[goodcanadian]

As I often say, "Growing old sucks, but it is better than the alternative."*

*I can't take credit. I got it from someone else, but I don't remember who.

[macjohnmcc]

Well admittedly when you get older you tend to forget these things. :)

[treeman79]

It varies. Got badly injured a few years ago. Had a period of almost a year of horrific agony.

At a certain point living was just a horrible punishment.

[dijit]

My grandfather says this, and meets his age with a reverent smile. It's so unburdening to embrace age. The fear of it is encompassing and I feel it on the edge of my mind at times.

But it is _so_ incredibly liberating to meet it with a warm smile and acceptance.

Age is not a punishment, it's a gift, a privilege, to carry the memories we have and to wear our lives on our face like we're able to.

[ako]

"Everybody wants to grow old, but nobody wants to be old"

[Andrew_nenakhov]

Thing is, we don't quite know about the alternative. The undiscovered country from whose bourn no traveller returns and all that.

[rrwright]

Act 3 Scene 1 of Hamlet, by William Shakespeare: https://www.sparknotes.c

[ponker]

I’ve heard it ascribed to Oscar Wilde, although according to Whistler he probably stole it from someone himself.

[goodcanadian]

It's clearly been around a lot longer than I realized!

[satvikpendem]

It depends. We do have voluntary euthanasia after all, so perhaps the alternative can be better in some cases.

[koheripbal]

"who" doesn't matter. We are just meat bags passing on good ideas and thoughts.

[kinleyd]

I have to stash this gem somewhere safe. Thanks.