Question

How do you feel about aging? Do you dread getting older, or look forward to it?

Answer 1

Answerr:I feel positive about aging and look foward to it.i do not dread it.

I believe that aging is a blessing ,not everybody gets to age and some die pretty young.Its like a bonus for the blessed ones to enjoy the dusk of life.I look forward to enjoying this dusk of life and envisage a graceful aging for myself filled with positive thinking,carefree living,eating and exercising right and socializing.

SUNSET IS AS BEAUTIFUL AS SUNRISE AND CERTAINLY SHOULD NOT BE DREADED OR ENJOYED LESS.

IT IS THE BODY THAT AGES AND THE MIND THAT MATURES.If we decide to lead a life, aging is a burden;it we decide to live a life;aging is its completion.

I relate my aging to memories of my grandmother who would be up at 5 in the morning,start her day with cleaning the house then make her own breakfast and then spend time with kids and family .She was productive and cheerful throughout the day.It was that forever stay young at heart and stay busy attitude that made me respect her and admire her much more.The age-related health issues were very much there,but they were dealt with by self care and did not hamper her spirit of living.

One should not equate aging with disease,disability and death.Not all elders are diseased,disabled and not all young are healthy,able,and free from death.its a journey wherein our physical energy may go down but psychologically we get richer with experience

.Aging may be

a)Biological b)psychological c)social.

PREPARATION FOR AGING:A correct attitude and correct preparation for aging may enhance the joy of living these times for an individual.

SOCIAL AND FINANCIAL SECURITY:While much of the youth is spend striving to balance work, career and family,one should mindfully invest for a retirement home and a retirement corpus.medical insurances for hospitalization episodes,good family support.

POSITIVE ATTITUDE:Its a matter of pride to be able to enjoy more and more summers in life,experience the situations of all kinds,the highest of highs to the lowest of lows and gaining wisdom.One should always be positive about one's age and experience that goes with it.

RIGHT FOOD:Eating the right kind of fruits, vegetables,calcium rich foods,low fat foods and avoiding junk fried fatty foods,processed foods high in salts and sodas offering empty calories goes a long way in keeping the body tissues healthy and disease free.Often biological ageing is hastened by wrong eating and wrong lifestyle habits.

RIGHT PHYSICAL EXERCISE:Regular walking,yoga,exercises,right amount of sun exposure and sunbaths,group exercises go a long way to improve physical fitness.regular weight lifting and muscle exercises go a long way in improving bone loss as a result of aging.

RIGHT LIFESTYLE:One should stay socially active,have time to listen to all in family and interact with the youth around to know the latest and stay relevant,one should keep connected to a group of special well meaning friends in the same phase of life so that problems can be shared and discussed.one should stop smoking,drinking alcohol,eat right,exercise right,read right and keep moving about.

RIGHT MENTAL EXERCISE:Staying connected with the most current happenings,listening to news,harboring new passion and hobbies,reading,solving puzzles, exercises the brain to a correct level and increases mental efficiencies and delays memory losses,alzheimers' and other mental changes associated with aging.

RIGHT PRECAUTIONS FOR SAFETY:Since aging involves weak bones,a loss of eyesight and loss of balance ,one should be careful and always keep alert to the potential points of self-injury and use appropriate aids.Walking aids,glasses,hearing aids,medications should be at easy distance and a conscious discipline of self care must be reinforced by careful repetitions house should be rearranged for safety to avoid accidents and falls.

RIGHT SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT:People who stay socially connected are much happier and stay productive for long.They are able to feel secure,calm and strong even in face of worst of difficulties.Choosing the right kinds of friends and social circle and staying connected improves the general well being in old age.

RIGHT LEARNING:Continuous learning should be the motto as many senior citizens are now continuing work and the retirement ages have been hiked and the expectancy of life increased.

A Lot of world leaders have come to success in the political ladder after the age of 65,many ,so to say they have ripened and risen to pinnacle of their political careers with aging and the experience it brings and these leaders need no introduction.

ANSWER SUMMARY:I FEEL POSITIVE ABOUT AGING AND PERCEIVE IT AS AN INEVITABLE BIOLOGICAL PROCESS IN EVOLUTION .I DO NOT DREAD AGING BUT LOOK FORWARD TO IT .I HAVE THE READINESS TO PLAY MY LIFE'S SECOND INNINGS WITH PREPARATION AND POSITIVITY.