I can truly identify with Columnist
Gord Turner about retirement since I arrived at the same spot little
more than five years ago . Inside I feel no different than I did when
I was twenty even though my outside doesn't move nearly half as fast
as it did back then. Some of the things that excited me in my early
years still hold the same magic for me today, though there are
memories that make me shudder and wonder how it is that I am still
breathing today.
It seems that not long ago I was
struggling to find an opening into my career and now I am
contemplating what changes retirement has brought to my life. One
niggling bother is the fact that the years are creeping up on me and
age has to be taken into consideration. This has led me to the
question "How old am I ...Really?'. In trying to find the answer
I stumbled across a short quiz helped clarify a good number of
things. I would encourage the reader to take pencil in hand and
determine for yourself what age they truly are.
The True Age Quiz
Scoring Explanation - In each space
write
1 if this situation never occurs.
2 if this occasionally happens to you.
3 if this regularly happens in your
life.
4 if this is a common occurrence.
5 if this happens without a second
thought. . .
Physical Clues
_1. Your ears are growing more hair
than your head.
_2. No matter who walks into the room,
you no longer hold in your stomach.
_3. Your back goes out more often than
you do.
_4. Reading the newspaper
comfortably will require lengthening of your arms.
_5. You are truly interested in the
details of other people's operations.
Clothing and Accessories
_6. The end of your tie has not seen
the top of your pants for a long while.
_7. You can survive without sex but not
without your glasses.
_8. You are very comfortable wearing
black socks and sandals.
_9. Your wardrobe is a eclectic mixture
of love beads, leisure suits and Armani ties.
_10.You wear sweat pants so you can
breathe rather than because you planned an athletic activity.
Tools and Toys
_11. You have purchased a compass for
the dash of the car.
_12. You take exceptional pride of your
lawnmower.
_13. Neighbours have taken to borrowing
tools from you.
_14. You are buying a metal detector so
that you can enjoy the beach.
_15. Laying on the floor in front of
the television has not occurred in at least two decades.
Activities and Pastimes
_16. Discussion about pension plans has
ended in a heated argument more than once.
_17. You can fully explain what the
word 'Equity' means.
_18. Speed limits are no longer viewed
as a 'challenge'.
_19. Going to work holds more appeal
than booking off sick.
_20. People shake you awake from your
nap thinking that you're dead.
Social Life
_21. Your neighbours never even notice
that you've had a 'wild' party at your place.
_22. When you talk about 'good grass'
you are referring to someone's lawn.
_23. Going bowling without drinking is
a common occurrence.
_24. A phone call at 9 PM is always
accompanied by the question 'Did I wake you ?'.
_25. You enjoy the hip tunes they use
for elevator music.
Scoring Explanation
The final tally will give you a
combination of chronological and biological age, in other words your
"True" age. Find the category you fall into below for
further explanation.
0-20 Either you are being exceedingly
dishonest or have yet to be born. In either case, Why are you taking
this quiz?!!
21-40 There is nothing to concerned
about. The terms 'mid-life crisis' and 'pension' are little more than
vague notions that will happen to everyone else at some point in the
distant future.
41-60 You may be in the throes of
mid-life or perhaps your denial factor around ageing is such that
only a motorcycle or sports car can alleviate the problems you face.
61-80 Mid-life crisis is behind you and
a good pension is in front of you. Life is to good to even consider
yourself 'old'.
81 - 100 Your mortality is staring you
in the face. Please drop the author an e-mail.... I need to chat with
people I have a lot in common with.
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