Guys between age of 45 and 55 do you think about death or does it seem far away

I look in the mirror and see bald head & salt/pepper beard... hear the george clooney comments as I pass, def getting looks. 30+ year playlists.

When you hit 40s, death becomes real. You can't explain it to younger people.

It's not bad. But it's a big change in your mindset and worldview.

It seems far away for now. When I turn 55 next week, I expect the Death to be on me like I’m a character in a Bergman film, though.

mods please merge this with the thread about the 110 year old man who still drives and laughs at runners

at upper end of this age group....until maybe two years ago or so I felt young and thought if I had the time I could train and run and do things I used to do in my 20s and 30s. It was just time constraints that limited me. It has been a very busy couple of years working long hours and now I am looking at retirement. I'll have time to do more training. Yet, I worry and wonder in the back of my mind will I have enough to live on.

How much is enough? I am pretty confident I could live comfortably but the wife likes to spend and doesn't have a good concept of money.

So death isn't so much a concern as having enough in retirement and what will I be doing in retirement. I've been working for a long time and it will be weird not having a job.

I realize my glory years are long gone. I cannot push my body like I used to without risks of injury or a lot of fatigue. Recovery takes longer. I cannot spend my days exercising a good part of the day.

Life is good though. Death seems far away. But I do have friends who are currently facing serious health problems. Maybe I should be more concerned?

I always expect to die within 5 minutes.

I feel death. I somehow know if I get worse, I'm not getting it back. I'm striving to fight 'getting worse' every day. Good sleep is number 1.

im more appreciative of simple things and doing what I really want. not playing or procrastinating anymore.

my friends are bad. they can't remember anything.

running. it's more I put the same try. not worry so much about the result.

right in the middle of it all and I'm stuck in the malaise of not having enough money to retire comfortably but hate every day at work wasting one of however few days I have left accomplishing nothing but earning just enough to get me through about 2 more days of life

Death should concern everyone. But consider this from God’s Word.

”For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. Meanwhile we groan, longing to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.“
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭NIV‬‬

live life, taste death

If anything I've heard about this god is true, he's a spiteful POS, I'd rather not have anything to do with him. So much anger and seems to prohibit most things that provide joy while demanding we worship and obey him. I think I'll pass.

Both my parents are well into their 80s and are doing just fine. So, I have a lot of time left.

I actually think a lot less about what happens to you after you die than when I was younger. I am comfortable now with the fact that there is no way to know and spending your life ruminating over it is not a good way to spend your time on this planet.

I have also come to terms with the fact that my youth is over and is never coming back. That is not to say I sit at home and fall asleep at 8:30 while reading Reader's Digest. It does mean that I am in control and get to do what I want to do and do not feel like I have to go out and party or go to concerts, etc.

I am lucky to be in good shape and do not really have any age related physical limitations. I do need to get reading glasses, but can get by using the camera on my phone for now.

So, if anything, getting older is a bit liberating. You just live your life how you want and accept that getting old isn't that bad as long as you stay healthy and active.

I've been thinking about my mortality at least once every day since I was 35, I'm 39 now. I have to keep myself busy or the thought creeps back in. I fear it will only get worse as I get even older.

God loves sinners. “You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.“
‭‭Romans‬ ‭5‬:‭6‬-‭8‬ ‭NIV‬‬

From 35 to 45 it was like you describe. From 45 to 55 I rarely think about it except when I get sick and feel deathly for a day or two.

I'm 36 and look about 25. Spent the last 15 years out of the sun playing on the computer.

this is a good ts.

im in my early 40s, almost died of covid n saw my father pass away a couple years ago. suddenly death became so real to me.

i def feel (already) my body decline n it has taken its toll. i can still train daily (gym + run) but nowhere as fast or hard as I used to. i have no idea what it will be like in 10 years time. or if i will be alive.

my own encounter w death made me realize that its not worth working too hard. everyone seem to believe they are gonna live forever, or acting that way. and there is no prize at the finish line. u are pretty much alone.

Enjoy everyday to the fullest. Come to LRC and argue until the wee mornings.