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Do we have a definition or consensus what are we saying is old and what is young??
I am interested which category I am in ha..
I am happy if I can get to the point where I know what I do not know. Most times I do not even know that much
Jx
Know-it-all.please refer to post #11, I think I explained rather well.... and since it all depends on what age I am at the moment...well I believe you fall in the young category
Not really. Old and young is relative.Do we have a definition or consensus what are we saying is old and what is young??
is that always true?Not really. Old and young is relative.
is that always true?
is that always true?
I feel young and I have the body of a twenty eight year old...his wife wants him back though. Still, as they say, you are only as old as the man you feel ( or woman depending on your preference)
I read this thread, and for some reason, the phrase, "I greet you," comes to mind.
I was training this morning (Aikido) and my partner, whom I have trained with for nearly fifteen years, asked me not to do the takedowns as he was starting to have trouble getting back up. He is only 53. I have difficulty even remembering when I was 53.
'Old' is not dependent on age.
One of my Mum's favorite lines was "You're only as old as you feel, and that will depend on who's doing the feeling!" She was in her mid 80's then.I feel young and I have the body of a twenty eight year old...his wife wants him back though. Still, as they say, you are only as old as the man you feel ( or woman depending on your preference)
To be fair I've also encountered plenty of older folks who seem to think they know much more than they actually do.
I think that's excellent advice for everybody, not just the young folks.
If you're talking about a group of 20 or 30 teenage boys in Boyscouts, if they hope to go far in Boyscouts they can't have that attitude. Its people who think they know it all who in fact usually don't know much and will not learn much because they already "know it all," as far as they're concerned. As they say you need to empty your cup so you have room to take in more knowledge. Anyway, in Boyscouts being an Eagle Scout is hard. There is so much you need to know and so many skills you've got to acquire and you're not going to get an Eagle badge without years of hard work and there is tons of learning you've got to do to get there. Surely, somebody who thinks they know the entire sum of human knowledge will not be an Eagle Scout. So those 20 or 30 teenage boys you worked with in Boyscouts, I doubt any of them were Eagle Scouts and I doubt you will ever find an Eagle Scout with a know it all attitude, because you can't have that kind of attitude and fulfill that kind of achievement.A group of 20 or 30 teenage boys contains pretty much the sum of human knowledge within them. Just ask them, they'll tell you!
Well anyway, I don't think we should stereotype about people based on their age. And this goes for both young people and old people, we shouldn't stereotype based on age.