Always

Are you a lifelong learner?

Learning prevents older people from thinking their own, often rather limited life, means they know everything. It also helps the brain and mind because you’re using both.

Too many, but not all older people, end their lives in the same armchair they’ve been sitting in for a decade. Wondering where their fitness went. Thinking about a past long gone, missing those they can’t have back.

My mum really tried to live without dad, she did a lot of things at first that were both new to, and hard for her. But eventually the world had moved on without her, or so she felt. So she took to an armchair.

The world left her behind because she stayed indoors and sat down. I repeat though, she honestly did try for such a shy person.

New information is critical to youthfulness. The more you understand how much you don’t know the better off you will be.

Instead of pontificating to the younger generation – which is why you become irrelevant – you will have new things to tell them, maybe up to date information they need, helpful life experience they need but not delivered as a lecture that will make them rebel as a matter of principal.

When my paternal grandmother died she was sharp as a tack, and the lady who took care of her in supported accommodation told me that she was the most fascinating person she’d ever met, even at 98 1/2. Switched on, relevant, engaged.

That is why lifelong learning is critical, including to good physical health. if you’re busy and engaged you move! You dance! You travel. You exercise. You go to shows and concerts, and you live!

I’ve started following football. Loving it except when England play like they did last night, they won but they made it hard. They don’t quit though, credit where it’s due!

Yes I know the offside rule. I was thoroughly insulted once when a guy explained it that it’s as if you were at the back of a queue in a shop, your friend was next to be served. Suddenly she calls out to you that she’s forgotten her purse, so you throw her yours. It’s offside because there’s only one person in front of her.

I just asked why they didn’t say that there must be two defenders between an attacker and the goal otherwise you’re offside. Seemed simpler to me. Don’t know why it’s a rule though. If the defenders aren’t there that’s up to them.

In that moment I proved that learning is important, and you should definitely keep doing it, because it enables you to confound the younger generation and put misogynists firmly in their place!

What’s not to love?

What is to love are the many men who aren’t misogynists, and elderly people who show the younger generations how to age disgracefully, with optimum levels of rebellion. You haven’t see rebellion until you’ve seen an octogenarian at work!

Best love

Amorah – Deb