AGING
The only thing that bothers me personally about getting old is not being as mentally sharp in elder years. I mean you cannot always grasp things as easy as you once have, you sometimes cannot remember things, or you may lose your memory altogether; to me that is just such a sad thing. Yet I know this does not happen so bad or fast in everyone but it is still one of my concerns and I just have to wait and see how my life plays out.
posted by Becca @ 10:32 AM
5 Comments:
At 12:51 PM,
Lisa A. said…
I can completely understand where you are coming from with the memory issue. I strange now from time to time but I can’t imagine it getting worse. I would think that is one issue that comes with aging that could be extremely frustrating.
Also the advice thing is a very positive side to aging, thank you for pointing that out. I know that I go to my elders when I have questions. There is nothing like giving advice from experience.
At 11:47 AM,
miriam said…
If you are losing your memory--you probably have some sort of dementia. Dementia is an abnormal disease of the elderly. What is normal is your thought processes to be a little slower, but you should not lose your ability to think properly. I think that is another reason why we think negatively about aging, there are a lot of things that we think are normal in aging that are not.
At 5:51 PM,
Anjelica said…
I never really thought about it that way. Now that you mention it, it scares me to not to be able to grasp things as easily as I can now. Losing memory is a huge issue that I think every person thinks about. That is hard to adjust to a fading memory. Not everyone loses their memory but we all know there is that possibility.
At 7:17 PM,
Jessie said…
Becca
Getting old scares the heck out of me! I think it's interesting that you talked about losing your memory. I suppose one way to think about it, is that you'd be losing the memories that you've been trying to forget for years! Although, knowing my luck, I would keep all of those memories and lose the ones I wanted! I also agree with you that it's nice having people look up to and ask for your advice. I'm the baby of the family so I don't get asked a lot there but I am the first of all my friends to have kids and they ask me all sorts of advice! I also think it's important to remember that wisdom doesn't always come with age!
At 4:24 PM,
Divanatty said…
I agree, not being mentally sharp can be harsh reality of your failing mental state. It’s hard to grasp that you can not function like you once could. It’s most difficult when people treat you like you are a child. These are people with more knowledge than you and I, and they should be treated that way. The youth of today has a lot to do with this type of treatment. I have noticed that there is a lack of respect of the elders that often goes undisciplined.
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