What good can older "senior" folks (55+) do to help & contribute? (54)
avecaim: obviously haven't met my family or been to West Virginia
I used to race in West By God..
Many a year ago there was a very sweet 3/8 mile dirt track just outside of Wheeling..
HJFinAZ: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!
It has been a proven fact, over many years, that the younger generation WILL NOT listen to a damn thing the elders have to say.
The days in Native American and many other cultures where "Elders" commanded respect are long gone..
It has been a proven fact, over many years, that the younger generation WILL NOT listen to a damn thing the elders have to say.
The days in Native American and many other cultures where "Elders" commanded respect are long gone..
You are so correct HJ when you say respect is long gone for elders.
On another note though, if I had listened to my daughter, I wouldn't have lost all the money I had to a low down user.
And I certainly wouldn't have been heart broken by the same user.
The young ones are wise...not all of them....but some have more smarts than I ever could have because they look at things when it comes to romance with common sense, whereas I used to look at them with my heart.
rizlared: Snuggs, I'm 54 and just starting a new life, in a new country with new career, I am learning a new language and experiencing a new culture, the problem is that there are those who have lead such a boring and monotonous life that they think their own life is over at 35, while those who try to gain knowledge, read, learn from mistakes and experiences realise that there is no age limit only lack of health stops you going down the Cresta run at 99 years of age.
Well said.......
rizlared: Snuggs, I'm 54 and just starting a new life, in a new country with new career, I am learning a new language and experiencing a new culture, the problem is that there are those who have lead such a boring and monotonous life that they think their own life is over at 35, while those who try to gain knowledge, read, learn from mistakes and experiences realise that there is no age limit only lack of health stops you going down the Cresta run at 99 years of age.
And kudos to you for doing so, Riz. I agree, younger people think that they know everything. As we get older we learn that we still have a lot to learn, and there is more out there than we will ever know. But we learn also to enjoy the process and to fear life less.
gingerb: Well said.......
Thank you kind lady
druidess6308: And kudos to you for doing so, Riz. I agree, younger people think that they know everything. As we get older we learn that we still have a lot to learn, and there is more out there than we will ever know. But we learn also to enjoy the process and to fear life less.
As I posted about yours Dru, there are some young people that do know it all. Not only my daughter but two younger women in my office could see what was happening in my love life. I didn't take their advice because love is blind and believe me, I regret it.
Snuggs09: As I posted about yours Dru, there are some young people that do know it all. Not only my daughter but two younger women in my office could see what was happening in my love life. I didn't take their advice because love is blind and believe me, I regret it.
That doesn't mean that they know it all, Snuggs, just that they were able to be more objective because they weren't in the situation. If you'd seen someone else that you cared about doing it, you would have advised them against it for the same reason. Yes, love is blind and regardless of age we can do some very foolish things because of it.
As I got older, there was a quote that I would think of from time to time, and it went like this: "The older I get, the more I realize how little I knew"! 
Older person aged 57.Pic taken last weekend. BTW, if you cant see my right
foot, look closer...its above my right hand.
Maybe this 'older person' could help younger ones off
the mountain when they get in trouble..
willuman: Older people in society.
I wouldn't even answer this poll.
You aren't so far from 55 yourself...are you looking for some help in choosing your future career? How about wiping the drool from your chin before you go looking for that job?
ladyfingers:
You aren't so far from 55 yourself...are you looking for some help in choosing your future career? How about wiping the drool from your chin before you go looking for that job?
You aren't so far from 55 yourself...are you looking for some help in choosing your future career? How about wiping the drool from your chin before you go looking for that job?
Lady... makes me laugh again. You are ready for marriage now aren't you? I am!!!
bodleing: Older person aged 57.
Pic taken last weekend. BTW, if you cant see my right
foot, look closer...its above my right hand.
Maybe this 'older person' could help younger ones off
the mountain when they get in trouble..
Pic taken last weekend. BTW, if you cant see my right
foot, look closer...its above my right hand.
Maybe this 'older person' could help younger ones off
the mountain when they get in trouble..
Love you, brother!
Trealach: Who ya calling OLD!! ....young Fella?
The GREAT thing about getting Older is one acquires WISDOM something which is very much lacking in the younger generation Like the WISDOM to KNOW WHEN NOT to annoy the older generation with condescending questions
...luv you brother!The GREAT thing about getting Older is one acquires WISDOM something which is very much lacking in the younger generation Like the WISDOM to KNOW WHEN NOT to annoy the older generation with condescending questions
spiderbulgaria: Very condescending, seeing that you know nothing about me, you don't know how much i drink or smoke, i ran a marathon two years ago and go cycling ever day, not that i have to prove to you anything.
As for my original post, did you see the litle devil, it was meant tongue in cheek, too many uptight people on here.
As for my original post, did you see the litle devil, it was meant tongue in cheek, too many uptight people on here.
Snuggs09: I agree Babi that this poll is rather condescending. I read into it that he's wondering, what "senior folks" good for. What do they have to offer. Someone said euthanasia. Well, I guess you could kill all of us that are over 55. Let me know how that works for you.
...................I appreciate the intelligence of older folks very much. I wrote the poll after seeing how much they are "out of the picture" in america....probably a big reason for many of the problems it is having. I would respect & support an older person in a position of intellectual maturity and knowledge the MAJORITY of the time....snuggs... TheresMyFriend: My question is: "Where the heck would they(younger ones)be without us older folks"?
They had to come from someone's loins!!
Luv this!They had to come from someone's loins!!
steve6611: I agree Babi & Snuggs it is rather condascending & the euthanasia line well I find that offensive.
Senior folk are a wealth of information, world experience & wisdom in a lot of cultures they are revered but sadly in some wetern societies lets put them in a home & forget about them.
As far as what good well do you wish to talk to my 95 year old grandmother she still out does me volunteers at a local hospital visiting sick children & so many people look up to her.
So yes they are good for lots of things
Luv this, Thx!Senior folk are a wealth of information, world experience & wisdom in a lot of cultures they are revered but sadly in some wetern societies lets put them in a home & forget about them.
As far as what good well do you wish to talk to my 95 year old grandmother she still out does me volunteers at a local hospital visiting sick children & so many people look up to her.
So yes they are good for lots of things
TheresMyFriend: As I got older, there was a quote that I would think of from time to time, and it went like this: "The older I get, the more I realize how little I knew"!
The quote that comes to my mind is; "The older I get and the drunker I get, I never came home in a wheel barrow yet!" More than I can say for some young ones of today.
rose150T: Some of us we have a number in our ID, but we can be much more younger then young people. I am more young then my daughter, as I can accept changes and chalanges she cann't. Some young people they are so conservative and "narrow" minded that my grand mother who would be 120, if she was alive, she was thinking in a more openned way. But she was a special person. I am a bit like her.
Older folks, we can be every thing. We need to keep the body and the mind healthy. We know a few things more... like my grand mother was saying: "the devil knows a lot not because he is the devil but because he is old".
We have seen lot of things turning around in this world...
By the way I am very excited abut the new project of solar panels in the desert, we can get as much electricity as we need...
You are loosing your time... there are a lot of things you haven't done in life. Just hurry up...
Some chanlanges for us, the "older" ones? Please don't push me I have a broken vertebra, in my coxis. It has no medula in it, so I am around, doing my things, but more slowly. I'll be fine in two weeks.
We should be more in politics...as advisers. We have seen many mistakes in this world. Now i can undersand my educational father (not the biologic father).
Rose
Thank You, Rose!Older folks, we can be every thing. We need to keep the body and the mind healthy. We know a few things more... like my grand mother was saying: "the devil knows a lot not because he is the devil but because he is old".
We have seen lot of things turning around in this world...
By the way I am very excited abut the new project of solar panels in the desert, we can get as much electricity as we need...
You are loosing your time... there are a lot of things you haven't done in life. Just hurry up...
Some chanlanges for us, the "older" ones? Please don't push me I have a broken vertebra, in my coxis. It has no medula in it, so I am around, doing my things, but more slowly. I'll be fine in two weeks.
We should be more in politics...as advisers. We have seen many mistakes in this world. Now i can undersand my educational father (not the biologic father).
Rose
HJFinAZ: ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!
It has been a proven fact, over many years, that the younger generation WILL NOT listen to a damn thing the elders have to say.
The days in Native American and many other cultures where "Elders" commanded respect are long gone..
Stand up for Them/Us and bring the days back!It has been a proven fact, over many years, that the younger generation WILL NOT listen to a damn thing the elders have to say.
The days in Native American and many other cultures where "Elders" commanded respect are long gone..
RillyNiceGuy: Keep the old ladies happy!
I try.This is kind of a silly thread
I could eat your lunch and screw your girlfriend before you knew I was in Europe
Get old as you must
I could eat your lunch and screw your girlfriend before you knew I was in Europe
Get old as you must
wonderworker: This is kind of a silly thread
I could eat your lunch and screw your girlfriend before you knew I was in Europe
Get old as you must
Yes, I think you could! Thanks, I could eat your lunch and screw your girlfriend before you knew I was in Europe
Get old as you must
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