An interesting observation. Apparently we oldsters fall into two clusters on this response: those who feel older, in constrast, and those who feel younger, because the ambiance is energizing.
As we are surrounded by 38,000 mostly traditional age undergraduates, it is fortunate that we are among the latter. And very useful, when at the gym or walking the dogs.
Good point. Perhaps I could suggest a third category: those of us who feel neither young nor old, but believe themselves to be (more or less) unchanging – despite the obvious, and especially physical, evidence to the contrary. What reminds us that we suffer from a delusion is the receding image of the youthful.
And it is objectively true. The gap between the oldies and the young ‘widens’ as we age yet our reference group here, say thos in their 20s ,remains the same.
What I notice/think/perceive is just how much younger the young actually look, compared to how i used to perceive that same age group. I constantly think many in their late 20s look to me like ‘students’.
Mmhh…..
Indeed. And then I come across a photograph of myself in my twenties and think, god, I looked like a 14 year-old! I thought I was so grown up!
Mmmm and also how very old and wonderful are those who are a ‘few’ years older! Aunty Phyl turned 101 last year!
An interesting observation. Apparently we oldsters fall into two clusters on this response: those who feel older, in constrast, and those who feel younger, because the ambiance is energizing.
As we are surrounded by 38,000 mostly traditional age undergraduates, it is fortunate that we are among the latter. And very useful, when at the gym or walking the dogs.
Good point. Perhaps I could suggest a third category: those of us who feel neither young nor old, but believe themselves to be (more or less) unchanging – despite the obvious, and especially physical, evidence to the contrary. What reminds us that we suffer from a delusion is the receding image of the youthful.
And it is objectively true. The gap between the oldies and the young ‘widens’ as we age yet our reference group here, say thos in their 20s ,remains the same.
What I notice/think/perceive is just how much younger the young actually look, compared to how i used to perceive that same age group. I constantly think many in their late 20s look to me like ‘students’.
Mmhh…..
Indeed. And then I come across a photograph of myself in my twenties and think, god, I looked like a 14 year-old! I thought I was so grown up!
Mmmm and also how very old and wonderful are those who are a ‘few’ years older! Aunty Phyl turned 101 last year!
Wow. That’s pretty impressive!