Define old, and then what are the good points about it.

[*crikey*mate*]

I guess being old means different things to different people and is relative to where you are in your life atm.

So what's so good about getting old?

Our life expectancies are raising, but is our quality of life?

[amber-eyed-girl]

unless you're a ballerina 🙂

Feeling old and being old are two different things.

I know sprightly, happy 70 year olds and miserable, pessimistic 30 year olds.

Some days I feel happy, young and smily.

Other days I feel soooooooo old...

in my mind, I am always the same person, not ageing, just being. That's the main thing 🙂

[sandypas]

My cousin says - "you know your getting old when your pill box is bigger than your lunch box!"

[darksideofthemoon]

I'm still waiting to find out about 'old'... I'm 74 and don't really expect to think of myself as old until I reach my 90s.

Mind you, getting old is the reward for not dying when you were young. 

[ca04]

One of the problems of growing  older is people expect you to "act your age".:-)

[kengillard]

One advantage I've found recently.....a "youngster" ....about 55......rushed to help me stop a runaway shopping trolley and then wheeled it round to the back of my car and unloaded it for me!  I really appreciated it, although it did make me feel 'old'....just a bit..lol