And folks on Reddit have been discussing those very instances of life letting them know that their expiration date is approaching. Without telling them when it actually is, of course.
ministeringinlove , NordWood Themes / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
JojoNono17 , Tim Samuel / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
flamingo_uprising , Naadir Shahul / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
While the upvotage was on the modest side, clocking in at a bit over 1,000 upvotes, it engaged quite a bunch of people across 3,700 comments.
bald_alpaca , Ron Lach / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
OriginalState2988 , songsimian (not the actual photo) Report
filteredaccess , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Top_Difficulty5399 , Solen Feyissa / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
Ok_Weakness827 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
lostitallyrsago , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Among the 13 points, he listed everything from physical to mental to experiential changes that he went through in his life.
Kuhtak1980 , wht_wolf9653 / flickr (not the actual photo) Report
ClowninaCircus12 , Ba Tik / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Rylee_Pena2939 , cottonbro studio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
burninghippies , Alexander Dummer / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
NewParent23 , Towfiqu barbhuiya / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Alternative_Taste166 Report
model563 , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Honest_Math_7760 , Steshka Willems / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
RSwordsman , Dids . / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
And there might be an experience when you might think someone’s following you around the store—turns out, it’s just your reflection.
Remmyl0ve94 , Alex Lvrs / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
Animal-The-Cat , Towfiqu barbhuiya / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
Competitive-Term-618 , Kevin Curtis / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
But that might always be the case. Age kills ambition because you realize that everyone dies, nothing matters or are hit by a similar sobering realization.
SadChicken24 , Karolina Grabowska / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Independent-Ad9787 , Andrea Piacquadio / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Puzzleheaded-Swan824 , Abhinav Bhardwaj / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Also, something to look forward to: older folks tend to be more careful. Despite having avoided every pitfall in life thus far, but still, don’t take risks.
Dry-Standard3837 , Skylar Kang / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
_hootyowlscissors , Anna Tarazevich / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
No_Masterpiece4815 , Liza Summer / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
Last, but not least, resistance to change. Old folks hate change because they have to adjust time and time again, and they’re done doing that across many decades
pakman13b , Anna Sullivan / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
tc6x6 , Mushtaq Hussain / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
jayhawkwds , Alexis Brown / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
And if you need another hit of the old, we have more.
MilesFromNowhere422 , Public Domain Report
the_purple_goat , René DeAnda / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
burninghippies , Kimia Zarifi / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
Moon_Jewel90 , fauxels / pexels (not the actual photo) Report
CatchABeatRunnin Report
aryan-verma-71 , Nik Shuliahin / unsplash (not the actual photo) Report
PeterDuttonsButtWipe Report
Several_Will_8814 Report
anon Report
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