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Originally Posted by hanau
well,i guess i am one of these "older"friends.I am 62 and holding my own.I think that age is prymarily a state of mind.I know people that are much younger than myself according to the calender.But in theire hearts and attitutes they are much older than i.We can't help that the time keeps slipping trough our fingers (so to speak)but we can help wheter we let it pull us down with it.And when you refuese to let people force you into the old age catagory just because you were born a few years before them than you can stay young within , no matter what the calender say's.I fully intend to be able to take care of myself with the help of God when i am 70 or 80 and even longer if the lord allows me to still be here.There is something to be said to have lived a long life and gained a lot of wisdom to help others with .
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I'm with you!! At 51 I have a couple of older friends, but I'm getting to the age where most are going to be younger. It's sad that as we inch toward what is suppose to be our "Golden" years, that we have to lose so many friends and family to get there.
