Embrace Old Age My _$$
Every morning after my cardio and streatch I fix my breakfast and then settle in front of the computer to relax and eat. Yesterday as I was surfing the net I can across an article that said, "Seniors Should Embrace Old Age!" The article went on to talk about how seniors, 50 or above, should embrace the changes in their bodies and accept them as a natural part of normal aging. WHAT???? What a load of crap!! What kind of idiot would tell someone they should accept, hearing loss or loss of vision as normal signs of aging??????
"Oh it’s okay Mr. Smith that your joints hurt so bad that you can barely move and that you have high blood pressure and sugar or that you can no longer get or maintain an erection because your 40lbs overweight…..it’s all a normal part of aging." "Just embrace it and don’t worry about it…..we’ll just put you on some meds and all your worries (along with your money) will go away. This is not aging gracefully!! This is BS and the sad part is that there are a lot of people out there who will read that and accept it as gospel. Well not this guy!
One of my favorite quotes is, "Rage! Rage against the dying of the light!" I don’t know who said it but what they are saying is DO NOT go quietly into the night……go out kickin’ and screamin’ my friend!!
Aging gracefully to me is being as healthy as I can possibly be so I can enjoy my senior years. Like I’ve said before I want to live to 120 and I want to die in my sleep in my own bed after making love to my equally fit wife.
What’s that other old saying???? Moss don’t grow on no rolling stone. I plan on rolling for a long time to come….rock and rolling!!
That’s why I enjoy this site so much! There are people on here who didn’t start lifting till they were over 50 and are competeing into their 60’s!! That’s awesome!! They are such an inspiration to me and others that we don’t have to accept failing health as a normal part of aging. We can and will thrive even into advanced age.
June 28, 2007 at 7:13 pm
Hey Bryan! It makes me feel so good to hear that you are not just going to lie down and take it! I am so glad that I stopped by your site and read your blog because you helped me realize that I shouldn’t give up! And for that I wanted to say thank you! And you are doing and awesome job on your results!