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12-05-2017, 03:55 PM
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Re: Being old is boring
Originally Posted by MKJ
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I could expand on this to take into account the way the 'lefties' are fighting a losing battle with their premise 'we are all equal', when this is obviously wrong. We were never 'equal' to another right from the day we left our mother's womb. We all have qualities that differ from another. Some are stronger - can run faster - are good at maths - are patient - are aggressive - taller - shorter and so on. To insist we should all adhere to one set of principles and actions is to go against nature itself.
going off topic?
12-05-2017, 04:00 PM
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Re: Being old is boring
Originally Posted by MKJ
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Why? I happen to think the changes we go through are interesting. Now please all try and stay on topic.
Try harder.
I used to be a crack darts player, but I lost form & eventually after being demoted from singles player to doubles & finally the fours, I gave up. I really don't miss going out in all weathers in Winter to the various pubs & clubs where we played either.
I used to look after & ride lots of horses for various people. I loved it, but an illness made me stop, around the same time I gave up darts, so that could also have been when I lost form.
I used to bird watch & Dartmoor letterbox, all stopped because of my illness. I am fairly well now with medication, but it was too late for me to go back to doing the latter & the other things, but I still bird watch on a smaller scale.
Instead of those, with my Daughter we started a hobby, buying at car boots & auctions & other places & selling at fairs, flea markets & also car boots. We still do this. It kind of makes up for the other things I no longer do.
I hope this is what you mean, MKJ.
12-05-2017, 04:10 PM
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Re: Being old is boring
Originally Posted by Tiffany
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OK, here are mine.I used to be a crack darts player, but I lost form & eventually after being demoted from singles player to doubles & finally the fours, I gave up. I really don't miss going out in all weathers in Winter to the various pubs & clubs where we played either.
I used to look after & ride lots of horses for various people. I loved it, but an illness made me stop, around the same time I gave up darts, so that could also have been when I lost form.
I used to bird watch & Dartmoor letterbox, all stopped because of my illness. I am fairly well now with medication, but it was too late for me to go back to doing the latter & the other things, but I still bird watch on a smaller scale.
Instead of those, with my Daughter we started a hobby, buying at car boots & auctions & other places & selling at fairs, flea markets & also car boots. We still do this. It kind of makes up for the other things I no longer do.
I hope this is what you mean, MKJ.
. In your case your illness can be construed as 'experience' which now limits your choice of pursuits. 'Wisdom' is partly derived from experience but it isn't the full picture. It doesn't explain my change of attitude to various blood sports for instance.
12-05-2017, 04:17 PM
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Re: Being old is boring
Originally Posted by MKJ
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I could expand on this to take into account the way the 'lefties' are fighting a losing battle with their premise 'we are all equal', when this is obviously wrong. We were never 'equal' right from the day we left our mother's womb. We all have qualities that differ from another. Some are stronger - can run faster - are good at maths - are patient - are aggressive - taller - shorter and so on. To insist we should all adhere to one set of principles and actions is to go against nature itself. Is socialism an abomination when you think in these terms? If it is then which is the right path to take?
12-05-2017, 04:33 PM
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Re: Being old is boring
Originally Posted by MKJ
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Kinda . In your case your illness can be construed as 'experience' which now limits your choice of pursuits. 'Wisdom' is partly derived from experience but it isn't the full picture. It doesn't explain my change of attitude to various blood sports for instance.
I have heard of people who used to shoot animals for fun becoming wildlife conservationists. Ditto birders, who stole eggs & shot birds then turned to just watching & filming them instead.
12-05-2017, 04:43 PM
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Re: Being old is boring
Originally Posted by MKJ
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Why? I happen to think the changes we go through are interesting. Now please all try and stay on topic.
Try harder.
Oh baldocks ones mind is as sharp as ever if it was ever sharp.
It's just that the body can't do what it used to do .
It the mind just works on self preservation a bit more .
I don't ride young horses any more they are too unpredictable and my mind tells my body to beware if I fall off I will break a hip and that's curtains the start of the downward slope .
So it's wise to listen to ones mind
12-05-2017, 04:46 PM
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Re: Being old is boring
Originally Posted by spitfire
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Some folks exist inside Cylinders, others Funnels, or, we are all in Funnels, but as yet, some have not touched the sides
I think I'll have a go.
12-05-2017, 04:46 PM
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Re: Being old is boring
Originally Posted by Tiffany
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Maybe you just grew up & got a conscience. I have heard of people who used to shoot animals for fun becoming wildlife conservationists. Ditto birders, who stole eggs & shot birds then turned to just watching & filming them instead.
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12-05-2017, 04:46 PM
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Re: Being old is boring
Originally Posted by Muddy
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Oh baldocks ones mind is as sharp as ever if it was ever sharp.It's just that the body can't do what it used to do .
It the mind just works on self preservation a bit more .
I don't ride young horses any more they are too unpredictable and my mind tells my body to beware if I fall off I will break a hip and that's curtains the start of the downward slope .
So it's wise to listen to ones mind
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