Are you afraid of getting old?

[Gilder]

Englishmen get cool when they get older. Lucky....

And some of us are just seen as them by the general populace.

 

[TheLoneMan]

Im not looking forward to almost certain development of diabetes.

Then move out of the US. =D

 

[puglover]

I want to be older than I am now, if that answers your question.

No, I am not afraid of being old. I'm more afraid of growing ignorant or apathetic than I am of growing wrinkly.

 

[Irish Caesar]

Cowards die many times before their deaths.
The valiant never taste of death but once.
Of all the wonders that I have yet heard,
It seems to me most strange that men should fear,
Seeing that death, a necessary end, will come when it will come.

 

[Evil Tyrant]

I'm young, I'll worry about aging when it happens. Though when I age it is probably not going to be pretty, since my paternal family has a history of bad hearts, and maternal family has a history of diabetes. But hey, maybe I'll get lucky when fate decides on what diseases to afflict me with when I'm old.

 

[downtown]

Ahh, Im basically old now, even though I'm only 19. My dad's dead, and mom has cancer, so I had to mature/grow up really fast in a matter of weeks. Plus, with my stupid torn ligiment, I walk around like I'm 70. All I'm missing are the gray hairs.

So naaah, I'm not afraid of getting any older. I'm enjoying the last bit of my youth, and after that, good things will happen too.

 

[Yeeek]

Sometimes, when i see a old man, i tell myself that i couldn't handle this old age and wish to die before that. But a little voice also tells me that this man must have lived a lot things. Things that i would also, women, people, childs, places, history.

I'm not afraid of dying, everyone does. Though, i can say openly that i'm afraid of aging and how i will be, if i stay alive that along, on my 80 birthday. What scare me the most is to end as a vegetable.

 

[Sidhe]

I want to be older than I am now, if that answers your question.

No, I am not afraid of being old. I'm more afraid of growing ignorant or apathetic than I am of growing wrinkly.

Sadly most people become more apethetic as they grow older, personally I'd rather die than start becoming hide bound and non reflective, but it seems as you grow older you become more conservative, and less free, oh if I ever become that ignorant and self involved I'll shoot myself.

The only thing I fear is not being the same person as I am now because I'd got into a situation where I could not change my views, it's not the fact that I can't play football, it's the fact that I can't have a mind that still evolves, I'd fear senility more than death, fortunately keeping your mind active will help you to avoid one of those.

 

[sysyphus]

Geeting old may be crappy, but it's still better than the alternative.

 

[Arachnaphobia]

Nah. Til the angels come and ask me to fly, gonna be 18 til I die!

 

[CurtSibling]

Geeting old may be crappy, but it's still better than the alternative.

Getting continuously younger till you become a sperm?

 

[El_Machinae]

Getting continuously younger till you become a sperm?

It's the schizophrenia of splitting into a sperm AND an egg that would be unpleasant.

 

[Kozmos]

Men get sexier as they get older. Women on the other hand get less sexier.

 

[Atlas14]

Then move out of the US. =D

I've been trying to limit my intake of sugar, but then I end up rewarding myself with more of it.

 

[A'AbarachAmadan]

Yes, sort of. I'm not so much afraid of getting old, as life has just gotten better so far, but am afraid of death. I believe this is it so the thought of having it end isn't good. I hope I'm around long enough for the time when we learn to live much, much longer than we do now.

 

[tomsnowman123]

No. It's part of the cycle of life.

 

[Fugitive Sisyphus]

No, as long as I don't waste my youth.

 

[Xanikk999]

Sadly most people become more apethetic as they grow older, personally I'd rather die than start becoming hide bound and non reflective, but it seems as you grow older you become more conservative, and less free, oh if I ever become that ignorant and self involved I'll shoot myself.

The only thing I fear is not being the same person as I am now because I'd got into a situation where I could not change my views, it's not the fact that I can't play football, it's the fact that I can't have a mind that still evolves, I'd fear senility more than death, fortunately keeping your mind active will help you to avoid one of those.

Hey sidhe. Being conservative when your old 50 years later would be considered liberal today i bet.

Just like being conservative today is liberal 50 years ago.

 

[MjM]

Nah. Life goes and goes and goes. On.

 

[Perfection]

Nope, El Mac will save me!