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Better Then the Alternative
Published on June 10, 2016.As one grows older, one experiences things that normally don’t happen to those in their
twenties and thereabouts.
But a message to young people – – Just Wait!
The following is on the horizon for you, and already here for me.
… Friends I’ve made in elementary school, high school, boy scouts & back-of-house
driveway areas are sometimes recognizable. Not always.
… So many of my older acquaintances are using canes, or, uh-oh, walkers.
… One of the first sections I read in the daily newspapers are – – the obituary and
death notice sections (“Please. Please. Have no one I know be there”).
… People from my distant past, who might not have been friendly, now are quite friendly.
(We have something in common: Survival!)
… I recognize I’m living in an IT world, where everyone has an IPhone, GPS and Google
for information. Yes, I can’t give up reading newspapers – – from cover to cover.
… The one custom-made, expensive suit I purchased at least 25 years ago for “special
occasions” has never been worn. Never. And now it’s too large to wear.
… I read all the ads for hearing aids, diabetes control, nerve damage to the feet – – and
pay attention to the TV ads offering solutions to the aforementioned.
… Should you get a later model car then the one you have been driving for many years,
it comes with new gadgets, services, devices – – that never get used (because you don’t know how).
But you pay for them!
… You are now called “Mr.” – – if you’re called at all.
… When you receive invitations to after-dark events – – you just don’t go.
… The worst part of your day is – – exercising. UGH.
…. You might stop shaving every day.
… Your barber gives you a discount, not because you have less hair to cut (thought there is much
less) but because you are a senior citizen
… There are possessions rarely used, and maybe never will be used, that should be thrown
out – – but you can’t get yourself to do so.
… Your appetite goes down – – but not your stomach.
… Your new friends are your eye doctor, dentist, family physician, podiatrist, audiologist and
dermatologist. Yes, you will like Medicare.
… When driving, especially at night, you can’t read the street signs.
… Question? When did the cost of everything get so high?
… And now it’s inevitable that when you drop a coin, pen, pill (pills become part of your daily
routine) they find a hiding place.
… When you can’t find your glasses; look on top of your head.
But, with all of the above, life is good . . . And much better than the alternative.
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