Mike, Your dad does not represent everyone. One of my relatives died at the age of 67 while another died at the age of 72. Actually, I have countless stories of people I know dieing of various causes from age 20 all the way up to age 90. If you understand the definition of "average" then you know that when the average age is 78, then half die above that age and half die below. When you reach 78, if you reach 78, at least 50% of the people you graduated high school with have passed on.
You can do all the pushups, situps, hikes and jump out of whatever planes you like each month. You can have all the enthusiasm you like and tell heroic stories of wonder and passion. The fact is at your age of retirement you will not have the same energy as when you were in your 30s-40s. By the time you hit your 70s, then its likely 50% of your high school class has passed on.
For every guy you know that is playing golf at age 68, I can present to you one that is not in very good health. My own father was diagnosed with emphysema at age 68. A few years after that, he passed away after a battle which placed him sitting in a chair for about two years with an oxygen mask.
What you wrote is garbage because I have experienced it personally with my family, friends and even people I dont know. This guy who worked at a shop in town one day had a stroke at age 65 and passed on. Go ahead, do your long runs, your pushups, but life does not last forever and you should have that attitude every day you wake up. Certainly, wining and dining at luxury restaurants at age 70 while going through diabetes is not going to do you any good.
I used to dine out all the time, but only cook what I make. I eat a light breakfast consisting of coffee and two packs of splenda. I avoid bagels because the sugar messes with my diabetes. Actually, there is a very limited diet that I can eat. It doesnt bother me because its all in the name of life extension. I get up and do as much walking as I can in the morning, but I do get tired. Let me tell you something, diabetes is not something that you can avoid. It will just come one day. Some get it early, while others get it late. It just happens.
At this point in my life, I dont really care about BMWs or even cash. Luxury homes, bah! I just care about waking up and Im still there.
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Between your normal nonsense and this lastest post I'm going to guess you're maybe 20 at most. It would be hard to believe anyone older could be so niave.
My dad is 68 going on 69 in a month. Plays golf 4-6 times a week and often times plays 27-36 holes. Flys his airplane a few times a week and once a month flys half way across the country to do mock dogfighting with his group of airplane buddies...they're all between 55-80. Yes, 80 year old men flying mutli million dollar planes shooting at each other.
When disasters strike, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc., him and his friends will fly half way across the world to build houses and shit for people. For fun they do stuff like cliff diving, scuba diving. He's also remodeling his house all by himself and restoring a 1969 z-28 camaro.
Oh, and just for fun, about a week ago he came to watch his grandson race motocross. After the races he asked for some simple directions on how the bike worked and anything special he needed to know and then went out on a motocross track doing wheelies and trying to jump doubles. You couldn't do that I bet.
You have a lot to learn. Fortunately, health permitting, you have decades in which to figure how things work in life.
btw, did you know your parents still fuck? It's true.
