What is the best advice to give me (24 yrs old)? Someone elderly please?
I would like to know what someone (*late in age) would would advise someone young like me. I’ve always been so intrigued with the wisdom of the elderly and plan to visit elderly homes…I just think they would have such insight. Maybe something they wish they would’ve done?
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Do not be a doormat for anyone
Friends and family will hurt you. Not that they want to but because they are human. You will also hurt them. Forgive them
Don’t ever let anyone abuse you and get away with it
When you make a mistake, admit it as soon as possible.
Take some healthy risks
Have fun and lots of it
Save your receipts for at least a year
Put money in savings whenever possible
Don’t buy a bunch of things you don’t need
Be good to others and yourself
Find God when you are young
If you are asking this question when you are young, you are showing maturity and wisdom
God Bless you
Don’t automatically assume someone is wise, just because they are old.
Always think young, Never say I’m too old to do something like that.
Live hard, die young.
LIVE every moment, get all you can out of life & remember to give something back!
I wish I’d have read the New Testament and asked the Lord into my life earlier.
Always give yourself something to look forward to and aim for.
Take good care of your body, feed it well, exercise and remain flexible. You need your body for the rest of your life. At 24 I could dance, walk and hike for hours. Now because I let my body go, I can’t do those things and it’s very difficult emotionally as well as physically.
If you neglect your body no matter how smart or clever you are, it doesn’t really help you if you can’t get up and do what you want when you want.
Be kind to everyone, everyone is going through something a smile and a kind word can make the difference in their day.
Do not make any important decisions until you have waited for at least 24 hours, there is a reason for the saying " I’ll sleep on it"
These are the things I wish I would have been told about and done.
At 59 years old I feel privileged that seniors will share life experiences with me. Some of their stories are just a hoot!
have sex with older men
Do you want to hear their memories or their dreams? Why ask about the things the didn’t do. That will be a sore spot with some. Ask how they handled things in the old days and let them talk.
My advice to you is seek God and the knowledge of his word.
Start a retirement saving beginning with your first job.
Learn to tell the difference between slow horses, and fast women (or men).
Never lose sight of who you are , even as change overtakes you . Let yourself change for the better , but hang onto the person inside so that she/he doesn’t vanish , with time .
Dance like there is no tomorrow, never keep hatred, and just be yourself
Everything that Christine has answered with plus my own little chapter and verse:
Wear good footwear when you are young and it will save you from a ton of ailments and pain later on in life. Have your feet measured, wear the proper shoes for whatever purpose you need them, and keep those spike heels only for a few socializing hours if your are getting glammed up. By doing this you will have beautiful legs, feet and toes and be able to wear gorgeous summer sandals, and you will save yourself from crippling leg, feet, knee and back pain when you get to the golden years.
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wish someone had given me this advice years ago, instead of me finding it out myself at 50 something, and suffering all of the above right now.
Get letters of reference from high ups on paper. Do a good and thorough job at work and get promotions. Get all the education you can (at least a certificate and if you can get a degree or more then do so). Live inexpensively and save your money. Have at least one child. Always buy a "new" car (as opposed to a used car) treat it good and then keep it for a very long time. Attend a church or temple or whatever is your choice, regularly. Stay close to your parents and relatives throughout your entire life.
Don’t get married and raise your kids the same way. ☺ This is NOT good advise from an old guy, but I just had to say it.
I am not sure what you consider a senior so I will give you the advice my mother has said to all her grands
get the best education, even if you can not afford school you can read and educate yourself.
be able to take care of yourself, depend on no one but care about everyone.
family is a priority
Take care of your teeth.
What do you want advice about?
do what you like or like what you do.then you’ll never work a day in your life.
I still struggle with low self-esteem, but I’m improving with age. Always, I wouldn’t try things I knew I could do, for fear I’d make a fool out of myself, someone would "critique" my work and rip me to shreds verbally (I used to be an inspiring artist, but was too sensitive to deal with that part), or I would fail in another way.
After 50, however, I finally demanded respect in the workplace, at home and everywhere else I went. To do that I had to learn to feign confidence at first, value my own judgment, trust in my abilities to do a superior job on anything I tackled, and the fear of failure left me completely. If I fail I still know I did my level best and that is that.
You need to carry yourself with confidence in all situations. Nobody needs to know you’re dying from fright inside…talk yourself out of it and ACT like you’ve got it all together and it will happen. With everything you do, it’s ALL in the presentation. Pull everything off with grace and style and you’ll have the world by the tail. Best of luck to you.