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@parus - A relative of mine who was a doctor told me that the "golden" years are not golden at all. Reality is that if you are fortunate enough not to have died young or contracted some chronic disease at an earlier age, it all waits for you in old age. Many people affirm the benefit of acceptance. My instinct tells me to fight and not accept, as much as you can. Did we accept bad things in all the previous years? Bad grades? A bad job? Domestic violence? Not if there is any chance of resisting and not giving in.
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@jshdma
Good Morning!
That doctor is something else!
I believe there is a difference between accepting getting older and giving in to getting older.
I accept that I am getting older but I am not giving into it.
I am fighting as hard as possible without going over the edge and doing things that can be harmful to me or others.
Giving into things is not always a bad thing.
Your break a leg and you need to rest your leg. The rest of your body feels great and you want to go out.
You need to give into the fact that if you don't rest your leg, you can develop more issues before doing things before your leg is ready.
Ronnie
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@jshdma I apologize if my accepting sounded like giving up/in. I have accepted there are things I can no longer do. Narian on giving up. I have found new ways to do things as I am not a quitter nor are you. Thank for the opportunity to clarify.