If you get to live to 90, what would be the most important things in life to you then?

I imagine staying alive without pain and worrying about my family.

My memory to recognize all my children and to have coversations with them.

I just went through this with my mother, until she passed.

How I have treated my loved ones.:)

My memory, here’s hoping I still retain it.

I will surround myself with music and movies and the internet I am sure of that. I will not let regrets fill my head and enjoy the memories of the great things in my life I have done.

Love. Always has been the most important thing to me, and I can’t imagine that changing. Ever.

My mother is 87, still getting around with her walker, living in a retirement apartment with dining room. Still very active in her church and in her book clubs. Her biggest joys and worries are her kids and her grand kids.

I hope I am able to be the same way at her age. I am hoping I have grand kids to spoil. (My kids are still in their teens, so grand kids are, I hope, a ways away.)

To see my boys healthy and happy.

Whether or not it will still rise.

Typical for a man to say.

Morning Lucy!!!!

To have my health. No pain. And, my mental status including memory intact.

Warm weather and clear blue skies.

Some close friends and family I can be with on a regular basis, I hope my husband is still alive and healthy also.

Still learning new things.

@john65pennington Good morning,John! :))

Keeping my wife and girlfriend apart. And being able to recognize and differentiate one from the other.

A sponge bath and some cake.:)

The nekked pancake parties.

Having friends to socialize with and being in good health. Having a steady supply of mary jane is also high on the list XD

Depends.

The Price is Right.

Honestly, most likely things like whether I can still use the bathroom on my own and other things related to self-sufficiency and independence. Then, I think friends and family would be next in terms of importance.

To have crushed all my enemies, to have seen them driven before me, and to have seen the lamentation of their women.

My dad was ninety three with little or no change in his behavior or memory, then he just stopped. I would be happy to do the same.

Not peeing my pants.

Not shitting my pants.

Pretty, young nurses would matter to me ;-)

I would spend my days regretting not having used more drugs when I was younger. Who the hell wants to be 90?

I will be able to appreciate the fact that I get to return to my favorite article of clothing when I was a baby.

To the end of her life, my mother’s favorite joke was:

The Four Stages of Aging
Stage 1. You forget names
Stage 2. You forget faces
Stage 3. You forget to zip up “after”
Stage 4. You forget to unzip “before”

My family & pets (no different than now, really) considering most of my grandparents made almost to 90, or well above, I’d bet I’ll make it to at least that age

Children, grandchildren, great grandchildren.

In a little over 20 years from now, I expect to be babysitting my great-children, just as I am now babysitting my youngest (toddler) grandchildren. I might even have another generation of grandchildren grown up and living with me, like I have adult grandsons living with me now.

I will probably continue to do the same things I do now. My Mother In Law is nearing 90 and she still does the same things she always has done, as did my Grandmothers, who lived well into their 90’s. Cooking, needlework, watching TV, babysitting and family get togethers are my life.

I think if I live that long, I will value mobility and the ability to recognize the present the most. In that way, I feel like I’d still be able to contribute to the well-being of those around me.

The things that are important to me now I imagine. My family. My parter (if he is still with me) and very much so, my children. I doubt I will ever stop caring or worrying about them.

I imagine I will still want to be doing things with my life too. I can’t imagine just stopping and not doing something. I hope I will have more time to be more community oriented.

Having my memory and being able to tolerate whatever aches and pains I have, hopefully to have decent mobility, eyesight and hearing. I’m counting on science to make sure I can walk, see, hear and not soil myself.

I would love to make it to 90 and beyond so long as I can keep my mental faculties sharp and remain active. I’m 67, and still working with no intention of retiring. I do have a book or two to write, and may need to get near my 90s just to get those books onto paper. Your friend sounds like an admirable gentleman and one I wouldn’t ind trying to emulate.

@ETpro Goodluck with your books, I’m sure you’ll publish before you get to 90. : )

Indeed, this gentleman is a treasure trove of interesting stories from the past and has even more interesting notions about the future. In his line of work, he had traveled much around the world and as far as American history is concerned, he knows it and loves discussing it and since he has terrific memory, it’s always fun to hear his insights. At 90, he is truly enjoying himself.

@mazingerz88 He sounds like someone I would love to know, and would spend time with if I were so fortunate.

I have a friend approaching that age. She was an actress, singer, golfer and accountant. Now she says, “Y’know? I enjoy doing nothing.” I hope to be able to get around and take care of myself. Who knows what the reality will be?

@Sunny2 Copy that. But note that many an octogenarian or above was intellectually active into their old age.

@ETpro I understand that. Frankly, I don’t think I’m going to be one of them. What was the cliche I railed about in another answer? Oh yeah. Time will tell.

@Sunny2 Here’s another cliche to consider, one I have found to be very true. It takes a lot longer to wear out than to rust out.