Are You Afraid of Growing Old?

haha I am reaching 50 next year and believe me life is still worth it when you are 49. I dont tink that growing old is just a horror in ones life. I start thinking about retirement now as I plan to stop working with 60 and bridge the gap to old age pension then with savings so we are careful in spending money right now so this dream will come true. I think older age has its wonderful times as well just like the year when you talk about the "golden fall" years

Well, I agree with you somewhat. I am also 31 but feel like 25 and that is the hard part. However, I guess if you may grow old and be healthy while doing it you should be very blessed. The problem gray hair, wrinkels and stuff is not really 'the problem'. It is just the diseases and for some lonelyness that might take its toll when getting older. Getting older is a blessing, how many people die when they are young? They will never know how it feels to be gray or to be a granddad / mum. Getting old is terrible but not getting old is too. When you get old in a healthy, happy way I would sign for it immediately. With the wrinkels,gray hair and all that comes with it!

I think the only thing that truly scares me about being old is alzheimer's. I'm so scared of getting this when I'm old. All the other things don't worry me as much, but alzheimer's is definitely something that bothers me about getting older