(Edited to keep things simple... hopefully!)
There is something I've been wanting to ask, and it's been eating away at me for quite a while. I posted this here as I figure that it is only natural for one in their 40s to ponder on such things from time to time, increasing with every year in the decade that passes. But now that I have given this more thought, it strikes me as amusing the way our minds tend to run at times.
The question is:
Why is it that 55 (and sometimes a little bit younger) are considered by some to be a "senior" and "old", yet when one dies at that age (and a little older) it's considered "young"? I welcome thoughts from different perspectives on this so that when I get a chance I can examine them and weigh them in an effort to put it all together and understand this from all sides and see it from a balanced perspective.
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Thanks.
There is something I've been wanting to ask, and it's been eating away at me for quite a while. I posted this here as I figure that it is only natural for one in their 40s to ponder on such things from time to time, increasing with every year in the decade that passes. But now that I have given this more thought, it strikes me as amusing the way our minds tend to run at times.
The question is:
Why is it that 55 (and sometimes a little bit younger) are considered by some to be a "senior" and "old", yet when one dies at that age (and a little older) it's considered "young"? I welcome thoughts from different perspectives on this so that when I get a chance I can examine them and weigh them in an effort to put it all together and understand this from all sides and see it from a balanced perspective.
NOTE TO MODERATORS: If this post is not suitable for this section of the forums, please feel free to move it to where it would be a better fit.
Thanks.
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