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Originally Posted by Villages PL
She said: "First of all, they speed up your clocks and calendars when you get here to The Villages. There seem to be less hours in each day, fewer days in a week and the years absolutely fly by.....What could be more healthy?" In other words, she has nothing but praise for The Villages active lifestyle.
My thoughts: This sets up a paradoxical situation, in my opinion. If you stay active and have fun, you will likely live a little longer. But if being active and having fun leads you to perceive time as "flying by", you will, in effect, experience a shorter life.
The passing of calendar years and your perception of "time passing" doesn't always match up. Some day you will be 70, 80, or 90 and you will wonder: "Where did the time go?" You won't know because you were too busy keeping busy and having fun. That means "keeping busy and having fun" comes at a price.
If you're all booked up with appointments everyday and rushing from one event to another, you will obliterate time and it will be as though your life didn't exist. The bottom line: An active lifestyle erases time.
Is living an active lifestyle as great as it's advertised to be? Is it worth the trade-off?
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I would like to correct a misconception that many seem to have. In my opening statement above, I didn't take a position one way or the other. I simply stated some facts and possible lifestyle outcomes. Then I ended my statement with 2 questions so as to get your opinion.
It's a fact that your perception of "time passing" can be speeded up or slowed down. That's why Einstein said: If you're sitting on a bench waiting for a bus, time goes very slow. But if you're sitting on a bench with a pretty girl, time goes fast.
I guess that was his way of saying: Time is relative.
As for me, what do I believe? I don't worry about it, I just live my life. Sometimes I'm busy having fun, like I am now, and sometimes I like some quiet time to recharge my batteries.