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Originally posted by JALLEN:

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Originally posted by Bassamatic:
Interesting question. I would have to say my own mortality. I'm 70 and my years are obviously numbered.

As I watch my little grand daughter grow up, I find myself thinking about things like will I be around when she graduates from High School, gets married, whatever. I imagine that is fairly normal thinking for people as they age.

How's your health?

My in laws lived into their 90's, and my m-i-l is still with us.

I was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis 6 and a half years ago. The statistics are that 80% of those diagnosed do not live 5 years after diagnosis.

I'm 71 now. No telling if I will make it to 72. There is no point worrying about what tie I will wear at my granddaughters' weddings. They are 8 and 10 now.

I can't regard mortality as an enemy. It is and has been part of the deal. You've known for decades that every life comes to this, either to final nothingness as some believe and expect, to to some glorious next stage as many believe. No one knows.

My wife believes in reincarnation. I don't, and I didn't last time either.

We're just along for the ride.

Shoot. We'll be reading you here when you are 85. If you do go away, you will most likely come back as a German guy, working in the Master Shop at Sig DE making awsome pistols. And you'll still have your tuba.. With that, you are stuck here for some time to come. Get used to it.

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Originally posted by JALLEN:

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Originally posted by Bassamatic:
Interesting question. I would have to say my own mortality. I'm 70 and my years are obviously numbered.

As I watch my little grand daughter grow up, I find myself thinking about things like will I be around when she graduates from High School, gets married, whatever. I imagine that is fairly normal thinking for people as they age.

How's your health?

My in laws lived into their 90's, and my m-i-l is still with us.

I was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis 6 and a half years ago. The statistics are that 80% of those diagnosed do not live 5 years after diagnosis.

I'm 71 now. No telling if I will make it to 72. There is no point worrying about what tie I will wear at my granddaughters' weddings. They are 8 and 10 now.

I can't regard mortality as an enemy. It is and has been part of the deal. You've known for decades that every life comes to this, either to final nothingness as some believe and expect, to to some glorious next stage as many believe. No one knows.

My wife believes in reincarnation. I don't, and I didn't last time either.

We're just along for the ride.

OK. My health is really quite good and I get a physical and full blood work done every year.

Perhaps I wasn't very clear with what I said. I don't worry at all if I will make it to my grand daughter's wedding. Not a bit. I do wonder sometimes if I will even be around to see it. I absolutely do not see my mortality as an "enemy" that notion would never even occur to me. Boy, how do I put this so it makes sense, I contemplate it. I find it interesting to sometimes think about. Not in anger or anything like that. I just find it an interesting conversation piece. I have no fear in dying, what could be more natural?

Damn, that just sucked...didn't it?

I'm with your wife. I believe that we keep coming back until we get it "right". I've felt that way since my 20's. There is an old movie that's called "Defending Your Life", sums it up reasonably well.

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Originally posted by David Lee:


..... And you'll still have your tuba.. With that, you are stuck here for some time to come. Get used to it.

Ahh, I quit playing and sold the tuba in December.

Indecision.......well.....maybe not.....

People piloting automobiles while surfing on their phones.

Complacency

The guy who watches me shave each morning.

This meat suit my brain is forced to be carried around in. So tiresome.

Anger.

Might get to the point I have had enough,

I asked my Grandfather a few years ago what it was like to be almost 100 years old.He said I don't know if I want to live that long I have seen enough. He lived to be 99 and 8 moths old. He was stubborn and could have made it to a 100 if he would have had the desire...At the time I did not understand his reasoning,Now I am 41 years younger than when he died and I am thinking sometimes I think I have seen enough.I don't know that I want to make it another 41 years to be as old as my Grandfather, He was one tough old bird.

The fear I have in my ex. Every day I am thankful to have made it away from him with my life. Moved over 2,500 miles away from him & I still fear he will find me. I feel broken & fear that I can't be fixed.

The proliferation of drugs in America.

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Originally posted by MagicHorse:
The fear I have in my ex. Every day I am thankful to have made it away from him with my life. Moved over 2,500 miles away from him & I still fear he will find me. I feel broken & fear that I can't be fixed.

That feeling must be hard.Restraining orders,a plan and practice will hopefully alleviate those fears.

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Originally posted by oddball:
With all sincerity, really the only entity that stresses me out and antagonizes me and my family are liberal members of government, in particular CA politicians. I have no work, family or personal antagonists, only GDCs.

Almost everyday I wonder when the silent majority of Californians will rise up and say "enough" with the BS.

Looking back over my last 75 years I have to say that my worst enemy has been myself, but I keep learning!

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Originally posted by Ed Fowler:
Looking back over my last 75 years I have to say that my worst enemy has been myself, but I keep learning!

The best summery so far,I am the same age and some of the stupid decisions I made really cost me .

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Originally posted by Keystoner:
Pride.

It takes humility to admit that.

Age. She is winning.

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Originally posted by gjgalligan:
TIME.

Yup.