If you think about it you have very little time on this Earth to spend on yourself. The first 18 years or so you are either helpless, dependent upon others or busy. Then you spend the next 30-40 or so years working and on family obligations. Even with today's health kicks and medical care you see few vibrant, active people over 80 and even fewer over 90. You may be alive but your body doesn't react, your reflexes start to go, you heal more slowly and once again you start becoming dependent upon others. So you could be lucky to have a sweet spot of 10 to 15 years where you have the time, health and resources to actually enjoy life for your own sake. My wife, the lady in the pool, has lunch every Friday with a woman whose husband is having serious health problems and he just hit 70. They moved to Spain the same time we did so they only had 5 really good years. My wife is having health problems but so far they have knocked us down but not out. We're going to Bruges in September if the Covid Gods let us and we have already booked a week in Gran Canaria for next March in order to get a break from the harsh Almunecar winter :-) I've seen too many people spend their entire lives working only to end up so sick they can't do a thing. We are determined to enjoy the few good years we have.
