Sure, but you should not expect to be healthy in your old age. Hope for it, plan for it, sure. But also realise that you don’t have a whole lot of control over it in the end. Use what you’ve got while you’ve got it.
To an extent, I agree with this. Of course, any number of things could (and will) happen, outside of my control, and some of those things might cause me sickness and hurt my health. True, and I accept that, as we all should. But I shouldn’t expect to be healthy? Why not?!
Not as healthy and capable as I am now, certainly, but healthy? Yes. I think I should expect it. Living a healthy life, making the right choices for my long-term health… I’m stacking the deck in my favour. If something happens to me, alright, but why would I expect to be unhealthy when I’ve seen first-hand and second-hand and third-hand that it is perfectly possible to be old and healthy? I think you sound like a fatalist.
And no, I don’t dread old age. My genetic problems reared their heads long ago.
That’s really unfortunate :C I do hope you still find joy in life :D
To an extent, I agree with this. Of course, any number of things could (and will) happen, outside of my control, and some of those things might cause me sickness and hurt my health. True, and I accept that, as we all should. But I shouldn’t expect to be healthy? Why not?!
Not as healthy and capable as I am now, certainly, but healthy? Yes. I think I should expect it. Living a healthy life, making the right choices for my long-term health… I’m stacking the deck in my favour. If something happens to me, alright, but why would I expect to be unhealthy when I’ve seen first-hand and second-hand and third-hand that it is perfectly possible to be old and healthy? I think you sound like a fatalist.
That’s really unfortunate :C I do hope you still find joy in life :D
I’m really not. Quite the converse, really: I think that people take the present for granted, and their futures as well.
But thank you. Life is often tedious but has plenty of joyful moments.