083 Chapter 6 Conclusion The good thing about this age is that the things that you have to do – like earning money, raising children – all of those responsibilities are no longer there. Also no one nags me anymore and I no longer need to care what other people think. The worst thing about being older is your health. I get aches and pains, my eyesight isn’t as good as it used to be, and my knee hurts. I also feel a bit slower. When I was younger I felt quite clever and I was really motivated to achieve things, but I don’t have that motivation anymore and my thinking feels slower. There’s also a lingering feeling of sadness that you have when you’re old. It’s hard to say what the sadness is about, but it’s there. I think this is what’s good and also what’s bad about being older – when you’re young, you have a lot of confidence and motivation to do things but in old age, it’s good that you no longer have the pressure or the responsibility to do so many things, but it’s also a negative that you don’t. —Clara, 71