Having reached, and passed many of the milestones cited here (25, 30, 35, 40, 50), I can say that is wasn't until I 'hit' 55 that I began to 'feel' old - defined (as drone rightfully did) as "the ability to recover or spring back".
Even ten years ago at 47, I could do an exhausting day's manual labor, get the job properly done, and with a night's rest, be back at it with the same vigor the next day. Now (at 57) I feel a gradually cumulative fatigue every day, and so look forward eagerly to my next entire day-off, to recharge my batteries, as it were. I don't snap-back like I used to. And I've become much more careful of back and joint mishaps, which take longer to heal now than the 36 hours of 20 years ago.
But, whenever I get to feeling old, I just visit my local American Legion Post. after a couple of beers with the old-timers there, I have more pep in my step, and pride in my stride.![]()
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