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[Preds]

I'm a "youngster'" but I, we, think about these changes. We haven't even caught up with the past twenty years. LOL My DD is what I think about. She will be here to enjoy the changes and hopefully, see that we are taken care of. I look at life as ... enjoy what we see, what we can enjoy, and what we hope for the future. Will we miss a lot? Heck, yes! That's the future and I pray it's great for what WE leave behind.

[qvcaddition]

Ford, what I meant is you made my day to remind me to live each day to the fullest and not worry about age. What is is, look at poor JR. Everyday a blessing.

[Pickwickpapers]

It is true you never know when...........after losing several loved ones much earlier than expected, I am very aware about how precious time is............none of us really know.........

[biancardi]

well, I hope to be around for another 30 years!!

[Shorty2U]

Sure I think about it but I don't let it get to me. (I am now in my late 50s). I am glad that I was a young grandmother. (My grandkids are 16, 14, and 10). I am glad they will remember me and that I have had time to spend with them. My kids never met my mom. She died young, and that has always made me sad! Thankfully my kids and grandkids knew my dad. But that's all I think of. I don't think of inventions or other things. I just think of seeing my grand children's milestones.

[123SuzyQ123]

I have only recently started to think along these lines. A couple of people I have known for 40 and 43 years recently passed and I think that got me thinking about how I could be next! I try not to dwell on it, but I am now at an age that some people don't attain. I have already lived 14 years longer than my Mom did.

Let's decide to enjoy whatever days/weeks/months/years we have left and not dwell on how close we are getting to the end!! My life has been mostly lovely, with but a few bumps in the road, so I am indeed lucky.

[sylviahomeatlast]

after I survived, I began to surround myself with friends and family, not those who are indifferent

[jeanlake]

I listen to my grown children and their partners, late 20s - early 30s, talk about their retirement years and what they want to do when they're my age. I look at my 3 grandsons, newborn to age 8, and hope they are blessed with great adult lives. I think about how old I'll be at their weddings. Living in my neighborhood for 20 years, I remember the 'older' neighbors and how many have passed or downsized. Except for one neighbor -- we are now the older neighbors!

It's all good. Out of my control. One day at a time. But yes, it does cross my mind.

[MaggieToo]

I'll be 78 in about 3 weeks and I have begun thinking about it a lot. Can't help it, I guess.

[Deb1010again]

On 9/9/2014 Ford1224 said:

On 9/9/2014 tansy said: When I was younger, I thought if I could hit 82 with my mind reasonably intact that would be a good long life. Now at 62 that's only 20 years away and I do think about it some days. The next car we buy will be our last, no more kittens, that kind of thing.

Exactly, Tansy, you hit the nail on the head. "This will probably be my last [fill in the blank]." They advertise something on TV, and I think "I'll never need that again." And, sadly, yes, no more pets. Probably no more babies to hold and love. And what kind of future will my kids and grandkids have in this troubled world . . . all of that.

Fortunately, I know this will pass. I'm probably in a temporary depression. I've had them before and I've always come out of them.

Hey Ford, for me I tend to fixate on future generations as I get older -- and dealing with my health issues that will bring on my death at an earlier age. I wonder what we are leaving them and how they will address the problems.

How will they all fit as the population grows? What can I do now to help out with that in the time I have left -- generally nothing that really has impact all on my own.

I also find I dwell on these topics when I'm feeling down. Luckily, as you said, it's temporary.