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I’m not sure this aligns exactly with what you’re saying but it reminded me of a bit of wisdom I received from someone a fair bit older than myself who seemed q

I’m not sure this aligns exactly with what you’re saying but it reminded me of a bit of wisdom I received from someone a fair bit older than myself who seemed quite relaxed, happy, had just bought a house in my small hometown to turn into a B&B—generally pleased with life and a pleasure to talk to. Me, being quite younger than I am now, and seeing most accomplishments in life as being quite uphill from where I was, asked: “Does it ever get any easier?” She said, “No, but it gets a lot better”

JohnFen 8y ago
I love her response, and I'll have to remember it for when people ask me the same sort of question. My experience is very much like hers.
- benj111 8y ago
  You've just called into question the wisdom you're perceived to get from old age. Is it wisdom, or remembering pithy quotes? Is there a difference? I wonder if its a strapline from some advertising or something.
  - JohnFen 8y ago
    I don't see a problem with remembering particularly eloquent ways of expressing a thought I'd be expressing anyway.
    - benj111 8y ago
      Not saying its a problem. Just you mentioning remembering some one elses quote, they may have done the same from some where else. I went from thinking 'thats a realy wise lady' to 'I wonder if she borrowed that quote from somewhere'. Not insinuating anything negative, just you prompted me to view something in a different light.
  - 52-6F-62 8y ago
    I think your cynicism might be turned up a bit high. I was relating a paraphrased version of a rather sincere conversation I was having with the woman over drinks while visiting my port hometown one summer. I suppose my editing is for naught if it resulted in a tangled questioning of authenticity! ;P
    - benj111 8y ago
      Not cynicism. It was just my parents comment changed how I viewed the situation in your comment. I'm not saying the lady was disingenuous, she passed on wisdom that you got something from. That's good. I just realised it might not have been original, that's all. So I got something from this story too, which is also good :)
CuriouslyC 8y ago
It can get easier, if you learn to view challenges as an opportunity for growth rather than a burden.
- JohnFen 8y ago
  I think that counts as "better", not "easier". Challenges, by definition, are not easy. I also think that challenges, and therefore difficulty, is an essential ingredient in being happy.
  - mikhailfranco 8y ago
    Lemond also said: "I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle, it's not going to be satisfying." https://www.azquotes.com/author/8602-Greg_LeMond https://www.azquotes.com/author/8602-Greg_LeMond
mikhailfranco 8y ago
Also quote from US pro cyclist Greg Lemond: "It never gets easier, you just go faster." https://www.commacomma.co.uk/it-never-gets-easier-you-just-go-faster/ https://www.commacomma.co.uk/it-never-gets-easier-you-just-g...

JohnFen 8y ago

I love her response, and I'll have to remember it for when people ask me the same sort of question. My experience is very much like hers.

benj111 8y ago
You've just called into question the wisdom you're perceived to get from old age. Is it wisdom, or remembering pithy quotes? Is there a difference? I wonder if its a strapline from some advertising or something.
- JohnFen 8y ago
  I don't see a problem with remembering particularly eloquent ways of expressing a thought I'd be expressing anyway.
  - benj111 8y ago
    Not saying its a problem. Just you mentioning remembering some one elses quote, they may have done the same from some where else. I went from thinking 'thats a realy wise lady' to 'I wonder if she borrowed that quote from somewhere'. Not insinuating anything negative, just you prompted me to view something in a different light.
- 52-6F-62 8y ago
  I think your cynicism might be turned up a bit high. I was relating a paraphrased version of a rather sincere conversation I was having with the woman over drinks while visiting my port hometown one summer. I suppose my editing is for naught if it resulted in a tangled questioning of authenticity! ;P
  - benj111 8y ago
    Not cynicism. It was just my parents comment changed how I viewed the situation in your comment. I'm not saying the lady was disingenuous, she passed on wisdom that you got something from. That's good. I just realised it might not have been original, that's all. So I got something from this story too, which is also good :)

CuriouslyC 8y ago

It can get easier, if you learn to view challenges as an opportunity for growth rather than a burden.

JohnFen 8y ago
I think that counts as "better", not "easier". Challenges, by definition, are not easy. I also think that challenges, and therefore difficulty, is an essential ingredient in being happy.
- mikhailfranco 8y ago
  Lemond also said: "I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle, it's not going to be satisfying." https://www.azquotes.com/author/8602-Greg_LeMond https://www.azquotes.com/author/8602-Greg_LeMond

mikhailfranco 8y ago

Also quote from US pro cyclist Greg Lemond: "It never gets easier, you just go faster." https://www.commacomma.co.uk/it-never-gets-easier-you-just-go-faster/ https://www.commacomma.co.uk/it-never-gets-easier-you-just-g...