
 
The options are a bit limited so I deal with it. Glasses and an occasional slather of Voltaren are my concessions to the age old evil of age. My skirts are short, my hair is long. Stilettos require a male consort’s arm though. I do not miss the fractures and sprains very much. But it takes more effort to keep my temper on the level of “that’s nice”.
 
Marie Miller said:
The options are a bit limited so I deal with it. Glasses and an occasional slather of Voltaren are my concessions to the age old evil of age. My skirts are short, my hair is long. Stilettos require a male consort’s arm though. I do not miss the fractures and sprains very much. But it takes more effort to keep my temper on the level of “that’s nice”.
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I'm just the opposite, skirts are long or not at all, hair is short easier to manage and heels, not gonna happen.
 
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