Dec 01 2008
Delayed Gratification Must Have Limits Too
Delayed Gratification Must Have Limits Too
I know how each generation thinks the kids of today’s generation have too much, don’t appreciate hard work, need to learn patience, only understand instant gratification, etc., etc., etc…
I have a history of delayed gratification and I’m tired of it. Fed up. I am now 61 years old. When do I get an espresso machine that I have been wanting for about twenty years? How much longer do I have to wait? What am I waiting for? Who controls what I get to have now and what I have to wait for?
Pre-teens may need to learn to wait for cell phones, pets, bicycles, cd players and televisions;
Teenagers may need to learn to wait for cars, jobs, money, iPods, laptops, sex, etc.
But what does a senior citizen have to wait for? Osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s, Dementia, the nursing home, the walker, the wheelchair, Death?
I think we should enjoy our remaining years by purchasing or experiencing those things that, for some reason, we have been putting off until “some day.” By golly, “some day” has arrived! Now is the time to get with the program. Those dollars that are stashed away can bring some measure of comfort and some degree of fun while we are still able to enjoy it.
And the espresso machine will not deprive my offspring any of their inheritance. Off to the mall I go!
I wholeheartedly agree with you. Be sure to savor your espresso!
Good on you!
Good for you. Seniors should but stuff they’ve been saving for all these years. I say if it’s something you’ve wanted for at least a month, then go get it already. Just avoid impulse buying.
Hear, hear! I personally haven’t reached that stage of life yet, but my parents certainly have, and I am constantly nagging them to “splurge”. For instance, it took me over a year to convince my retired, sports-loving father that he should buy himself a big-screen TV. He finally did a few months ago, and he couldn’t be happier about it! Yay!
Good on ya! Enjoy it now, because tomorrow may never come. What’s the good of a cupboard full of “good” crystal? Use it! As I am the same age (shock/horror where did the years go?) I wholeheartedly agree with you.
You go boy!! While you’re at it, pick you up one of those whole bean grinders, unless the espresso machine has one built in, amazing the taste from fresh ground!! Enjoy Enjoy Enjoy!!