Similar to other stories here, I can relate it to hockey. I was at the 2000 draft in Calgary and noted most of those drafted were a year or two younger than me. Off to start amazing careers and raking in dough and way ahead of me in every way.
I felt old that day, and that was 15 years ago! Now I'm on the opposite side. At an age which most players are ending their careers. A whole lifetime lived.
You cross a psychological threshold when you realize you're older than any player in the NHL. Jaromir Jagr should be applauded for delaying that moment of realization for millions of men.
Other things that make me feel old:
* Every employee at a store I'm patronizing now calls me "Sir." No more "man", "buddy", or "guy."
* I feel like a perv when I walk around a university campus.
* I've become a parent to my parents.
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If this day gets you riled up, you obviously aren't numb to the disappointment yet to be a real fan.
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Location: A simple man leading a complicated life....
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One Sunday morning, Satan appeared before a small town congregation. Everyone started screaming and running for the front church door, trampling each other in a frantic effort to get away.
Soon, everyone was gone, except for an elderly gentleman who sat calmly. Satan walked up to the man and said, "Don't you know who I am?"
The man replied, "Yep, sure do."
Satan asked, "Aren't you going to run?"
"Nope, sure ain't," said the man.
Perturbed, Satan asked, "Why aren't you afraid of me?"
The man calmly replied, "Been married to your sister for over 48 years."
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But hey, if life is short, you go ahead and spend it:
I would rather spend the time I have active and enjoying myself.
Enjoy your miserable existence.
Jeebus. Crotchety much? You may be fit, but your inexplicably hell bent need to blame age / genetic health woes on not exercising shows other levels of you are still dating from the 90's...
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If you're in your 40's it doesn't matter how you feel - you're old. The median age in Alberta is 36.5 years. Once you are older than that you are objectively old. If you're not old, you're young...
Jeebus. Crotchety much? You may be fit, but your inexplicably hell bent need to blame age / genetic health woes on not exercising shows other levels of you are still dating from the 90's...
Sorry, but feeling "more tired and old" isn't solely a "age / genetic health" woe.
At the end of the day, you have the ability to decide the quality of life you want to have. I wonder, and honestly don't know, if the pre-sickness fitness of an individual has a positive affect on the individual's ability to recover from that sickness.
For example:
Is an active 43 yr old and an inactive 43 yr old is diagnosed with a cancer are the survival rates higher for the active individual? I don't know, but I also don't care.
I do care about what I can control, and not feeling "more tired and old" is something I can control. I can decide to be active and be able to play with my kids when they are in their teens.
Being active has nothing to do with being able to outrun the aging process.... You think your awesome fitness levels are going to help you outrun farsightedness and the need to have your prostate fingered up? ha!
That and sleep deprivation from a young family and the time obligations of that isn't helping me. You're single with no kids are you not?
I'd have to go with UB on this one. I'm turning 35 and there is a stark difference between the people who take care of themselves and the ones who have let themselves go.
I think early 30s is really the point where your lifestyle really starts to destroy you.
If you're in your 40's it doesn't matter how you feel - you're old. The median age in Alberta is 36.5 years. Once you are older than that you are objectively old. If you're not old, you're young...
