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Today my great-aunt (my fathers aunt) turned 103.....holy shit.
She's fysically very weak of course, mentally ok though...
Do you wanna get this old ?
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As long as my penis works I would
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Dead by 104
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As long as my penis works I would
Friend of mine's grandparents are still doing it. His grandfather is actually at heat a bit to much for grandma's taste, so she secretly puts Valium in his porridge in the morning.....not kidding ;D 8)
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Getting old is a self regulating process isn't it. If you don't want to live longer, you probably won't. Most century old people seem to love their lives. I'm only quarter century old so I have no idea how long I wanna live.
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Getting old is a self regulating process isn't it. If you don't want to live longer, you probably won't. Most century old people seem to love their lives. I'm only quarter century old so I have no idea how long I wanna live.
100 plus people are mostly very laid back people. They drink a bit, smoke a bit sometimes.
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I am not hoping to live much past 65-70, let's put it this way.
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my granddad died aged 95, a year and a half ago- I can only hope to get to that age
In 70 years there may be some sort of serious life extension technology around- you may not need to die, ever :)
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Getting old, it aint for pussies. Seriously though, I want to live forever, I don't care how bad I look.
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my granddad died aged 95, a year and a half ago- I can only hope to get to that age
In 70 years there may be some sort of serious life extension technology around- you may not need to die, ever :)
Calorie restriction and low level exercise seem to be life extending. Bodybuilding definitely is not.... :(
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Calorie restriction and low level exercise seem to be life extending. Bodybuilding definitely is not.... :(
I know... calorie restriction sucks though
I think strength training has shown benefits? maybe you can confirm
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ask simon cowell about his plans to live forever. He has potions made from the sperm of a mountain goat and such like everyday. plus he's already signed up to be cryogenically frozen so he can be brought back later on when they have the technology to do so.
Not a bad idea
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I know... calorie restriction sucks though
I think strength training has shown benefits? maybe you can confirm
Only high rep stuff.....no hypertrophy, but maintaining stuff. Not about looking buff.... :-\
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I just want to keep banging 18 year old girls
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ask simon cowell about his plans to live forever. He has potions made from the sperm of a mountain goat and such like everyday. plus he's already signed up to be cryogenically frozen so he can be brought back later on when they have the technology to do so.
Not a bad idea
A very progressive minded person. I'd say people who think about that currently are crop of the cream intellectually. Most are too indulged into their senseless routines and little worlds to think outside the box.
People livin way longer will be a usual thing, and it won't take very long to reach that point. These who are aware of the progress in these sciences - already know this..
We may be the last generations to die of an old age at all (I mean - in civilised countries, and if wealthy enough. Not ridiculously wealthy, just above average.).
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I have no desire to be alive if my body is completely weakened.
Any time I have been laid up with an injury, or recovering from a crazy illness, I wonder if that is what it is like
all the time for people that are extremely old.
I am bitter enough as it is, I can imagine myself being extremely frustrated if I had to move slowly or felt weak
at all times.
I hope my mind calms and becomes more accepting of things as I age, because I know right now I could not handle
being in a weakened state.
My grandfather died not too long ago at age 77. He got liver cancer and it took him down in a matter of weeks. He
was completely healthy before that, moved around like a healthy guy half his age. My other grandfather died in his
sleep of a heart attack, he was a working cardiologist and avid tennis player and runner. Both of them were living
great up until their deaths.... that is how I want it to be for myself. I fear being weak and unable to defend myself or
do physical activities that I enjoy. I would prefer being healthy up to the end, and then crapping out as a result of
something that hits hard and quick.
Too many people seem to suffer and have prolonged deaths that last for a decade or so.... that is not something I could
not handle. My friends' parents that have gone through that kind of end all talked about suicide in their last years. I can't
imagine the feelings of depression and hopelessness that they may have been feeling during those times.
For me, quality of life is far more important than quantity.
Healthy, active 75 year old dropping dead one night > Weak and frail 95 year old slowly dying over the course of years.
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Today my great-aunt (my fathers aunt) turned 103.....holy shit.
She's fysically very weak of course, mentally ok though...
Do you wanna get this old ?
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fuck college girls so i feel young
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Today my great-aunt (my fathers aunt) turned 103.....holy shit.
She's fysically very weak of course, mentally ok though...
Do you wanna get this old ?
Absolutely, technology is advancing rapidly. By the time most here are 103, 103 will not be the same 103 it currently is, mentally or physically.
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Getting old, it aint for pussies. Seriously though, I want to live forever, I don't care how bad I look.
x2. I would want to live to be 100 if I were physically OK, mentally sharp, and had the financial resources to take care of myself. Being sick and/or a financial drain on your loved ones is not a good place to be. No matter how much they love you, no one wants that. I think 80 is a full life. Anything past that is gravy.
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Old age sucks.
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My grandfather will be 91 in a few months. He was absolutely fine physically and mentally until the age of 88 when my grandmother died - they'd been married for over 60 years. Almost overnight he lost his mind with depression, then had a stroke, and has never been the same since. Shame to see how he's gone - it sounds bad but I just wish he would die peacefully in his sleep because he's got no quality of life anymore. :'(
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Absolutely, technology is advancing rapidly. By the time most here are 103, 103 will not be the same 103 it currently is, mentally or physically.
People have been saying this for ages. I look at it the same way people said we would all be in flying car at the beginning of the 21st century. As long as corporations run the world, humanity may get a few more years out of life but they most certainly are going to be a hellish few more years for most. We are all being hit with way too many toxins from all angles and the health care system doesn't want to cure shit. The Billionaires of the world are still dropping dead like any other normal human being. And these are people who have access to anything and everything.
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People have been saying this for ages. I look at it the same way people said we would all be in flying car at the beginning of the 21st century. As long as corporations run the world, humanity may get a few more years out of life but they most certainly are going to be a hellish few more years for most. We are all being hit with way too many toxins from all angles and the health care system doesn't want to cure shit. The Billionaires of the world are still dropping dead like any other normal human being. And these are people who have access to anything and everything.
It's already happened as far as living longer. I've heard the flying car prediction argument before but, as far as practicality, the immediate info available via the internet and computer are WAY beyond what people predicted.
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I turned 50 this year...in 2008 I had a huge thyroid tumor and half of my thyroid out. 2009 I ripped a distal bicep tendon off the bone and needed surgery. 2010 I had another thyroid tumor and the other half of my thyroid out. Six weeks after that Ii fell on a concrete floor and snapped my humerus...that took a plate and six screws to fix and screwed up my median nerve to the point my grip strength is half what it was. Went from a fairly lean 280 to 325 in about 4 months time after the humerus break. I'm just now starting to feel like getting back at it like I used to.
Getting old sucks...getting old and injured REALLY sucks.
I've been Financial Advisor for about 10 years...my family MD and I have bith seen people work their lives to retire and then go completely downhill and die in less than a year once they do. We think you should be able to work until you're 45 then get social security and penalty free access to your IRA for the next 10 years while you actually enjoy a life and then work til you die.
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Today my great-aunt (my fathers aunt) turned 103
WYHI?
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When I was twenty, folks in their forties seemed old; when I was thirty, folks in their fifties were getting up there; when I was in my fifties I started having a different perspective and folks in their seventies seemed a bit older and wiser to me. I am presently sixty-seven years old. I am relatively healthy. Since retiring four years ago, I've decided I want to live forever as a retired person who enjoys life to it's fullest. What I never want to be is sick and dying. If I go to bed some night and simply don't wake up in the morning, that would be my ideal way to die. As long as I can lift weights and play with my dogs, I am happy.
One of the most difficult things about getting older is that some of one's contemporaries pass on from various illness often associated with old age. What with having gone to my brother-in-law's funeral last week and having another funeral for much loved business associate and friend this Saturday, right now I am very aware of my own mortality. We all die sooner or later....there doesn't seem to be any way around the inevitability of this happening. Shucks and gosh darn it!
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ask simon cowell about his plans to live forever. He has potions made from the sperm of a mountain goat and such like everyday. plus he's already signed up to be cryogenically frozen so he can be brought back later on when they have the technology to do so.
Not a bad idea
and yet he smokes like a chimney ::)
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Live as well as you possibly can because nobody gets out alive!
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I am not hoping to live much past 65-70, let's put it this way.
Post this again at age 65-70 and I will believe you. ;)
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When I was twenty, folks in their forties seemed old; when I was thirty, folks in their fifties were getting up there; when I was in my fifties I started having a different perspective and folks in their seventies seemed a bit older and wiser to me. I am presently sixty-seven years old. I am relatively healthy. Since retiring four years ago, I've decided I want to live forever as a retired person who enjoys life to it's fullest. What I never want to be is sick and dying. If I go to bed some night and simply don't wake up in the morning, that would be my ideal way to die. As long as I can lift weights and play with my dogs, I am happy.
One of the most difficult things about getting older is that some of one's contemporaries pass on from various illness often associated with old age. What with having gone to my brother-in-law's funeral last week and having another funeral for much loved business associate and friend this Saturday, right now I am very aware of my own mortality. We all die sooner or later....there doesn't seem to be any way around the inevitability of this happening. Shucks and gosh darn it!
What kind of advice would you give to your 25 year old self if you could go back in time?
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Post this again at age 65-70 and I will believe you. ;)
Your point is taken.
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What kind of advice would you give to your 25 year old self if you could go back in time?
Live in the moment and live life to the fullest in each of those moments. Learn from your mistakes, but don't dwell on the past. Forgiveness (including forgiving yourself) is more rewarding than vengeance. If you do these things right the future will take care of itself. Inject humor into your life as much as possible.
When I was 25 years old, I was in debt and spent too much money. As time passed, I learned I was happier when I had money in the bank as opposed to driving a new car or buying a bigger house.
My wife and I made a commitment to each other in marriage. While our marriage has had the normal good days and bad. One day at a time our relationship grew more solid. Almost 48 years later we have deep love for each other, we are best friends and we are each others biggest supporters. Many people I know who shopped around from one marriage or from one partner to another are all alone today and often unhappy.
The problem, as I see it is that when I was 25 I thought I knew a lot. It wasn't until I lived much longer that I realized how little I knew back then. Perhaps if 25 year old folks knew what some old folks know, they wouldn't be able to enjoy being 25 and they wouldn't change, grow and mature with time. Everything has its time.
Things often are just the way they are supposed to be.
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Live in the moment and live life to the fullest in each of those moments. Learn from your mistakes, but don't dwell on the past. Forgiveness (including forgiving yourself) is more rewarding than vengeance. ... Inject humor into your life as much as possible.
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This is pure unadulterated wisdom at its finest.
Only the fortunate few live to a ripe old age.
'Live life to the fullest each and everyday', because it can be taken away just like that. At 20, i was on my death bed, and eating through a straw. UnFortunately, i am still kicking around, and you appreciate it that much more.
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I refuse to get old. Not that I'm old anyway (31), but I refuse to give up anything any time soon. I'm not losing my hair, I don't need glasses, I have no injuries or aches and pains. I train lighter than I used to but 100 times smarter, which leaves me at the biggest and most lean I've ever been (ok, thank you Tren). I'm still childish in a way and me and my buddies still get up to the stupid shit we used to. We're just less angry at the world now. I've come to realise that most people are superficial and the friends I made when I was 12 are the once that would stand at my grave one day and weep with all their hearts. And me for them. I've forgiven my parents for their many shortcomings and accepted that they did the best they knew how. I've come to realise that while I think I may know everything, that I infact know nothing. My grandma left school at 13 to help work her dad's farm and then spend the next 65 years raising her 4 boys, and then helped with grandchildren and great grandchildren after. That's not even including helping the farm workers and such. If I can one day be even just have a fraction of her life knowledge and tolerance, my body will enter the crematory with an eternal smile.
I'm more healthy, wealthy and happy than ever. I don't get hung up on women anymore. There's always another puss to bang if one leaves. But if the right girl comes along with the right smile, the right words and the right laugh, my life will change in the blink of an eye, and for the better.
Lastly, before this becomes 'tldr', I hope, I've became more tolerant. I don't hate people for their nationalities, race or religious convictions, even though it may seem that way at times. I hate them for stupidity (and I hope that will change one day), but not the above mentioned. I realise how arbitrary it all are. With the most slightest twist of fate, I've could've been born as one of the less fortunate ones in the world. Which brings me truly to my last point. Be happy for what you have, even if it ain't much. There's people that can never dream about driving in a car, going on holiday or simply even just buying food in a shop if they ever had money. And if they are more happy with what they have, which is the case a lot of the times, then shame on you.
I look forward to the next 30 years.
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If you ^^ refuse to get old - support initiatives like SENS, The Methusselah foundation, The Manhattan project, etc... There's a REAL pssobility to control biological processes that makes us get "old" (the cause seems to be the lack of selective pressure after a certain age, depending on a specie. The genetic blueprints are "written" by selective pressure for us to be young and healthy for a certain amount of time, later on the selective pressure drops gradually and so the ftiness of an organism and it's ability to sustain it's health). The good news - there are species that doesn't show any signs of getting older already, and there've been very impressive demonstration of life extension of various species in the labs already (like - mice living 50% longer. That's ridiculously impressive result, idk if many can appreciate it enough.. C.elegant worms living like 4-8 times longer while being YOUNG too.).
Death of old age in a civilised world will be no more common than a death from a starvation, if the right care will be taken by an individual (that basically means various therapies to regenerate the body and maybe even "recode" certain gene patterns, etc..). It's a question of time - and we don't have much of it. Stay young or die tryin' (no pun) ;)
Oh, and it's an evolutionary logical contination of our specie, as we don't really have the dangers from "outside" (preators, etc..), the elimination of infectious disseases and viruses is on the verge of being perfected either, the last and the most certain killer that's left is a physical degeneration process, called "Aging" (which not surprisigly at all contributes to most major cause of death and disseases. They are called "Disseases of an old age" for a reason. No aging - no diabetes, no cardiovascular disseases, no cancer (genetic fuck ups doesn't count), no retinal degeneration, no arthsirtis, no osteoporosis, no muscle loss, no alschaimer, no many other stuff that's being tried to "cure" as a one dissease at once, which if pretty futile, as the contributor and catalyst is ONE and ONLY, it's - aging process). As a specie and a life form, whichs goal is to survive by any means - we will get that one too. That's the ultimate goal of any life form - to beat death in as many ways as possible. I know - humanity've invested a lot into the "coming in peace with death", as it's "inevitable", and it may be difficult to look at it in a different light for many (just like when some traditions change. Some people oppose out of a pure emotional standpoint, with no constructive analysis beforehand) but that's what the things are heading to, no matter what. En evolution in it's finest.
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I meant with that is that I will try and see out my natural time on earth as healthy as possible. I have zero desire living longer than my allotted time here. Too many people in this place anyway. I don't want to be part of the over population by being kept alive artificially.
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I meant with that is that I will try and see out my natural time on earth as healthy as possible. I have zero desire living longer than my allotted time here. Too many people in this place anyway. I don't want to be part of the over population by being kept alive artificially.
You think one day you will wake up and decide "Mmmkay... it's enough for me."? Not gonna happen (unless you'll be in a lot of pain and illness. If you would have an ability to sustain your current young phenotype, I bet the next sunrise wouldn't be less beautiful than the last one, even after 60years from now on.). If you have a passion to live - it will be burning no matter how old you'll get. When my grandfather was lying on a death bed, one thing he told me was "Damn... I want to have just some more time.. I have so manyh things to do still".
Overpopulation will be of a no issue - birth rates will drop naturally a lot (as there'll be no reason to be in hurry to procreate. It's happening already as people live longer and more healthy.). The control of birth at the worst case will be applied (to these who'll like to receive the therapies.).
And by saying "being kept alive artificially" do you mean that when you get cancer you should get no treatment? Or when you get hit by a car - you shouldn't be hooked on an apparatus to keep your breath, if that's what's needed? When is that "time to go", why couldn't it be on that accident with a car... cancer.. flu... pulmonary dissease? My friend - we've been keeping people alive artificially by as long as we learned how to stop bleeding. There's nothing "artificial" that happens in nature, as it's still all the result of the same nature, if you get my drift. It's an evolution.
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You think one day you will wake up and decide "Mmmkay... it's enough for me.". Not gonna happen. If you have a passion to live - it will be burning no matter how old you'll get. When my grandfather was lying on a death bed, one thing he told me was "Damn... I want to have just some more time.. I have so manyh things to do still".
Overpopulation will be of a no issue - birth rates will drop naturally a lot (as there'll be no reason to be in hurry to procreate. It's happening already as people live longer and more healthy.). The control of birth at the worst case will be applied (to these who'll like to receive the therapies.).
And by saying "being kept alive artificially" do you mean that when you get cancer you should get no treatment? Or when you get hit by a car - you shouldn't be hooked on an apparatus to keep your breath, if that's what's needed? When is that "time to go", why couldn't it be on that accident with a car... cancer.. flu... pulmonary dissease? My friend - we've been keeping people alive artificially by as long as we learned how to stop bleeding. There's nothing "artificial" that happens in nature, as it's still all the result of the same nature, if you get my drift. It's an evolution.
Fair point, I'm just not interested in living to 120. There's no quality of live there. My experiences with death has be dissimilar to your. Need to get to work now, will write a bit more when I get to the office.
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Fair point, I'm just not interested in living to 120. There's no quality of live there. My experiences with death has be dissimilar to your. Need to get to work now, will write a bit more when I get to the office.
The common misconception is that life extension means being old for a longer (I have no idea why people automatically assume this, it's rerally very frustrating when trying to educate general public on the issue). That's not correct, what it really means is - keeping your phenotype (the gene expression levels, the condition of a somatic tissues, etc..) at the state that we call "youth" currently. i.e. - keeping the rate of mortality from all causes of death for your favor just as when you were 20-25yo, even if your chronological age is 60.
I know it may sound very outlandish for the bigger portion of a society still (and that's a no suprise. There were eons of time used to invest in the ways to "deal with death and old age" so people doesn't want to let go of that easily, but it will happen, it's inevitable..), the culture, the religion, traditions, overall "life scenario" is built on that amount of time we have here, but it will change just like most things, gradually, but it will. Now if you have a mind that's progressive enough - with some education it's not all that difficult to grasp and be aware of a possible perspective and direction.
What's kind of ironic and "funny" for me is that people learn so much stuff dring their life, starting from a kindergarden. They can repair their car, they can repair their pc, build a house, even cure themselves from some disseases by various means, but most have no clue what is it that makes them get old. It baffled ne from a very young age, everyone around seemed like in some sort of a "trance", regarding this issue. Almost avoinded talking much about death. When in fact there are very specific reasons aging happens, it's still not fully clear, but the progress that has been made in the last 10 years is astonishing. I've got into this kind of stuff at a very young age (trying to understand, just as a layman, no scientist, but as a curious person that doesn't like to "deal with it", doesn't matter what's the issue, without at least tryin' to solve it.) and it's leaps and bounds. The progress in understanding in the last ten years is equivalent of the progress of the 40years before and it's speeding up, just like most othe stuff. It's pretty damn fascinating.
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Today my great-aunt (my fathers aunt) turned 103.....holy shit.
She's fysically physically very weak of course, mentally ok though...
Do you wanna get this old ?
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Older, sure. But extreme old age? No. There's a not a lot of positives.
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my granddad died aged 95, a year and a half ago- I can only hope to get to that age
In 70 years there may be some sort of serious life extension technology around- you may not need to die, ever :)
you are an excrement
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depends. getting disseases of all kinds must suck too. but as long as you can get joy out of life why not.
my family tends to get old but im a bodybuilder who is suppose to die young in order to chase the dream
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My wife was talking about two of her boyfriends before me. They both died of heart attacks in their 50's. I'm I next?
I know all you young guys think you're going to be ripped and in shape in your 50's but when you get there you will see how really rare that is. Don't post pictures of 50 year old juicers who are really playing roulette with their health.
Nobody realizes how valuable health is until something goes wrong. That's why bodybuilding should be about health. It could be one of the best things you could do for health instead of one of the worse. All the money in the world can't buy you health.
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Today my great-aunt (my fathers aunt) turned 103.....holy shit.
She's fysically very weak of course, mentally ok though...
Do you wanna get this old ?
Can she spell "physically"? :-X I worked with a few people over 100....It is pretty amazing. Many are still very sharp... ;)
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live in a van and fuck prostitutes
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(http://4gifs.org/gallery/d/170468-1/Mexivan.jpg)
Wow
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yep, that is a surprise, kind of seems pointless him using these concoctions and stuff
and yet he smokes like a chimney ::)
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You think one day you will wake up and decide "Mmmkay... it's enough for me."? Not gonna happen (unless you'll be in a lot of pain and illness. If you would have an ability to sustain your current young phenotype, I bet the next sunrise wouldn't be less beautiful than the last one, even after 60years from now on.). If you have a passion to live - it will be burning no matter how old you'll get. When my grandfather was lying on a death bed, one thing he told me was "Damn... I want to have just some more time.. I have so manyh things to do still".
Overpopulation will be of a no issue - birth rates will drop naturally a lot (as there'll be no reason to be in hurry to procreate. It's happening already as people live longer and more healthy.). The control of birth at the worst case will be applied (to these who'll like to receive the therapies.).
And by saying "being kept alive artificially" do you mean that when you get cancer you should get no treatment? Or when you get hit by a car - you shouldn't be hooked on an apparatus to keep your breath, if that's what's needed? When is that "time to go", why couldn't it be on that accident with a car... cancer.. flu... pulmonary dissease? My friend - we've been keeping people alive artificially by as long as we learned how to stop bleeding. There's nothing "artificial" that happens in nature, as it's still all the result of the same nature, if you get my drift. It's an evolution.
The will to live is amazing! My mother was killing herself one way or the other (she even attempted suicide a few times by stabbing herself) most of her adult life and yet when her time actually came, she fought to stay alive. I couldn't believe it. This taught me something about our will to live.
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(http://4gifs.org/gallery/d/170468-1/Mexivan.jpg)
Nassar is a beautiful man with 300 lbs abs, lucky chick....
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We are all trying to put a number on when we would like to go. The closer one gets to the inevitable, the more one wants to live. You can literally see it in the eyes of the person once the death rattle comes.
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We are all trying to put a number on when we would like to go. The closer one gets to the inevitable, the more one wants to live. You can literally see it in the eyes of the person once the death rattle comes.
No not true, you cannot generalize like that....I work with terminally ill people, and that is a very myopic view of people. Some people who have been ill for a very longtime, are open to the end, as long as they can remain comfortable. I have worked with people who are fearful, but that is not everyone. Ultimately, we all face this...Its the one thing that we all face, despite wealth, power, and fame.... :-X
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No not true, you cannot generalize like that....I work with terminally ill people, and that is a very myopic view of people. Some people who have been ill for a very longtime, are open to the end, as long as they can remain comfortable. I have worked with people who are fearful, but that is not everyone. Ultimately, we all face this...Its the one thing that we all face, despite wealth, power, and fame.... :-X
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from dust you came, and to dust you shall return. no matter how far from the dust you get.
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No not true, you cannot generalize like that....I work with terminally ill people, and that is a very myopic view of people. Some people who have been ill for a very longtime, are open to the end, as long as they can remain comfortable. I have worked with people who are fearful, but that is not everyone. Ultimately, we all face this...Its the one thing that we all face, despite wealth, power, and fame.... :-X
That would be the one exception. Terminally ill patients are often in tremendous pain and being artificially kept alive via extreme measures, and often forced by the state to stay in their current state. The Dutch are very liberal in their thinking in this respect, and in legislating termination of life and assisted suicide. But for the person walking and kicking one day and on their death bed the next week - a exception can be drawn.
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I respect your opinion. I work in hospice, and I advocate for patients to make sure they understand options, Ie, Living Wills, Advance Directives, DNR, etc..to hopefully make sure the patient makes best choice for the person who will honor their choices. We also try to make sure they are as pain free as possible.
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I respect your opinion. I work in hospice, and I advocate for patients to make sure they understand options, Ie, Living Wills, Advance Directives, DNR, etc..to hopefully make sure the patient makes best choice for the person who will honor their choices. We also try to make sure they are as pain free as possible.
I just got got home after attending the funeral of a friend today. I talked to her on Wednesday, April 18th. Although she was in the hospital, she was expecting to released on Saturday. On Friday her doctor informed her that she had inoperable, terminal liver cancer and had approximately six months to live. She went into a coma on Saturday and died on Sunday. She was about 50 years old. This was a shock to all of us who knew and loved her. It was probably a blessing for her.
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I am sorry about your loss. Its difficult to loose someone, whether we have month to prepare, or whether it was a fast death. No matter how we prepare, we are most always caught off guard. Again, I am sorry about your loss. I am always humbled by death....
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I am sorry about your loss. Its difficult to loose someone, whether we have month to prepare, or whether it was a fast death. No matter how we prepare, we are most always caught off guard. Again, I am sorry about your loss. I am always humbled by death....
Thank you.
Pat was very well thought of. There were probably about 150 people at the service.
Do you ever wonder if anyone will show up to a service when you die? I do.
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A very good friend of mine said......."turnout at a funeral depends on the weather" ;) I try not to dwell on that....I worked with a man, who was estranged from his family. We as the staff represented him at his funeral. We only knew him as a nice guy, who was dying....I did find family, but they declined to reconcile, or even attend his funeral, but we gave him a nice send off....
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A very good friend of mine said......."turnout at a funeral depends on the weather" ;) I try not to dwell on that....I worked with a man, who was estranged from his family. We as the staff represented him at his funeral. We only knew him as a nice guy, who was dying....I did find family, but they declined to reconcile, or even attend his funeral, but we gave him a nice send off....
It wasn't raining today. Which, for Portland, OR is good weather. This was a church service and reception....all indoors.
Pat's family consisted of her brother, his wife and her two neices; she never married. Most all the folks there were friends and business associates.
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TA said somethign interesting on GB a while back. we'll never know death. it's the absense of life, and you need consciousness for life... something along the lines of death will only affect you if you think about it.
bugs and animals live every day like they're gonna live forever. cats don't worry about what age they'll die. and they never spend one second of their life stressing it.
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TA said somethign interesting on GB a while back. we'll never know death. it's the absense of life, and you need consciousness for life... something along the lines of death will only affect you if you think about it.
bugs and animals live every day like they're gonna live forever. cats don't worry about what age they'll die. and they never spend one second of their life stressing it.
So in other words, is it just human nature to think about our own and other folk's mortality?
It seems possible to comtemplate death without stressing about it. Some folks do this with estate planning, writing wills and making funeral arrangemens, etc.
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Today my great-aunt (my fathers aunt) turned 103.....holy shit.
She's fysically very weak of course, mentally ok though...
Do you wanna get this old ?
As long as I can shit on my own then yes
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Live in the moment and live life to the fullest in each of those moments. Learn from your mistakes, but don't dwell on the past. Forgiveness (including forgiving yourself) is more rewarding than vengeance. If you do these things right the future will take care of itself. Inject humor into your life as much as possible.
When I was 25 years old, I was in debt and spent too much money. As time passed, I learned I was happier when I had money in the bank as opposed to driving a new car or buying a bigger house.
My wife and I made a commitment to each other in marriage. While our marriage has had the normal good days and bad. One day at a time our relationship grew more solid. Almost 48 years later we have deep love for each other, we are best friends and we are each others biggest supporters. Many people I know who shopped around from one marriage or from one partner to another are all alone today and often unhappy.
The problem, as I see it is that when I was 25 I thought I knew a lot. It wasn't until I lived much longer that I realized how little I knew back then. Perhaps if 25 year old folks knew what some old folks know, they wouldn't be able to enjoy being 25 and they wouldn't change, grow and mature with time. Everything has its time.
Things often are just the way they are supposed to be.
Wisdom speaks!
All I know is that if I knew then, what I know now, ...I'd have been downright dangerous!!! ;D
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hope for the best lol
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It's funny how one changes their perspectives over the years. My Mom is pushing 80, ...and is as stubborn & cantankerous as ever. It used to bug me how stubborn she was, ...now I love it. Of course I would never let her hear me say that, ...but she's still the feisty stubborn force of nature she always was, ...and I'm coming to view that as a very good thing. lol. And I STILL can't get her to wear running shoes or even practical shoes. She still insists on her high heels, ...and strutting about like a little fashionista. Oh well, what can you do?
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It's funny how one changes their perspectives over the years. My Mom is pushing 80, ...and is as stubborn & cantankerous as ever. It used to bug me how stubborn she was, ...now I love it. Of course I would never let her hear me say that, ...but she's still the feisty stubborn force of nature she always was, ...and I'm coming to view that as a very good thing. lol. And I STILL can't get her to wear running shoes or even practical shoes. She still insists on her high heels, ...and strutting about like a little fashionista. Oh well, what can you do?
Age has its advantages. However, both my wife and I wear comfortable shoes.
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Someone said, "Better to die drowning in your own blood than live drenched in your piss!"
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Someone said, "Better to die drowning in your own blood than live drenched in your piss!"
-Seems a bit harsh. Both these bodily liquids are rather stinky and sticky. Think I stick with dying in my sleep some night.