The bad things about being old:
Thinking back, we realize that time went by very fast and what we accomplished is not even near of what we wanted to at the beginning Being well informed about funeral costs because the advertisements keep coming The aches and pains we wake up with every morning It is not very easy to get a 30 year mortgage Not very advisable to plan ahead into the future The word future is removed from our vocabulary I recently had a tooth pulled and the dentist never even asked me if I consider replacing it Not remembering everything that happened throughout our lives Not remembering what happened yesterday but remembering what happened 50 years ago Not accepting that our body is getting worn out and thinking we can still do things as we used to then finding out the hard way that we can not Realizing that everything you say is accepted with a curious smile from your family Being a tolerated member of a family without any positive contribution Living the rest of your life in warm up suits because there is no reason to dress up Cannot get life insurance any longer Don't remember what our favorite food is In conversations with other seniors we just compare our current ailments
The good things about being old:
In many instances getting seats on subways and buses (where they still respect older people) Getting senior citizen discounts (where they still apply) Doctors have ready diagnosis for every ailment it is old age Remembering only what we want to remember to Not remembering what happened yesterday but remembering what happened 50 years ago Believing that everything you say is accepted by the family as wisdom Thinking that you are a respected member of the family Living the rest of your life in warm up suits because there is no reason to dress up Now we have closes full of clothing we will never wear. Some people at the Salvation Army will be very happy Being well informed about funeral costs because the advertisements keep coming It is easy to converse with other oldies. Just compare our current ailments, the old ones we probably don't remember any longer
Somehow the bad is winning this list by 16: 11 against the good. It seems there is no great advantage in being old.
The ugly truth is that it is no great joy to get old.
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