can you be cool at 92yrs old?

[etilit]

today I shampooed a 92yr old mans carpets and had a chance to talk with him...he was in WWII..as a kid and was in Indonesia..and i didn't know how big Indonesia is lol

but..after the war he went back and worked for 35yrs there married a girl and had 3 children i was fascinated with him and his knowledge:thinking:

he lives alone now...becouse his wife is back in Indonesia taking care of her mom

but...he still lives on and does tai chi twice a week

hes COOL!!!!!!!!!!

 

[c750dt]

I have some elderly family members I love to keep in touch with. They always have good stories to tell.

 

[Sinnerr]

Old people who live active life is inspirating. I keep them in.

Only if He is 92 y.o. He was in his 20s when WW2 was (so not kid).

 

[HotDougBunz]

Alive at 92 yrs old is pretty cool in and of itself. Even feeble at ninety-two still is life, just not living it. Either way, the elderly have so much to share that we could use to avoid repeating history. Sadly, these people are often dismissed by younger generations. They are viewed as out of touch. Tech savvy is nice for now but experience and wisdom build from years of living. It is nice to hear he touched your life etilit. You are better for it and good for you for taking a moment to experience his knowledge.

 

[etilit]

hey DD..hope all is good on your end and babe i love to listen to anyone..young or old

something interesting he said was...20 some yrs ago as he was working for drilling company in Indonesia (Hyundai) they sent some young execs to look at the works...and all of them spoke fluid english and indonesian and all had laptop comps...he was quite impressed with that lol

 

[HotDougBunz]

See he too sees the importance of technology while he is not likely to try and learn much of it. It is really nice to hear he had an impact on you. Even better that it motivated you to bring it up in the forum. Well done etilit!

 

[JeroenS]

Why not? Just look at Betty White

 

[Tjerk12]

Because of my age I am not familiar with the expression cool. My kids use the word and I must say it sounds funny. So I had to google a bit and I found out that the only way for me to be cool is to serve me on the rocks. Lower my body temperature and I am cool. So everybody can be cool, independent of his age.
But it seems that I can be cool in the view of others. I think they mean that I am an interesting man. That is a personal interpretation.
Being old is not a special achievement. It mainly means that your body did not decide to die earlier. But the things you collected in your brain are of special value. They could help people who start to walk the road that for the elder, who is near the finish, is a well-known way.
Yesterday I read an article from a priest who mentioned how wrong it is to exclude old people from social life. Not only for them, because of their possible loneliness, but also for the younger people. The wisdom of the elder can help the youngsters so much in their lives.
I talk a lot with youngsters. The generation of the computer games. They know that I am not interested in that stuff. But they are really bewildered when they hear that this quiet rather old man actually fired a real rocket (missile) himself in the mid sixties of the last century. And that I played the precursor of all modern war games. In those days you needed a container of 3 by 6 meters, completely filled with electronics, manned by two specialists and cooled by an enormous cooling system to support this game.
It suddenly makes me interesting for them and it helps them to understand that their world will be completely different when they reach my age.

 

[alexfot55]

The best way to survive up to 92 and beyond.