Another Quora.com question was
What are some things you realize as you get older?
One answer was
- I’m just as happy with $5 t-shirts from Wal-Mart and $20 jeans from Costco as I was with my insistence on expensive designer brand name clothes when I was younger.
- Fitness is no longer about trying to look good or be more attractive; it’s about living a longer, healthier life.
- Aging is a one way street with an inevitable end; there’s no going back, only forward.
- Certain values and traits that I thought were weaknesses in my parents when I was young are actually admirable strengths.
- Choosing to lead a life of simplicity, modesty and economy is a liberating and rewarding experience that brings happiness and a better chance of financial freedom.
- The best experiences in life are unscripted.
- Wisdom is quiet, but ignorance is loud.
- Most people are just doing their best to get through life with the cards that they were dealt.
- You can accept, love and respect yourself while realizing that you’re not special, probably not even that remarkable.
- Life is really too short to care what other people think about you.
—Lance Schmidt
Do you disagree with any of these? Is there anything you would add?
March 23, 2018
I’d say Lance Schmidt covered it all pretty well!
I didn’t relate to #1 though. I never thought I had to have the designer ‘brand’ of things. I had a few clothes that were well made and lasted. and comfort even then was key.
I would have eaten a Vegan lifestyle wayyyy much sooner than I am now.
or at the least I’d have become a vegetarian a lot sooner. I would have been healthier now I think. it truly does make a difference. at least for me it has.
not to mention the benefit of the poor animals I would have eaten!
bless them.
I’m glad your new diet works for you! I, too, eat food that makes me feel good.
I would add: The activities of your youth determine your abilities as you age.
I sure wish I had kept walking miles every day. I stopped doing that about age 20 and I’m sure paying for it now.
Apparently doing the best we can about exercise still helps a lot. It depends on the individual. Good luck!
I didn’t know what designer clothes were till well into my forties! We did not even have branded clothes here. We bought cloth and got it stitched into a garment from a tailor.
“Fitness is no longer about trying to look good or be more attractive; it’s about living a longer, healthier life.”
I don’t understand this obsession with living longer. I don’t. I am ready to go whenever my time is up. Till then, I would like to be without serious trouble and dearth in me and mine. I would like to go without trouble to myself and those around me.
I would have been neat to have a tailor when I was working.
I’m with you about longevity. I try to stay healthy because it feels so good, adds to my enjoyment of life. But I have no desire to prolong it forever. Shuffling off in my sleep would be my ideal.
A fun list to read, makes a lot of sense. About #1: I’ve pretty much taken up where my mother left off: “If it’s clean and decent, that’s all you need.”
I agree with that. Also, wear sensible shoes.
yes, yes and yes – although some of the list may not quite fit, but it’s pretty on the mark…
i certainly realise, I should do certain things, like trips to retreat at VP because it has become a kind of oasis where I get to just “be” if I want…no pressure.
new computer – a few difficulties with linking my website addy
https://cedar51.wordpress.com/
Hurray for the new computer! Even though the switch is usually a bit time consuming.
I’m happy you have a chance to go on the retreats.
One thing I realise as I get older is that I’m extremely ignorant about all sorts of things and it’s unwise to rush to judgment about them. When I was young I thought I knew it all and opinionised endlessly about everything under the sun.
“Most people are just doing their best to get through life with the cards that they were dealt.” Very true. We’re all lumbered with disadvantages that we have to compensate for, and we just have to get on with it. There’s no point sitting around saying “Why me?”
I agree. Life is short. Do the best we can with what we have and enjoy the process as much as we can.
Great list! I like #7 best.
I like that too. 🙂