I hear ya, I joined the 62 club last week. Who’s that balding and grey haired old fella in the mirror? I feel younger until I have climb a few flights of stairs… sh*t! I need to get that “old guy” to the gym. LoL I buddy of mine said it right, “Getting old ain’t for whimps” it’s tough stuff 😊 Stay positive my friend
I’m 70 later this year. There was a time when I hated the aging process, but now when I look at the shit heap that passes for this world I’m glad I’m no longer young. I had a good life when I was young. Can’t ask for more.
Now 74, I figure I'm going to make my exit just in time before this over-populated over-consuming world goes all to hell. Climate change, starvation and stupid wars.
I was 70 last week, I'm mostly the same but can't believe what out world has become. I am thankful for being able to know how things are supposed to be from living in the 60s 70s etc. It was a wild ride but I've got more to do ;
Feel sorry for the younger generation? We need them to teach us how to use technology like the TV remote control. The downside of the young ones is that they want to get control of our wealth then put us in old peoples homes in a tiny room with smelly mattresses & kerosene baths. I do hope they let me keep my pre-war Martin D28. Don't want to go into eternity playing a crappy buzzbox with rusty strings.
75 here, VietNam vet, 50 years married to my Dream Girl, 4 adult kids who are good citizens and 9 grandchildren. Loving life. I’ve had a great healthy life.
I'm 81, people started calling me sweetie and treated me like a small child at 75. That took a huge toll, but it wasn't until I couldn't bend over long enough to tie my shoe laces evenly that I had to concede. Life is still good, I love and am loved but I now look back as often as ahead. God Bless us one and all.
Don't you hate that? I live in a senior housing apartment house. Not assisted living, I'm on my own. The manager of the place treats all of us the same, which is like we are all 100 years old and have lost our ability to know anything. If I ask a simple question about something in the building I get an hour long (seems like) lecture on how things work and why they work that way like I have gone through the last 76 years with my eyes closed. Nothing makes me angrier than to be talked down too and treated like I'm completely helpless. The worse thing is that this person is in her early 40's. I forgot more about most things than she will ever know. Rant over.
God bless you , friend. I turned 58, and going in for have to / hip replacement next week. Anyway, I always respect all older and younger, not disrespect.
@@rgfisher21 yes but keep in mind one of the first signs of dementia is anger. They have us coming and going! God Bless you my friend, this too shall pass.
I was walking to the entrance of a building with a large glass door and saw an old man with a cane coming down the hall to exit. We reached the door at the same time, so I opened it for him. There was no one there. The old man was my reflection. I'm 72. When did I get old? Jon in rural BC, Canada
72, Vietnam vet that came home with a young man's body and an old man's head, but I never knew what "old" was until lately... Great song and video ! Life is so precious. Clint Eastwood said it best : "Don't let the old man in"
I'm 67 , sang this song on starmaker, someone forgot to let me know I'm old , but my bones give a daily reminder, god bless the next generations as well ,they will need it❤❤❤
Three years ago, when I was 69, I was diagnosed with oral cancer. After surgery,chemo and radiation, the cancer receded. It took a year to recover. I had made my peace with death then and felt and overwhelming gratitude for the life that I had. Every day now is a priceless gift.
we can kinda try to leave them some valuables to maybe help them out hopefully, at least thats what i hope to do, unless it all gets taken away if i end up stroked out or something
All I can say about this wonderful video and song. The lyrics are so true. I'm 64 now, and I think it really hit me 4 years ago when I hit 60! I got out of my bed slower, hurting more than the day before. I walked to the bathroom to wash my face and shave. I looked into the mirror and really looked at myself. I saw an old man with a grey beard and hair and wrinkles on my forehead and around my eyes. And I said to myself my God! I'M OLD! And I realized then that I had more years behind me than in front of me. You don't want to think about it. But the average American male life is only 74 years. Wow! God has really blessed me through the years. And I don't mean money or material things. But just life! So many times, I should not have made it. And in my younger wilder years, I lived for myself! Now I try to live for the one that gave me so many chances. My Lord God and Savior. Thanks so much for this video. It nailed old age on the head!❤❤
I'm about to turn 60 Lord willing.. I guess like Kenny Chesney's song says.." Don't Blink".. I think I blinked..but praying for at least 10 more years to see my grandson grown.. I've been raising him since he was a year old..he just turned 10.. 🙏 It's been a journey..😊.. Blessings to you ❤❤
So true, don't blink. When my son turned 18, years ago, he came to me and said, Dad I joined the Marines. I was proud of him, then I started thinking, where did the time go?
I turn 71 the end of January! When I was 65, I looked in the mirror and, I saw this old woman! Keep looking behind me to see who was standing behind me, after four times I realized it was me looking at my self’ scared me! 🤣🤣But no it was me! I decided to I can look at it two ways! How did I get so old so fast or O could thank God that he carried me through the years and he will see me through all the years that He has allotted me! Be thankful for your old age!
When I was in my 60s, I didn't feel or consider myself to be "old", even though the brats in their 20s would tease and call me granpa, ol' man, etc. But when I passed 70, it's a whole different mindset. It makes you realize that age is real, and it no longer can be ignored.
I can't wait to get old and put it all behind me and pass on. Life's to hard for some of us, not given the blessings of life at all, but only the opposite unfortunately
Retired bartended for 40 years I'm 69 for me it's about acceptance & adjusting. I'm playing my guitar working out & being a grandfather, thank the Lord living is good ...✌🏽❤️🎸🥂
It was a battle with cancer at age 57that setup a long road ahead, however, now 66, life just looks different. No children, no dog, no wife, just a little cash and a great golf swing, developed AFTER I had cancer. It was my goal, to play the best golf of my life, thank you Moe Norman, it has been a huge challenge but that is exactly what I needed. Good luck to all! Aging is a gift many don't receive.
Garth, you and i both live alone with no spouse. I'm 68 and I would love to have the body that can swing a golf club again. In 1992 I traveled quite extensively and played on 25 different wonderful golf course that year. The next year I experienced my 2nd grand mal seizure and it tore my left shoulder, again, out of the socket and I couldn't play anymore. This past winter I gave my golf clubs away to Deseret Industries and I hope some individual can enjoy these clubs as much as I did. I now enjoy many of the small things in life.
Going to be 75 soon, blessed with excellent health and mental wellbeing. I have no plans of getting old and still wonder when will I feel grown up. There’s still so much to do.
it will happen but , even me still working part time , was a builder started at14 , it goes to quick these days sunny and hot outside the pool is calling , have issues starting to feel it , the best to all of you ,imagine being a rolling stone trying to keep up appearances , no thanks , i like it sweet and simple
You sure got that right......I am not 70, but I cannot believe how much faster time goes once you get "over the hill" 40 to 50.....those 10 years go by like 10 days.
67 and just happy to be here Drove a Truck OTR for 38 years I listen to this song and just sit back and reminisce of days gone by Thank You Jesus For not giving up on me Bless You All Praise God
It's your perspective. Last Friday morning, I was sitting on my front porch with my lab watching the rain. I'm thinking, what a beautiful day. A few minutes later, the sun peaks through, and the suns shining on a small area, making everything sparkle. Light spectrums everywhere. Life is good. Injoy the simple moments. Remember, you woke up this mourning. Today was meant for you!
68 here, carpenter for 42 years, arthritis here and there, getting a new knee in a month. The divisions in our country are terrible etc blah blah blah. Pain is a constant etc. But still….life is good. I celebrate each dawn and have learned to live without pictures of the way I think things ought to be, but live viewing the world as is. I’ve learned to be optimistic even while entering old age. Imagine that! It’s all so short, why be miserable and angry? Like Ann Frank said, “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.”
My dad is 90 and still going strong. No pains. He walks every day. He never smoked and he has always eaten real foods. Not processed junk. That’s key. Yes, we’re all going to die someday but why be miserable the last 10-20 years of our life. Take care of the ONE machine we have in this life. Careful what you fuel it with. Be healthy !
"He walks every day. He never smoked and he has always eaten real foods. Not processed junk." -- Amen. Kudos to your dad. Keeping it simple and avoiding the garbage also keeps us out of the doctor's office and the pharmacy. Not good for the pharma industry, but good for us as individuals.
I'm soon to be 66 in May.... Surfed a lot here in Hawaii as a young man, so I bought a board 2 months ago. Took it out the day after I bought it.... Could barely paddle it... my neck hurt so much! Sold it 2 weeks later. Rode a few motorcycles when I was a young man..... so I bought a brand new Indian Scout Bobber last week! Feel like a young man again! 100% TRUE STORY!
66 in August…..rode my ZRX 1200R to Panama City, Florida to eat lunch @ Hooters with a friend half my age. Two bike lovers on a 60 mile one way trip for lunch. Last time I made that trip was in 1981 …on a new Gold Wing and 6 months after being discharged from the Marines. There were definitely some pain issues that made the last trip more challenging.
Hey Mark, I’ve been riding and racing all my life. I’m your age and I find life on two wheels keeps my senses sharp. Always know what’s going on in front of you and behind you. Have a great time.
80 great years in August of 2024. Most of my old friends are gone, my whole family is gone, but let me tell you, it’s been a wonderful ride. But, the song tells it all. You wake one morning and everything is different. You tried to keep up with times but time moves too fast. So what do you do? You just keep on keepin on. Everyday it gets harder to be relevant. But time moves so fast, so fast.
Relevant is good if that's what you want,not something I would strive for. Now you can be what you really want whatever it is. Keep on its your time!spend it on your terms
I have many older friends that I've known through fishing since I was a boy, it occurred to me recently that one day, ill probably be the only one left and I don't know if that's a blessing or a curse.
Been a good life so far lost my wife five years ago at 63. Got five loving grandkids I am 68 now Been retired for one year enjoying every hour That I got left
I'm 76 back in the seventies I had a friend who rented an apartment from an old man the old man when we were talking to him and said something that stuck me to to me this to this day he said it isn't getting old that bothers me it's outliving my friends that bothers me boy is that ever coming true for me these days
Had our 40th yr class reunion Aug.2023, first one I been to, glad I went, we had a pretty good turnout, small school only 32 in our class, the thing that stood out we've lost 12, yep that hits hard.
Great and how true. One day at a time, and then one day you look In the mirror and wonder where did that old guy come from. Old age is a privilege, not everyone gets that privilege.
I'm 68, and life goes by so quickly. Enjoy every day, one day I woke up and realized I'm older. People treat you differently, and some talk to you like your a child. Please, never give up
At 73 I am old but to tell you the truth I don't mind it that much. Youth has many more problems than us oldsters, like marriages, Kids, work, and more emotional troubles with the wife than it was worth. God has blessed me and I have the most important thing a man can have. Love of my family and health. What can be better in your last phase of life?
I'll be 66 in April. Have never had a serious illness, no surgeries, no serious injuries, never taken meds, lift weights almost every day, still work fulltime, have never had health insurance. If I come down with a life-threatening illness or disease, I'll fight it naturally/ holistically and if that's not enough, I'll gladly go to meet my Maker.
So if you contract colon cancer you are going to "fight it naturally/ holistically" - and die in about 3-months. Or have clever doctors fix it, with the help of drugs and chemo, and you will live for a normal life expectancy.
I’m 68 and blessed with good health (knock on wood), great family and friends. Nice song, but songs like this bug me. We’re not dead! Keep doing what you can. There’s the saying “you don’t stop playing golf because you got old. You got old because you stopped playing golf “. You can insert any activity in place of golf. Hang in there everyone!
I’m 68 myself. I agree with a lot of what you say. Although I can’t say I’m blessed with a wonderful family. The biggest problem with getting old from my perspective is having your kids think you should still be out chasing the same useless crap they are, and I once did. For me, I lived long enough to realize none of that even made a difference. Usually just created yourself more headaches. I left Northern Maine Nov 1st and drove 4000 miles to southern Mexico. I’m checking out of my room today and heading on down to the coast, (Puerto Escondido) and plan on spending the next 2 months traveling around Mexico then start heading back home. When I get there, I’ll get to hang out with the other local old guys at the coffee shop that their world stops at the county line. It’s a hard sometimes, but you need to keep brushing “old” out of your mind.
I just turned 77 yrs I thank Jesus my savior after 2 heart attacks and 7 stents I'm still around I feel good i walk 5 days a week do strengh training ❤amen
How far for the walks and what strength training do you do ? I need both. Just found I have degenerative disk, both middle and lower back. Thanks for any advise, take care.
71 years of age, and I still miss my parents. God bless them.. never had the chance to say goodbye to dad. I was five years of age when dad got killed down the mine of Hickelton Main Collery. In the year of 1959 March 4th.😢.Still miss him dreadfully. Dad was 37 years of age when he was killed.Mother died age 53years of age In the year of 1981, Died of cancer,(Brain Tumor),dead in a matter of weeks. So to anyone reading this,enjoy. Every moment with those you hold dear………… and I quote,…………. Set fourth the wine 🍷, and roll the dice, and perish who thinks of tomorrow,here,s death twitching in my ear, live says he for I am coming….💀………….and I quote……..Life speeds away from point to point, though seeming to stand still, the cunning fugitive is swift by Stealth. too subtle is the movement to be seen. Yet, soon man’s hour is up………..and we are gone 💀.Too anyone that reads this,Take care, stay safe, keep warm.👋❤️
As in Psalm 90:10, our years are threescore and 10 (70) and if by strength they be fourscore (80) we then fly away. Just turned 80 and still going strong! Glad that I know the Lord and that Heaven is my destination. John 3:16!
Well, if you referenced Biblical scriptures - it must be true then eh? LMAFO. It always amazes me that Christians think the Bible is evidence. The Bible is the CLAIM, not the evidence! There is ZERO evidence that there is an afterlife, John. Enjoy the only life you get my friend.
Song just punched me in the stomach 66yrs. old…3 heart attacks…7 stents…a fib…just had watchman device implanted…diabetes…shunt in left eye…few years back testicular cancer…son with special needs …my son is my true life saver.
Feb 4, 2024. Turned 81 last fall. I’ve been very fortunate health wise until recently. Just diagnosed with Parkinson’S. I’m not walking as good as I used took, prior to that I did a lot of walking. I got my weigh down in the last few months and I’m exercising more. I’m determined not to let it get me down
I was given 6 months to live... 14 years ago! I'm gonna be 70 years old in less than 3 months and, ironically, I'm currently getting hit-on more that ever! Even though my body shows signs of wear, this is the best chapter of my life! Passion for life is key! I love you!
Turning 66 in a few days, but feel like 80 because of the arthritis and some cognitive decline. but I keep trucking on. it’s been about 11 years since I lost my high school sweetheart to lupus after being together for a total of 40 years. We had a lot of happy years together in a small town in the SF Bay area. Had no interest in traveling the world, we were happy with just visiting the giant redwoods, or in our favorite places in PT. Reyes, Monterey and Carmel. But I soon realized the truth of this Bible scripture: “A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” So I eventually retired at 62, sold everything basically just start running. I made it all the way here to the Philippines. Where the young people still call their elders, ma’am, and Sir. Which only increases my respect for them. Well, I see the sun is starting to come UP, so I better get on my morning bicycle ride before the tropicals sun shows up.
Bible scripture: “A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” So why did the LORD direct my brother-in-law to drop dead at 54-years old?
I'm 73 walk stooped over with a cane . Don't have the mind of a twenty year old for sure but perhaps fifty years old. Not sure what a 70 or eighty year old mind is like. My folks were still doing the New York times crossword into their nineties. Unfortunately we left the world in a worse place than we inherited. Most of the mom and pop businesses are gone. The big box stores have seen to that. We burned through natural resources like there was no tomorrow but tomorrow will soon be here. In some ways I am glad to be missing it. A lot of good things happened on our watch too. Much of the crushing poverty and hunger in the world has been reduced.
"God" had nothing to do with it, Paul. Thank Medical science and the wonderful Doctors who invented and installed that pacemaker. How about thanking them!!!!!
I am 71, still working five days a week in northern CA, repairing and providing maintenance for hospital beds as a contractor. You "got" old if your mouth is hanging open as you walk down the street.
Realise this...growing old, getting weaker, uglier. sicker, perhaps lonely and making LOTS of little mistakes is still 100 MILLION times better than dying young. It's a price we all should be grateful to pay.
I'm 64, working to stay in shape to keep Father Time at bay as long as possible. What troubles me is that so many of my old friends from when I was in my teens & twenties have passed on already & life had gotten too busy for me to go see those guys when I was in my 40's / 50's again before they left.
The saying " Life is short " really hits home when you start getting close to the finish line. Looking back on your life, you realize that life really is short. My neighbor is 83 years old and his son got him a t-shirt that reads " It feels weird to be the same age as old people " I love it 😅
Note to younger family: Older people don’t want clothing with sayings that YOU think are “cute” or “funny”. The same dignity YOU deserve should also be extended to older folk. Everyone be well in your daily journey.
As I approach 67 I realize that time ain’t waiting on me but I’m still appreciative of every sunrise and getting out on my motorcycle as often as possible….🙏
Hey scoot! Get out there as often as you can. I rode all over the West for almost 50 years and it's gone now but the memories of the road and wind and smells on the roads of Arizona where they hauled loads of onions out onto the highway. Those miles are never forgotten. 👍😎
When I heard this song some months ago it immediately resonated with me. It absolutely tells my story from when I was a young man up to now. I’m 77, a career as a welder and as a trapper has beat my body down. I still trap beaver & mink even though it’s harder to do every year. The pain, yes, my hands & legs hurt and my balance walking in streams is a thing of the past. I get cold quicker and the hills seem higher to climb and I get slower but it’s my heritage yet the pain I don’t remember persists when it didn’t before. A song of my life!
What a powerful song with moving lyrics. As I turn 70 in 5 months, you made me realize that it's time for me to do something with the rest of my life. I can't thank you enough for sharing your video. Thank you Lord for Shane and for my time left on this earth. We all need to hear this song.
I didn't realize getting older would happen so soon. Thank god I feel great physically...mind still works. But I feel removed from this current society. No respect, no morals, no handshake is better than a signature anymore. Oh well, stay healthy everyone.
I try to be grateful for every day I get to spend on this Earth, good and bad. We have been privileged to live in relatively peaceful times if we are in first world countries compared to what my parents lived through (WWII). I am 62, have nothing to my name except a car, but I have a job and people to love and who love me. My younger sister just diagnosed with aggressive cancer at 55. Love one another, as I have loved you.
I turned 70 a couple of months ago, had my heart attack 2 months before that,, and had the love of my life die last May ......... for the first time ever I feel old.
I am 74 now and this song makes me think that every young man needs to listen carefully to the words and live their lives to the fullest they are capable of and know that their day too will come - If they are lucky enough.
I’ll be 87 years old this year, and this video resonates with me. Although I still play golf two times a week, my energy level is way down from just a few years ago. Along with that, I’m starting to have difficulty in walking. I guess all this just goes with the territory. My father died at 37, and my mother at 97. So I guess I just have to keep on trucking. Thought the video was terrific!
I got old when my father, who adopted me and my twin sister, died. I miss him, now like him, I will walk this Earth without my father like he did when his father died. God Bless ya' all. m
50 didn't mean much, 60, whatever, 70...seventy got in my head. At 72 I feel old. Still active, still in the gym, still reasonably healthy, but life, it ain't the same anymore.
Yes. I never paid any attention to my age. . .until I reached 70. That one really felt different in my head, too, even though my body still hasn't let me down. (b.6/3/51)
I worked fulltime until I was 70, the last 8 years as a visiting nurse. But man, I longed for the day that my wife turned 65 and got Medicare. I retired 8 days later!
It was the summer after I turned age 79 in the spring. I'm still young mentally but for some reason my body won't do the things I think of that I want to do. It's frustrating. I like to hunt, fish, shoot at the range, and I'm still a full time wildlife photographer.... when I can. But I feel it in my body every time I do these things now. But I'm still young in my mind.
My Dad passed in 22 at 86 and he was suffering and I actually felt a bit of relief when he passed knowing his pain and anguish was over but God , I dearly miss him and his wise words and just a simple conversation with him. Love ya Dad ❤️🙏
Will turn 83 in September, yes I’m planning ahead. Had a great career with IBM , wife of 63 years, 2 daughters, 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. I love this tune but refuse to let the old man in. It’s all good!
Seem like I was young for such a long time now I'm almost 75 and don't recognize the old man in the mirror. I don't feel old though I fast walk over five miles every day and drive my semi-truck hundreds of miles to truck shows many times a year. Still enjoying life.
Made me think of the Vietnam vet......tell your story, be proud of your service.. redeem the autumn years of your life, you have so much to share and so much to give. I apologize to you for the state this country is in... she's not dead yet, let's get her back.
My dad is 77, retired from phone company. He has thoroughly enjoyed his retirement so far. He's heading out tomorrow to go deep see fishing off the coast of Charleston. Just wanted to let people know that it's not all bad to get old, and i pray for the people that aren't as fortunate as him.
Dan Davis he first worked with bellsouth which was bought out by at n t during his career. He is also a Vietnam vet. You know it's smart asses like you that get good people in trouble, so if you're not gonna apologize let's talk offline!
Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes! Great song Shane. 62 now and pondering retirement, life after retirement, how much time do we really have left. No expiration date tatooed on us so make the best of what you have, and the time left. Get rid of negative people and influences - they ain't effing worth having in your life anymore. Peace, Grace and happiness is what we desire after we've been 10' tall and everyone knew our name!
I am 71 yrs old. Just a good middle aged man. I am engaged in living and not considering getting old nor dying. I am inn full go mode and have no plans to slow. I will let you know when I get old.
72 and blessed to be alive! (A miracle in itself ) Gonna do all that I do as unto the Lord. I've learned its ALL ABOUT HIM ☝️☝️NOT ABOUT ME! Hallelujah 🙌 Maranatha Texas Nana
Religion is just an evolution of superstition. Any rational and logical person can see that it makes far more sense that all religion is just man made. They base all these religions that have proven to be simply superstition.. ....and never ask themselves "Why is my God real when all the others before them weren't?" The odds of God being real are non-existent. And the evidence for an afterlife is ZERO. Enjoy the only life you get my friend ~ here on earth.
God Bless All of us here reading the comments and reflecting on the past. Thank you for the song that reminds us of just how short this life is. Hopefully everyone has made, or soon will make the Most Important decision of their lives and that's excepting Jesus as their savior. This place isn't our home, we're just passing through, right? The Real Life with the Lord and Our Big Family is yet to come and that Life, Free of pain and suffering will Never end. It's funny how none of us want to leave this place, but when we get home we surely won't want to come back here! God Bless Everyone and I'll see you there! 🙏😉
"God", Jeebus" and "heaven" are myths in very old book of fiction, dipstick! All religion is a detriment to society. Religion is full of people who base their decisions on belief rather than logic and factual evidence. Religion is just an evolution of superstition. Any rational and logical person can see that it makes far more sense that all religion is just man made. They base all these religions that have proven to be simply superstition.. ....and never ask themselves "Why is my God real when all the others before them weren't?" The odds of God being real are non-existent. And the evidence for an afterlife is ZERO. Enjoy the only life you get my friend ~ here on earth.
Turning 30 or 40 didn't bother me. Turning 50 did. Now I'm 61. The older I get the more I love nature and being out in it. I'm glad I'm a born again Christian, because death doesn't scare me. I'll be in Heaven after this earthly life 😊
"God", Jeebus" and "heaven" are myths in very old book of fiction, keng! Religion is just an evolution of superstition. Any rational and logical person can see that it makes far more sense that all religion is just man made. They base all these religions that have proven to be simply superstition.. ....and never ask themselves "Why is my God real when all the others before them weren't?" The odds of God being real are non-existent. And the evidence for an afterlife is ZERO. Enjoy the only life you get my friend ~ here on earth.😀
Made it to 71 last November and looking 👀 forward to many more years to come I hope. Had a couple of bumps in the road. 17 months ago I walked into the ER because my wife was there and I died. Omg 😱 they brought me back and a few days later I had a 4x bypass. Doing pretty good sence then and thank the lord everyday. One thing I learned is you can always count your money but you can’t count your time. Make each day count.
When young we know that someday we’ll die. What we don’t understand is that death of a thousand cuts is how most of us will go. Like a clock running down. GRAB EVERY DAY, WE WERE BORN TO LIVE.
I am 73 years old. My youngest son passed away at the age of 39 after battling cancer for 15 years. So I certainly have nothing to complain about, I thank God for every day he gives me because not everyone has the privilege to get old.
The foods people consume these days are horrific. I grew up in the 70’s and gas stations sold gas and had 1 gum ball machine and one soda machine outside. Now gas stations are grocery stores for junk food. It’s no wonder we’re seeing cancer spiking in folks under age 50 ! The last 5 obits in our local paper were ages 37-61 ! 😮 I don’t know any younger people growing their own food, just us folks over the age of 50.
72 yr young veteran here and seems the weeks go faster than the days. Before I retired I was given a little advice by an elderly gentleman. He said make sure you have hobbies to do when you retire or you’ll become an alcoholic or a druggie. “ Idle Hands Idle Mind” I enjoy life at 72 and know the years ahead will be challenging but with a little patience and enthusiasm that road ahead will worthwhile. It’s not the destination It’s the journey. Enjoy Live
Today is my 70th birthday and while I am older I am not old. You only become old when you decide to. Stay physically and mentally active and you can stay young until your number is pulled.
There are many poor souls that made the ultimate sacrifice, so that we could grow old! “They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.” I say let’s remember them and honour their sacrifice by appreciating our own life and growing old gracefully!
I'm turning 64yrs old March 2024 & I'm just starting to slow down. I'll spend more time Fishing with my Grands instead of working at a job that'll replace me in a second. Retire Early & enjoy life longer. God Bless.
I’m also turning 64 in March and retired early, going to the gym, hiking, volunteering at an organic farm and playing games at the local senior center. STILL listen to classic rock and go dancing too.
I just turned 62 today and woke up and looked in the mirror and found an old man staring back at me. Where did he come from??
Yes, I thought I was the only one asking that question from the woman in the mirror looking back at me.I was 66 in November.
I hear ya, I joined the 62 club last week. Who’s that balding and grey haired old fella in the mirror? I feel younger until I have climb a few flights of stairs… sh*t! I need to get that “old guy” to the gym. LoL I buddy of mine said it right, “Getting old ain’t for whimps” it’s tough stuff 😊 Stay positive my friend
@@ramonesalvatore3738I was young in 2017. Then a mountain dumped on my head and suddenly yes I am old. Just like that 💔
well if you think you are old at 62 years of age you are pathetic.
I’ve seen that fella in the mirror and think…to think I’ll look like that one day😳
"Don't regret growing old. It's a privilege denied many." Nice job, Shane. Something we all feel.
Thank you, Kathy, I don't regret getting older, I just wish it didn't hurt so bad.
I like that reply I'm 70 and can't tell you how many people I have out lived .I figure I've got 20 more left in me.😊
I’m gonna enjoy every day that God allows me to
@@patriciaspires5450 , Amen.
Don't know how old you are but if that's you in the picture you've still got it! 😍
I’m 70 later this year. There was a time when I hated the aging process, but now when I look at the shit heap that passes for this world I’m glad I’m no longer young. I had a good life when I was young. Can’t ask for more.
Ditto.
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Tell it bro!
Amen
Now 74, I figure I'm going to make my exit just in time before this over-populated over-consuming world goes all to hell. Climate change, starvation and stupid wars.
I was 70 last week, I'm mostly the same but can't believe what out world has become. I am thankful for being able to know how things are supposed to be from living in the 60s 70s etc. It was a wild ride but I've got more to do ;
I’m 78 and still have the mind of 20 year old . Getting near the end and still enthusiastic. Feel sorry for the younger generation ……!!
Feel sorry for the younger generation? We need them to teach us how to use technology like the TV remote control.
The downside of the young ones is that they want to get control of our wealth then put us in old peoples homes in a tiny room with smelly mattresses & kerosene baths.
I do hope they let me keep my pre-war Martin D28. Don't want to go into eternity playing a crappy buzzbox with rusty strings.
My father in law just passed at age 97 and his mind was as sharp as most 20 year old. I miss that old man and his quick witted sense of humor
I'm there too bud!! I have a hard time walking though!! Seen enough!!
74 here and feel the same… I feel like, when did giving old become a crime so much this respect when Elders used to have respect
Great thought 😂😂. Things ain’t what they used to be 😮
75 here, VietNam vet, 50 years married to my Dream Girl, 4 adult kids who are good citizens and 9 grandchildren. Loving life. I’ve had a great healthy life.
Welcome Home.
Blessed you are. Sometimes we just never realize it. Thanks for serving this great country.
81. You "get old" when you stop being young.
I'm 81, people started calling me sweetie and treated me like a small child at 75. That took a huge toll, but it wasn't until I couldn't bend over long enough to tie my shoe laces evenly that I had to concede. Life is still good, I love and am loved but I now look back as often as ahead. God Bless us one and all.
Amen
Amen
Don't you hate that? I live in a senior housing apartment house. Not assisted living, I'm on my own. The manager of the place treats all of us the same, which is like we are all 100 years old and have lost our ability to know anything. If I ask a simple question about something in the building I get an hour long (seems like) lecture on how things work and why they work that way like I have gone through the last 76 years with my eyes closed. Nothing makes me angrier than to be talked down too and treated like I'm completely helpless. The worse thing is that this person is in her early 40's. I forgot more about most things than she will ever know. Rant over.
God bless you , friend. I turned 58, and going in for have to / hip replacement next week. Anyway, I always respect all older and younger, not disrespect.
@@rgfisher21 yes but keep in mind one of the first signs of dementia is anger. They have us coming and going!
God Bless you my friend, this too shall pass.
Thank you lord for all the days that you allow me to have!
I was walking to the entrance of a building with a large glass door and saw an old man with a cane coming down the hall to exit. We reached the door at the same time, so I opened it for him. There was no one there. The old man was my reflection.
I'm 72. When did I get old?
Jon in rural BC, Canada
I'm 64 years old and happy for every day God gives me God bless everyone.
no evidence for gods go watch atheist experience fool
Well said, great perspective. Many great people never made it to 30:(
72, Vietnam vet that came home with a young man's body and an old man's head, but I never knew what "old" was until lately...
Great song and video ! Life is so precious.
Clint Eastwood said it best : "Don't let the old man in"
Welcome Home.
Thank you for your service old enough to remember Vietnam my uncle was there also! Yes we get old but praise God He knows our name! Amen
Thanks for your service.
I know exactly how you feel. My lady of 52 years helped me become young again. She died two years ago and I am getting old again..
I know the feeling very well. 1968-69. Welcome home. 75 here. 20 years falling out of perfectly good aircraft while still in flight.
I’m 70 and I lived a fun life. I was the biggest rebel but I still am surviving. Better life than what does kids have now a days
Logic flawed
❤🎉❤ Keep on keepin on 💪
What is the name of the song?
Every generation says this
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I'm 72 and l agreed with your comment . Better life remember when l grew up.
I'm 67 , sang this song on starmaker, someone forgot to let me know I'm old , but my bones give a daily reminder, god bless the next generations as well ,they will need it❤❤❤
Three years ago, when I was 69, I was diagnosed with oral cancer. After surgery,chemo and radiation, the cancer receded. It took a year to recover. I had made my peace with death then and felt and overwhelming gratitude for the life that I had. Every day now is a priceless gift.
Amen Jon. Pray you stay well.
Now 73 body doesn’t move like it used to. Mind is still sharp! Feel sorry for my kids and 5 grandchildren. They have a rough road ahead.
we can kinda try to leave them some valuables to maybe help them out hopefully, at least thats what i hope to do, unless it all gets taken away if i end up stroked out or something
All I can say about this wonderful video and song. The lyrics are so true. I'm 64 now, and I think it really hit me 4 years ago when I hit 60! I got out of my bed slower, hurting more than the day before.
I walked to the bathroom to wash my face and shave. I looked into the mirror and really looked at myself. I saw an old man with a grey beard and hair and wrinkles on my forehead and around my eyes. And I said to myself my God!
I'M OLD! And I realized then that I had more years behind me than in front of me. You don't want to think about it. But the average American male life is only 74 years. Wow!
God has really blessed me through the years. And I don't mean money or material things. But just life! So many times, I should not have made it. And in my younger wilder years, I lived for myself! Now I try to live for the one that gave me so many chances. My Lord God and Savior.
Thanks so much for this video.
It nailed old age on the head!❤❤
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Well said.🙏💗
I'm about to turn 60 Lord willing..
I guess like Kenny Chesney's song says.." Don't Blink".. I think I blinked..but praying for at least 10 more years to see my grandson grown.. I've been raising him since he was a year old..he just turned 10.. 🙏
It's been a journey..😊.. Blessings to you ❤❤
So true, don't blink. When my son turned 18, years ago, he came to me and said, Dad I joined the Marines. I was proud of him, then I started thinking, where did the time go?
I turn 71 the end of January! When I was 65, I looked in the mirror and, I saw this old woman! Keep looking behind me to see who was standing behind me, after four times I realized it was me looking at my self’ scared me! 🤣🤣But no it was me! I decided to I can look at it two ways! How did I get so old so fast or O could thank God that he carried me through the years and he will see me through all the years that He has allotted me! Be thankful for your old age!
We got old yesterday and we’ll get old again tomorrow. Long may that cycle continue for each of us
70 is a serious milestone. One day you aren’t, next day you are. Really changes your whole perspective. Every day is precious.
And when you are 69, you are only 11 years until 80
When I was in my 60s, I didn't feel or consider myself to be "old", even though the brats in their 20s would tease and call me granpa, ol' man, etc. But when I passed 70, it's a whole different mindset. It makes you realize that age is real, and it no longer can be ignored.
I think 70 is year too . Same feeling , different mindset , few more pains that seem to stay longer .@@imskeptic1
@@imskeptic1Exactly! I just turned 70 last October, and think the same way.
I can't wait to get old and put it all behind me and pass on. Life's to hard for some of us, not given the blessings of life at all, but only the opposite unfortunately
Retired bartended for 40 years I'm 69 for me it's about acceptance & adjusting. I'm playing my guitar working out & being a grandfather, thank the Lord living is good ...✌🏽❤️🎸🥂
It was a battle with cancer at age 57that setup a long road ahead, however, now 66, life just looks different. No children, no dog, no wife, just a little cash and a great golf swing, developed AFTER I had cancer. It was my goal, to play the best golf of my life, thank you Moe Norman, it has been a huge challenge but that is exactly what I needed. Good luck to all! Aging is a gift many don't receive.
Garth, you and i both live alone with no spouse. I'm 68 and I would love to have the body that can swing a golf club again. In 1992 I traveled quite extensively and played on 25 different wonderful golf course that year. The next year I experienced my 2nd grand mal seizure and it tore my left shoulder, again, out of the socket and I couldn't play anymore. This past winter I gave my golf clubs away to Deseret Industries and I hope some individual can enjoy these clubs as much as I did. I now enjoy many of the small things in life.
Going to be 75 soon, blessed with excellent health and mental wellbeing. I have no plans of getting old and still wonder when will I feel grown up. There’s still so much to do.
74 and feel the same… blessed with good health and still sharp. Feel like 30 inside, but I look in the mirror, and I don’t recognize myself!
I hear that
it will happen but , even me still working part time , was a builder started at14 , it goes to quick these days sunny and hot outside the pool is calling , have issues starting to feel it , the best to all of you ,imagine being a rolling stone trying to keep up appearances , no thanks , i like it sweet and simple
That 7th decade snuck up me so fast , I went from 39 to my 70s it seems to happened overnight . Never realized it would go so fast.
Agree
You sure got that right......I am not 70, but I cannot believe how much faster time goes once you get "over the hill" 40 to 50.....those 10 years go by like 10 days.
@@smithn.wesson495 How true my friend, that's why is so important to live life to it's fullest every day, cause before we know it it's over.
@@williamgleaton2992 Yes, sir. I am learning that life lesson with every month that goes by.
“They say in the end, it’s a blink of an eye”. - Jackson Brown
67 and just happy to be here
Drove a Truck OTR for 38 years
I listen to this song and just sit back and reminisce of days gone by
Thank You Jesus
For not giving up on me
Bless You All
Praise God
I drove for 41 years. Life sure went by in a hurry .
Yes it did
And did everything change
Went from being proud to say I’m a Truck Driver
To wondering what happened
It's your perspective. Last Friday morning, I was sitting on my front porch with my lab watching the rain. I'm thinking, what a beautiful day.
A few minutes later, the sun peaks through, and the suns shining on a small area, making everything sparkle. Light spectrums everywhere.
Life is good. Injoy the simple moments.
Remember, you woke up this mourning. Today was meant for you!
Amen, brother, praise God always!
68 here, carpenter for 42 years, arthritis here and there, getting a new knee in a month. The divisions in our country are terrible etc blah blah blah. Pain is a constant etc. But still….life is good. I celebrate each dawn and have learned to live without pictures of the way I think things ought to be, but live viewing the world as is. I’ve learned to be optimistic even while entering old age. Imagine that! It’s all so short, why be miserable and angry? Like Ann Frank said, “Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.”
I’m almost 70 but I declare some days my brain is locked in at 14yo. Plenty of regrets but the best is yet to come!
My dad is 90 and still going strong. No pains. He walks every day. He never smoked and he has always eaten real foods. Not processed junk. That’s key.
Yes, we’re all going to die someday but why be miserable the last 10-20 years of our life. Take care of the ONE machine we have in this life. Careful what you fuel it with. Be healthy !
walking and being stress free helps ..
"He walks every day. He never smoked and he has always eaten real foods. Not processed junk." -- Amen. Kudos to your dad. Keeping it simple and avoiding the garbage also keeps us out of the doctor's office and the pharmacy. Not good for the pharma industry, but good for us as individuals.
Growing old beats the alternative. Dying young.
sure does
I'm soon to be 66 in May.... Surfed a lot here in Hawaii as a young man, so I bought a board 2 months ago. Took it out the day after I bought it.... Could barely paddle it... my neck hurt so much! Sold it 2 weeks later. Rode a few motorcycles when I was a young man..... so I bought a brand new Indian Scout Bobber last week! Feel like a young man again! 100% TRUE STORY!
66 in August…..rode my ZRX 1200R to Panama City, Florida to eat lunch @ Hooters with a friend half my age. Two bike lovers on a 60 mile one way trip for lunch. Last time I made that trip was in 1981 …on a new Gold Wing and 6 months after being discharged from the Marines. There were definitely some pain issues that made the last trip more challenging.
@@keithdaniels5918 For my 70th birthday~ rode my Harley Road King Seattle to Orlando and back.
Hey Mark, I’ve been riding and racing all my life. I’m your age and I find life on two wheels keeps my senses sharp. Always know what’s going on in front of you and behind you. Have a great time.
80 great years in August of 2024. Most of my old friends are gone, my whole family is gone, but let me tell you, it’s been a wonderful ride. But, the song tells it all. You wake one morning and everything is different. You tried to keep up with times but time moves too fast. So what do you do? You just keep on keepin on. Everyday it gets harder to be relevant. But time moves so fast, so fast.
amen
Well said .. not Old … just gettin’ Old(er)
Well we might get older but that just mines God has blessed us with each year! Amen
Relevant is good if that's what you want,not something I would strive for. Now you can be what you really want whatever it is. Keep on its your time!spend it on your terms
I have many older friends that I've known through fishing since I was a boy, it occurred to me recently that one day, ill probably be the only one left and I don't know if that's a blessing or a curse.
Been a good life so far lost my wife five years ago at 63. Got five loving grandkids I am 68 now Been retired for one year enjoying every hour That I got left
Please don't sit and wait for life to be over. While you can still move and think, even a bit, keep on keepin' on. ❤
This comment is gonna make me get up. ❤️
I nearly died 14 months ago. I'm so grateful for every hour, even the bad ones.
Only one ride per ticket.
I got up. I went to buy me an ATV to ride my land and get out of the house.
I'm 76 back in the seventies I had a friend who rented an apartment from an old man the old man when we were talking to him and said something that stuck me to to me this to this day he said it isn't getting old that bothers me it's outliving my friends that bothers me boy is that ever coming true for me these days
Me too outlived all my group
Turned 76 today
Still strong with a young mind
Stay as active as you can and keep finding new interests
Jj
I'm not 70 yet but my body and mind seem to be aging at different rates, ha!
May you outlive time itself my friend
Had our 40th yr class reunion Aug.2023, first one I been to, glad I went, we had a pretty good turnout, small school only 32 in our class, the thing that stood out we've lost 12, yep that hits hard.
If you have no friends, you can't outlive them. Sometime less is best, God is my friend & hope ... can't do better than that!!!
Great and how true. One day at a time, and then one day you look
In the mirror and wonder where did that old guy come from.
Old age is a privilege, not everyone gets that privilege.
I'm 68, and life goes by so quickly. Enjoy every day, one day I woke up and realized I'm older. People treat you differently, and some talk to you like your a child. Please, never give up
74 and just wish that I could sleep though the night. Gone are the days when I could sleep in and enjoy it.
do you feel its your mind or body making it hard to sleep? good luck im 63 and dont sleep well...
If I stay in bed past six hours my body starts to ache and I have to get up and move around.@@briancaine9130
At 72, my problem with sleep is a large young dog who is a bed hog. Should have got a Chiwawa.
Ambien or a shot works great . just don't both
@@winterwolf2012😂😂😂👍🏻
At 73 I am old but to tell you the truth I don't mind it that much. Youth has many more problems than us oldsters, like marriages, Kids, work, and more emotional troubles with the wife than it was worth. God has blessed me and I have the most important thing a man can have. Love of my family and health. What can be better in your last phase of life?
you're right health is very important
Why did "God" decide to bless you and not that 43-year-old guy with a loving wife and kids who died.
Your God is a cruel SOB.
I'll be 66 in April. Have never had a serious illness, no surgeries, no serious injuries, never taken meds, lift weights almost every day, still work fulltime, have never had health insurance. If I come down with a life-threatening illness or disease, I'll fight it naturally/ holistically and if that's not enough, I'll gladly go to meet my Maker.
So if you contract colon cancer you are going to "fight it naturally/ holistically" - and die in about 3-months.
Or have clever doctors fix it, with the help of drugs and chemo, and you will live for a normal life expectancy.
I’m 68 and blessed with good health (knock on wood), great family and friends. Nice song, but songs like this bug me. We’re not dead! Keep doing what you can. There’s the saying “you don’t stop playing golf because you got old. You got old because you stopped playing golf “. You can insert any activity in place of golf. Hang in there everyone!
I really like what you wrote. I'm the same age as you. I had to read it a few times for it to really sink in but it's very true. Thanks 👍🇺🇸
I’m 68 myself. I agree with a lot of what you say. Although I can’t say I’m blessed with a wonderful family. The biggest problem with getting old from my perspective is having your kids think you should still be out chasing the same useless crap they are, and I once did. For me, I lived long enough to realize none of that even made a difference. Usually just created yourself more headaches.
I left Northern Maine Nov 1st and drove 4000 miles to southern Mexico. I’m checking out of my room today and heading on down to the coast, (Puerto Escondido) and plan on spending the next 2 months traveling around Mexico then start heading back home. When I get there, I’ll get to hang out with the other local old guys at the coffee shop that their world stops at the county line.
It’s a hard sometimes, but you need to keep brushing “old” out of your mind.
@@dennisconrad6124 amen brother. Have a great trip!
Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life..time is short, get to know Him
Amen
I just turned 77 yrs I thank Jesus my savior after 2 heart attacks and 7 stents I'm still around I feel good i walk 5 days a week do strengh training ❤amen
Good for you.
GOD BLESS YOU
@sundancer7381 thank you 😊
@@dianelawlor4959 thank you 😊
How far for the walks and what strength training do you do ? I need both. Just found I have degenerative disk, both middle and lower back. Thanks for any advise, take care.
67, I don’t feel old, but my body aches😂
I hear you
71 years of age, and I still miss my parents. God bless them.. never had the chance to say goodbye to dad. I was five years of age when dad got killed down the mine of Hickelton Main Collery. In the year of 1959 March 4th.😢.Still miss him dreadfully. Dad was 37 years of age when he was killed.Mother died age 53years of age In the year of 1981, Died of cancer,(Brain Tumor),dead in a matter of weeks. So to anyone reading this,enjoy. Every moment with those you hold dear………… and I quote,…………. Set fourth the wine 🍷, and roll the dice, and perish who thinks of tomorrow,here,s death twitching in my ear, live says he for I am coming….💀………….and I quote……..Life speeds away from point to point, though seeming to stand still, the cunning fugitive is swift by Stealth. too subtle is the movement to be seen. Yet, soon man’s hour is up………..and we are gone 💀.Too anyone that reads this,Take care, stay safe, keep warm.👋❤️
As in Psalm 90:10, our years are threescore and 10 (70) and if by strength they be fourscore (80) we then fly away. Just turned 80 and still going strong! Glad that I know the Lord and that Heaven is my destination. John 3:16!
Me too John! I share the same age and gladness! God Bless us all ‼️
we are born ----------------------------die
Nothin but the blood of Jesus
Well, if you referenced Biblical scriptures - it must be true then eh? LMAFO.
It always amazes me that Christians think the Bible is evidence.
The Bible is the CLAIM, not the evidence!
There is ZERO evidence that there is an afterlife, John.
Enjoy the only life you get my friend.
great song, and very true. we never think we will be this old till one day you wake up and your there
So true.
Song just punched me in the stomach 66yrs. old…3 heart attacks…7 stents…a fib…just had watchman device implanted…diabetes…shunt in left eye…few years back testicular cancer…son with special needs …my son is my true life saver.
Watch FOK
Watched and listened on February 3, 2024... I'm currently the full time caregiver to my 77-year-old husband.😭
God Bless You Debora 🙏🏼❤
I just turned 72 my wife has always been right by my side 43 years now 😊 Boomer women are the best , your husband and I are lucky men
God bless
Feb 4, 2024. Turned 81 last fall. I’ve been very fortunate health wise until recently. Just diagnosed with Parkinson’S. I’m not walking as good as I used took, prior to that I did a lot of walking. I got my weigh down in the last few months and I’m exercising more. I’m determined not to let it get me down
@@observant98 we boomers don’t quite even when we get a little rusty . Hang on and keep moving on . GB
I am sorry for you and your husband. Mine has been gone 2 years now. I retired to care for him. He suffered for many years. God bless.
I was given 6 months to live... 14 years ago! I'm gonna be 70 years old in less than 3 months and, ironically, I'm currently getting hit-on more that ever! Even though my body shows signs of wear, this is the best chapter of my life! Passion for life is key! I love you!
Use it or lose it.
Keep well mate.
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REALLY?????
True story! @@janmazzone2090
Turning 66 in a few days, but feel like 80 because of the arthritis and some cognitive decline. but I keep trucking on.
it’s been about 11 years since I lost my high school sweetheart to lupus after being together for a total of 40 years.
We had a lot of happy years together in a small town in the SF Bay area. Had no interest in traveling the world, we were happy with just visiting the giant redwoods, or in our favorite places in PT. Reyes, Monterey and Carmel. But I soon realized the truth of this Bible scripture: “A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.”
So I eventually retired at 62, sold everything basically just start running. I made it all the way here to the Philippines. Where the young people still call their elders, ma’am, and Sir. Which only increases my respect for them.
Well, I see the sun is starting to come UP, so I better get on my morning bicycle ride before the tropicals sun shows up.
Keep on doing what you're doing. Bless you.
Kids in the Philippines speak respectfully and appreciate everything. I was impressed.
Bible scripture: “A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.” So why did the LORD direct my brother-in-law to drop dead at 54-years old?
The mountains are old. We are just a drop in the bucket of Time. Cheers!
I'm 73 walk stooped over with a cane . Don't have the mind of a twenty year old for sure but perhaps fifty years old. Not sure what a 70 or eighty year old mind is like. My folks were still doing the New York times crossword into their nineties. Unfortunately we left the world in a worse place than we inherited. Most of the mom and pop businesses are gone. The big box stores have seen to that. We burned through natural resources like there was no tomorrow but tomorrow will soon be here. In some ways I am glad to be missing it. A lot of good things happened on our watch too. Much of the crushing poverty and hunger in the world has been reduced.
I'm 88 and can't wait for the next dance. You're as old as you feel, i'ts only a number.
I'm 77 and very healthy from the neck up😊 have a pace maker,walk with a walker. I get up everyday and thank God and those I love.❤
"God" had nothing to do with it, Paul.
Thank Medical science and the wonderful Doctors who invented and installed that pacemaker.
How about thanking them!!!!!
Song hits the nail on the head, September i turn 70, I have a friend of 40 yrs on his last days of life, where did time go!
You are not old, you are gold; a treasure trove of experience and wisdom!! 👊💪🙏
To bad more people don't realize it!!
I am 71, still working five days a week in northern CA, repairing and providing maintenance for hospital beds as a contractor. You "got" old if your mouth is hanging open as you walk down the street.
The fact that, inside, I’ve always been me; gives me hope that our soul lives on after our body is done.
We are eternal travellers - the best is yet to come. May God bless all of us.
Realise this...growing old, getting weaker, uglier. sicker, perhaps lonely and making LOTS of little mistakes is still 100 MILLION times better than dying young. It's a price we all should be grateful to pay.
What seems strange to me is watching shows I watched in the past, Googling the actors, and finding out they passed away 20 years ago!
I'm 64, working to stay in shape to keep Father Time at bay as long as possible. What troubles me is that so many of my old friends from when I was in my teens & twenties have passed on already & life had gotten too busy for me to go see those guys when I was in my 40's / 50's again before they left.
I hear you, and when there gone their gone.
The saying " Life is short " really hits home when you start getting close to the finish line. Looking back on your life, you realize that life really is short. My neighbor is 83 years old and his son got him a t-shirt that reads " It feels weird to be the same age as old people " I love it 😅
Note to younger family: Older people don’t want clothing with sayings that YOU think are “cute” or “funny”. The same dignity YOU deserve should also be extended to older folk. Everyone be well in your daily journey.
As I approach 67 I realize that time ain’t waiting on me but I’m still appreciative of every sunrise and getting out on my motorcycle as often as possible….🙏
Hey scoot! Get out there as often as you can. I rode all over the West for almost 50 years and it's gone now but the memories of the road and wind and smells on the roads of Arizona where they hauled loads of onions out onto the highway. Those miles are never forgotten. 👍😎
@user-fz8fy4zl1c Best to ya!
When I heard this song some months ago it immediately resonated with me. It absolutely tells my story from when I was a young man up to now. I’m 77, a career as a welder and as a trapper has beat my body down. I still trap beaver & mink even though it’s harder to do every year. The pain, yes, my hands & legs hurt and my balance walking in streams is a thing of the past. I get cold quicker and the hills seem higher to climb and I get slower but it’s my heritage yet the pain I don’t remember persists when it didn’t before. A song of my life!
What a powerful song with moving lyrics. As I turn 70 in 5 months, you made me realize that it's time for me to do something with the rest of my life. I can't thank you enough for sharing your video. Thank you Lord for Shane and for my time left on this earth. We all need to hear this song.
My sentiments exactly 😢
Thank you.
Song by Derrick Dove & the Peacekeepers. Check them out the video is wonderful.
Will do, thank you.
I didn't realize getting older would happen so soon. Thank god I feel great physically...mind still works. But I feel removed from this current society. No respect, no morals, no handshake is better than a signature anymore. Oh well, stay healthy everyone.
I try to be grateful for every day I get to spend on this Earth, good and bad. We have been privileged to live in relatively peaceful times if we are in first world countries compared to what my parents lived through (WWII).
I am 62, have nothing to my name except a car, but I have a job and people to love and who love me. My younger sister just diagnosed with aggressive cancer at 55.
Love one another, as I have loved you.
I hit 70 in a few weeks. Eleven more days of reckless youth to squander before middle age sets in...
I'm 69 and this song is so true. Where did the years go. Thank you for this song. It makes you stop and think love it
I turned 70 a couple of months ago, had my heart attack 2 months before that,, and had the love of my life die last May ......... for the first time ever I feel old.
I am 74 now and this song makes me think that every young man needs to listen carefully to the words and live their lives to the fullest they are capable of and know that their day too will come - If they are lucky enough.
I am 70. If I get a serious illness I will not fight to live. I refuse to finance the pharmaceuticals.
I have lived long enough.
I’ll be 87 years old this year, and this video resonates with me. Although I still play golf two times a week, my energy level is way down from just a few years ago. Along with that, I’m starting to have difficulty in walking. I guess all this just goes with the territory. My father died at 37, and my mother at 97. So I guess I just have to keep on trucking. Thought the video was terrific!
I got old when my father, who adopted me and my twin sister, died. I miss him, now like him, I will walk this Earth without my father like he did when his father died. God Bless ya' all. m
50 didn't mean much, 60, whatever, 70...seventy got in my head. At 72 I feel old. Still active, still in the gym, still reasonably healthy, but life, it ain't the same anymore.
Yes. I never paid any attention to my age. . .until I reached 70. That one really felt different in my head, too, even though my body still hasn't let me down. (b.6/3/51)
I worked fulltime until I was 70, the last 8 years as a visiting nurse. But man, I longed for the day that my wife turned 65 and got Medicare. I retired 8 days later!
This made me cry. 66, I thought getting old would take longer. It's no fun. 😢
It was the summer after I turned age 79 in the spring. I'm still young mentally but for some reason my body won't do the things I think of that I want to do. It's frustrating. I like to hunt, fish, shoot at the range, and I'm still a full time wildlife photographer.... when I can. But I feel it in my body every time I do these things now. But I'm still young in my mind.
My Dad passed in 22 at 86 and he was suffering and I actually felt a bit of relief when he passed knowing his pain and anguish was over but God , I dearly miss him and his wise words and just a simple conversation with him. Love ya Dad ❤️🙏
I am sorry for your loss.
@@shanehays2950 Bless you , thank you 🙏
im 172 years old ... i miss the 1800s but also cant wait for the future
I miss the old days. When I was a kid I had a pet dinosaur. If I live long enough I may get a pet alien.
Will turn 83 in September, yes I’m planning ahead. Had a great career with IBM , wife of 63 years, 2 daughters, 6 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. I love this tune but refuse to let the old man in. It’s all good!
I’m 76 and yep the old man can stay OUTSIDE 👍👍
Seem like I was young for such a long time now I'm almost 75 and don't recognize the old man in the mirror. I don't feel old though I fast walk over five miles every day and drive my semi-truck hundreds of miles to truck shows many times a year. Still enjoying life.
Made me think of the Vietnam vet......tell your story, be proud of your service.. redeem the autumn years of your life, you have so much to share and so much to give. I apologize to you for the state this country is in... she's not dead yet, let's get her back.
My dad is 77, retired from phone company. He has thoroughly enjoyed his retirement so far. He's heading out tomorrow to go deep see fishing off the coast of Charleston. Just wanted to let people know that it's not all bad to get old, and i pray for the people that aren't as fortunate as him.
Good for him, I retired in 2019 after 41 years of driving a truck. I love being retired even I had surgery in 2020, 2021 and 2023.
Phone company? Like Ma Bell? What's that? HA
Dan Davis he first worked with bellsouth which was bought out by at n t during his career. He is also a Vietnam vet. You know it's smart asses like you that get good people in trouble, so if you're not gonna apologize let's talk offline!
AT&T you smart-ass!
AT&T you childish scum
Life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes! Great song Shane. 62 now and pondering retirement, life after retirement, how much time do we really have left. No expiration date tatooed on us so make the best of what you have, and the time left. Get rid of negative people and influences - they ain't effing worth having in your life anymore. Peace, Grace and happiness is what we desire after we've been 10' tall and everyone knew our name!
One of my favorite saying.
Love the toilet paper analogy 👍👍
I am 71 yrs old. Just a good middle aged man. I am engaged in living and not considering getting old nor dying. I am inn full go mode and have no plans to slow. I will let you know when I get old.
Michael, best of luck for your plans! Sometimes God has other plans, we discover.
As a 32 year Veteran at 69 I continue to stay phyically active and thank God every day. GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND YOUR FAMILIES🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for your service .
Thank you Brian! 💪🙏
I was born in 1954 too. Served in the USAF 1971-'75. Seeing many friends passing now. Stay well!
In the last year or two of his life, my Grandfather told me several times, “Boy, once a man - twice a child “.
I'm nearly 70 now and I have to take a break and sit on a bench when I go for a walk. Had COPD for the last 10 years. That song hit hard.
72 and blessed to be alive!
(A miracle in itself )
Gonna do all that I do as unto the Lord. I've learned its ALL ABOUT HIM ☝️☝️NOT ABOUT ME!
Hallelujah 🙌 Maranatha
Texas Nana
Religion is just an evolution of superstition.
Any rational and logical person can see that it makes far more sense that all religion is just man made.
They base all these religions that have proven to be simply superstition..
....and never ask themselves "Why is my God real when all the others before them weren't?"
The odds of God being real are non-existent.
And the evidence for an afterlife is ZERO.
Enjoy the only life you get my friend ~ here on earth.
God Bless All of us here reading the comments and reflecting on the past. Thank you for the song that reminds us of just how short this life is. Hopefully everyone has made, or soon will make the Most Important decision of their lives and that's excepting Jesus as their savior. This place isn't our home, we're just passing through, right? The Real Life with the Lord and Our Big Family is yet to come and that Life, Free of pain and suffering will Never end. It's funny how none of us want to leave this place, but when we get home we surely won't want to come back here! God Bless Everyone and I'll see you there! 🙏😉
Amen
@@shanehays2950well said
God is great Amen
"God", Jeebus" and "heaven" are myths in very old book of fiction, dipstick!
All religion is a detriment to society.
Religion is full of people who base their decisions on belief rather than logic and factual evidence.
Religion is just an evolution of superstition.
Any rational and logical person can see that it makes far more sense that all religion is just man made.
They base all these religions that have proven to be simply superstition..
....and never ask themselves "Why is my God real when all the others before them weren't?"
The odds of God being real are non-existent.
And the evidence for an afterlife is ZERO.
Enjoy the only life you get my friend ~ here on earth.
Turning 30 or 40 didn't bother me. Turning 50 did. Now I'm 61. The older I get the more I love nature and being out in it. I'm glad I'm a born again Christian, because death doesn't scare me. I'll be in Heaven after this earthly life 😊
I feel the same, just turned 50 last month. I’m really starting to thank god for every day I wake up:).
"God", Jeebus" and "heaven" are myths in very old book of fiction, keng!
Religion is just an evolution of superstition.
Any rational and logical person can see that it makes far more sense that all religion is just man made.
They base all these religions that have proven to be simply superstition..
....and never ask themselves "Why is my God real when all the others before them weren't?"
The odds of God being real are non-existent.
And the evidence for an afterlife is ZERO.
Enjoy the only life you get my friend ~ here on earth.😀
Made it to 71 last November and looking 👀 forward to many more years to come I hope.
Had a couple of bumps in the road. 17 months ago I walked into the ER because my wife was there and I died. Omg 😱 they brought me back and a few days later I had a 4x bypass. Doing pretty good sence then and thank the lord everyday. One thing I learned is you can always count your money but you can’t count your time. Make each day count.
Amen Brother 🙂
How about thanking medical science and those wonderful Doctors - not some invisible sky daddy!
Finally a song I can really relate to. Even at 63, but with over 40 surgeries and very little stamina left, every day gets a little bit shorter.
Now 81 & have a few more aches & pains .... just enjoy what I have & take pleasures when I can....I do miss the mobility I used to have... cheers 🍷🍷👍😀
When young we know that someday we’ll die. What we don’t understand is that death of a thousand cuts is how most of us will go. Like a clock running down. GRAB EVERY DAY, WE WERE BORN TO LIVE.
Would have taken better care of myself if I'd known I was going to live this long. Lord must have more work for me to do
I heard you. When I was younger , I worked hard and played even harder.
My body can get old but my Spirit is still young.
I just turned 60 and my life changed and all the wounds and injuries took a toll on me starting at age 45.
I am 73 years old.
My youngest son passed away at the age of 39 after battling cancer for 15 years.
So I certainly have nothing to complain about, I thank God for every day he gives me because not everyone has the privilege to get old.
I am sorry for the loss of your son.
The foods people consume these days are horrific. I grew up in the 70’s and gas stations sold gas and had 1 gum ball machine and one soda machine outside. Now gas stations are grocery stores for junk food. It’s no wonder we’re seeing cancer spiking in folks under age 50 ! The last 5 obits in our local paper were ages 37-61 ! 😮 I don’t know any younger people growing their own food, just us folks over the age of 50.
So sorry. with a heavy ❤…..
72 yr young veteran here and seems the weeks go faster than the days. Before I retired I was
given a little advice by an elderly gentleman. He said make sure you have hobbies to do when you retire or you’ll become an alcoholic or a druggie. “ Idle Hands Idle Mind” I enjoy life at 72 and know the years ahead will be challenging but with a little patience and enthusiasm that road ahead will worthwhile. It’s not the destination It’s the journey. Enjoy Live
So true about the hobbies
@@shanehays2950 My hobbie is drinking and druggin
Today is my 70th birthday and while I am older I am not old. You only become old when you decide to. Stay physically and mentally active and you can stay young until your number is pulled.
Happy Birthday
@@shanehays2950 Thanks.
There are many poor souls that made the ultimate sacrifice, so that we could grow old! “They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.” I say let’s remember them and honour their sacrifice by appreciating our own life and growing old gracefully!
I'm turning 64yrs old March 2024 & I'm just starting to slow down. I'll spend more time Fishing with my Grands instead of working at a job that'll replace me in a second. Retire Early & enjoy life longer. God Bless.
You and me brother
64 next May. Retired at 57 . Don't regret it a bit. Stay safe brother.
I’m also turning 64 in March and retired early, going to the gym, hiking, volunteering at an organic farm and playing games at the local senior center. STILL listen to classic rock and go dancing too.