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Mar 20, 2019 1:50 PM CST The March of Time
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
When young and innocent, we want to be teenagers, then 18 cannot arrive soon enough, to have some adult rights.

Now we are long past those goals, and worry what will happen in the future with your health, and welfare.

How old will You become:
Will You see your grandchildren play as toddlers and teenagers?
Will You die alone, or leave a partner behind?

Why do we always want to look into the future, and when we find the answer, is invariable disappointed. But how do you plan for such illusive time?

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Mar 20, 2019 1:57 PM CST The March of Time
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
smiley963: When young and innocent, we want to be teenagers, then 18 cannot arrive soon enough, to have some adult rights.

Now we are long past those goals, and worry what will happen in the future with your health, and welfare.

How old will You become:
Will You see your grandchildren play as toddlers and teenagers?
Will You die alone, or leave a partner behind?

Why do we always want to look into the future, and when we find the answer, is invariable disappointed. But how do you plan for such illusive time?
hey, smiley.... wave Dont we make time for things that are important to us? usually our bodies fall apart as we age so i think we should not save anything for anyone eles but
instead just find someone suitable and do it banana banana



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Mar 20, 2019 2:14 PM CST The March of Time
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
galrads: hey, smiley.... Dont we make time for things that are important to us? usually our bodies fall apart as we age so i think we should not save anything for anyone eles but
instead just find someone suitable and do it
I have children to leave everything to!
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Mar 20, 2019 2:24 PM CST The March of Time
galrads
galradsgalradsDublin, Ohio USA2,264 Threads 279 Polls 36,283 Posts
smiley963: I have children to leave everything to!
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Mar 20, 2019 2:25 PM CST The March of Time
donal63
donal63donal63letterkenny, Donegal Ireland2 Threads 2,252 Posts
smiley963: When young and innocent, we want to be teenagers, then 18 cannot arrive soon enough, to have some adult rights.

Now we are long past those goals, and worry what will happen in the future with your health, and welfare.

How old will You become:
Will You see your grandchildren play as toddlers and teenagers?
Will You die alone, or leave a partner behind?

Why do we always want to look into the future, and when we find the answer, is invariable disappointed. But how do you plan for such illusive time?
maybe see a therapist,this thread not for me.
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Mar 20, 2019 4:41 PM CST The March of Time
PeKaatje
PeKaatjePeKaatjeAnkeveen, North Holland Netherlands59 Threads 3 Polls 6,334 Posts
well, I got nothing from my parents, maybe 4 grands when my mother dies, I don't have children, but if I had I would have said: I have earned everything myself, you should do the same.

The daughter of my brother is the only one in our family studying at the university, I guess she will make a lot of money after she's finished studying, I don't think she'll give us some money every month, so why should I give her some, when I die?
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Mar 21, 2019 12:20 AM CST The March of Time
M4_Mischief
M4_MischiefM4_MischiefBelleville, Ontario Canada6,250 Posts
I don't...I choose to live in the now.....wave
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Mar 21, 2019 12:30 AM CST The March of Time
daniela777
daniela777daniela777Mi Paraiso, Murcia Spain44 Threads 2,714 Posts
M4_Mischief: I don't...I choose to live in the now.....
And so do I. I don't make plans for the future!

My plans a few years ago were to come and live in Spain...and I did..20 years ago.
So I've been enjoying it since then. No more plans!cool
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Mar 21, 2019 12:33 AM CST The March of Time
M4_Mischief
M4_MischiefM4_MischiefBelleville, Ontario Canada6,250 Posts
I don't mind short term plans like for a night out or something but I don't make long term plans anymore.....bouquet
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Mar 21, 2019 9:34 AM CST The March of Time
ChesneyChrist
ChesneyChristChesneyChristManchester, Greater Manchester, England UK7,144 Posts
smiley963: When young and innocent, we want to be teenagers, then 18 cannot arrive soon enough, to have some adult rights.

Now we are long past those goals, and worry what will happen in the future with your health, and welfare.

How old will You become:
Will You see your grandchildren play as toddlers and teenagers?
Will You die alone, or leave a partner behind?

Why do we always want to look into the future, and when we find the answer, is invariable disappointed. But how do you plan for such illusive time?
On the one side we have the masterplan and on the other there's walking into rooms and saying things; the whole world being a con job. Life is a balance.
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Mar 21, 2019 9:54 AM CST The March of Time
methuzelah
methuzelahmethuzelahTampa, Florida USA296 Threads 1,633 Posts
smiley963: When young and innocent, we want to be teenagers, then 18 cannot arrive soon enough, to have some adult rights.

Now we are long past those goals, and worry what will happen in the future with your health, and welfare.

How old will You become:
Will You see your grandchildren play as toddlers and teenagers?
Will You die alone, or leave a partner behind?

Why do we always want to look into the future, and when we find the answer, is invariable disappointed. But how do you plan for such illusive time?
smiley, I think I have no plans.
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Mar 21, 2019 9:56 AM CST The March of Time
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
ChesneyChrist: On the one side we have the masterplan and on the other there's walking into rooms and saying things; the whole world being a con job. Life is a balance.
If you have a one-track mind, do you still have a master plan, or are you just moving forward/backwards/sideways/nowhere, for the sake of it, to pretend to others that something is happening, when nothing is. The world is what you make of it. Life is always juggling with very many balls, trying not to drop any of them, very difficult.
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Mar 21, 2019 1:51 PM CST The March of Time
jono7
jono7jono7Out West, British Columbia Canada3 Threads 8,017 Posts
smiley963: If you have a one-track mind, do you still have a master plan, or are you just moving forward/backwards/sideways/nowhere, for the sake of it, to pretend to others that something is happening, when nothing is. The world is what you make of it. Life is always juggling with very many balls, trying not to drop any of them, very difficult.
i spent years working hard, and doing my best, chasing carrots for a master plan.
what i learned from it....stuff happens that one can not control....so i no longer have a master plan.


i try to really focus on am i content right now?
find the sacred in the ordinary.
i try to discipline myself to stay in the present because time is going by quickly and i don't want to waste any more of it on 'possible' futures. i try to pay attention to today, and that guides me into tomorrow.

i don't pretend to others, and i am not particular swayed by their judgements.
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Mar 21, 2019 1:56 PM CST The March of Time
jono7: i spent years working hard, and doing my best, chasing carrots for a master plan.
what i learned from it....stuff happens that one can not control....so i no longer have a master plan.


i try to really focus on am i content right now?
find the sacred in the ordinary.
i try to discipline myself to stay in the present because time is going by quickly and i don't want to waste any more of it on 'possible' futures. i try to pay attention to today, and that guides me into tomorrow.

i don't pretend to others, and i am not particular swayed by their judgements.
This teddybear
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Mar 21, 2019 1:58 PM CST The March of Time
smiley963
smiley963smiley963Johannesburg, Gauteng South Africa254 Threads 5 Polls 3,651 Posts
jono7: i spent years working hard, and doing my best, chasing carrots for a master plan.
what i learned from it....stuff happens that one can not control....so i no longer have a master plan.


i try to really focus on am i content right now?
find the sacred in the ordinary.
i try to discipline myself to stay in the present because time is going by quickly and i don't want to waste any more of it on 'possible' futures. i try to pay attention to today, and that guides me into tomorrow.

i don't pretend to others, and i am not particular swayed by their judgements.
Impulsiveness, is advisable, but some times, you have to plan ahead, e.g for your kids studies, etc
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