What worries you the most about the future?

Hi again Hericles,

Well, at 63 years of age what worries me about the future is that there isn't going to be much of it. LOL

Things are pretty darned good for me and I'm gonna kind of miss it.

Cheers,
William James Woodward - Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team


Sort of reminds me of the story about the guy who found a magic lamp, rubbed it and of course out popped a genie.

Genie:   Ok, you have three wishes
Guy:     Great, then my first wish is for an endless supply of wishes.
Genie:   Sorry, you're only allowed THREE wishes, that's the rule and genie law. So, what will your first wish be then?
Guy:     (Long thoughtful pause) Ok, I want an endless supply of magic lamps.
Genie:    Damn!

woehoeoeoehoeeohahhaahaha, nice joke William!!!

For me it will be that there is no future (in the future, do you get it? )

wjwoodward wrote:

Hi again Hericles,

Well, at 63 years of age what worries me about the future is that there isn't going to be much of it. LOL

Things are pretty darned good for me and I'm gonna kind of miss it.

Cheers,
William James Woodward - Brazil Animator, Expat-blog Team


Sort of reminds me of the story about the guy who found a magic lamp, rubbed it and of course out popped a genie.

Genie:   Ok, you have three wishes
Guy:     Great, then my first wish is for an endless supply of wishes.
Genie:   Sorry, you're only allowed THREE wishes, that's the rule and genie law. So, what will your first wish be then?
Guy:     (Long thoughtful pause) Ok, I want an endless supply of magic lamps.
Genie:    Damn!

hahaha Sir James I did'nt know you do jokes.....post some in LAUGH WITH ME......hihihi

JasfurJQ wrote:

hahaha Sir James I did'nt know you do jokes.....post some in LAUGH WITH ME......hihihi

Emman,

Trust me, you're right I don't do jokes...... if I started putting some on your Laugh With Me thread either you'd stop being my friend or Expat-blog would cancel my membership. LOL

Cheers,
James

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

I worry about the future.  Where I come from, we used to be able to go to school, get a job and we had stability and security.  If you worked hard and saved your money you were pretty much set for life.  That's no longer true.  Now poor people are getting poorer and anyone helping anyone else is considered a bad thing.

It scares me that people in the richest country in the world are going to other countries to find jobs.

Worry to no have future

I never bother with the future.
I find things tend to work out well so I stopped caring.

I worry about the future ,,, Who will take care of me when I become old and weak !!

mas fred wrote:

I never bother with the future.
I find things tend to work out well so I stopped caring.

You will read this in the future.  At least from my point of view.

what i worry about the most . is that things are gonna get worse or stay the same ,
world is a mess
human wiped over 90 % of species & he is doing his best to complete that ,
world economy , food , water & energy are spriring down .
hate & discrimnation on every level  "religion , color , sex , origin ,political views , economic statue "
there are simply too much stuff that need fixing & can't say a way to fix it

Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

i am 56 and i just started to live...
)

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

I worry about the future.  Where I come from, we used to be able to go to school, get a job and we had stability and security.  If you worked hard and saved your money you were pretty much set for life.  That's no longer true.  Now poor people are getting poorer and anyone helping anyone else is considered a bad thing.

It scares me that people in the richest country in the world are going to other countries to find jobs.

two thousand years ago... you ARE living in the GREATEST country in the world (???)

Hi Primadonna,

I get it, don't know about the others but guess they do.

There won't be any FUTURE, because TOMORROW becomes TODAY at midnight. hahahaha

Cheers,
James

i live for here and now...

hELLnoi wrote:

two thousand years ago... you ARE living in the GREATEST country in the world (???)

Fortunately, I wasn't alive 2,000 years ago.

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

hELLnoi wrote:

two thousand years ago... you ARE living in the GREATEST country in the world (???)

Fortunately, I wasn't alive 2,000 years ago.

the brilliant minds in the west have not been able to solve their economic problems. it will get worse before it gets better if it can get better. Fortunately, you can escape from the troubles back home.

As can we all.

What worries me is that i'm young for just a short period of time  the fact that i'll get old  brings  a sick feeling to my stomach...
what will i do for fun?

Hericles wrote:

What worries me is that i'm young for just a short period of time  the fact that i'll get old  brings  a sick feeling to my stomach...
what will i do for fun?

that, my friend,
is journey of a life time.
you will find new things for fun.
but if you are living in India, you can still be having fun at 90
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article … ld-90.html

I am concerned about how the future will affect my family when I am no longer around.

Having said that I provide for them now and put money aside for their future.

Yes life is a journey and you take it as it comes, hopefully learning from it along the way.

Life is never flat,,,,let it flow

worry about my country Egypt...worry about the future

VetMooka wrote:

worry about my country Egypt...worry about the future

Egypt has been around for a loooooong time
and will be around after we have looooooong gone

worry is about something you can do something about or nothing you can do about.
if there is nothing you can do about, why worry?
if it is about something you can do, do it and quit worrying!

Nothing is solved by worrying 

The future is very uncertain i'm worried about the economy, global warming. The earth may not keep up with the 7 billion people's demand!

the earth die screaming.

Hericles wrote:

The future is very uncertain i'm worried about the economy, global warming. The earth may not keep up with the 7 billion people's demand!

the earth die screaming.

okk..
so what are you going to do about it?


nothing. i thought so.
instead of worrying...
go help an old lady to cross the road.
and dont leave her in the middle of the road, while you are thinking how to save the world.. )

VetMooka wrote:

worry about my country Egypt...worry about the future

Welcome back!!!!

I missed you very much!!!
Hope to see you more often then it was in the past....

And don't worry about Egypt, it will be alright, time knows when it will be.

hELLnoi wrote:

Egypt has been around for a loooooong time
and will be around after we have looooooong gone

worry is about something you can do something about or nothing you can do about.
if there is nothing you can do about, why worry?
if it is about something you can do, do it and quit worrying!

Nothing is solved by worrying 

As Paul said, what's the use of worrying?

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

hELLnoi wrote:

Egypt has been around for a loooooong time
and will be around after we have looooooong gone

worry is about something you can do something about or nothing you can do about.
if there is nothing you can do about, why worry?
if it is about something you can do, do it and quit worrying!

Nothing is solved by worrying 

As Paul said, what's the use of worrying?

Now you have me worrird
Who is Paul???

What's the use of worrying?
No use
What's the use of hurrying?
No use
What's the use of anything?

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

What's the use of worrying?
No use
What's the use of hurrying?
No use
What's the use of anything?

You'll be 30 years old in just 8 years and you have no idea where will you be or work or marry ...

still not worried?

Hericles wrote:

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

What's the use of worrying?
No use
What's the use of hurrying?
No use
What's the use of anything?

You'll be 30 years old in just 8 years and you have no idea where will you be or work or marry ...

still not worried?

Why?
Why is age such a big issue for you?

Hericles wrote:

HaileyinHongKong wrote:

What's the use of worrying?
No use
What's the use of hurrying?
No use
What's the use of anything?

You'll be 30 years old in just 8 years and you have no idea where will you be or work or marry ...
still not worried?

CareFOOLLL..
there is a 65yo Canadian in here running around Brazil
having the time of his life with a 5yo kid.
you dont want to be accused of age discrimination.
Expats are citizens of the earth. Some even evolve and grow roots to become migrants!

BTW in 8 years time, it will be the year 2020.

Hericles wrote:

Please do not misunderstand me i just wanted to illustrate a point.
Even now i'm worried what am i gonna do when i'm done being here?
i have no idea.

when you are done there, you will do something somewhere Honestly, you are NOT alone.
talk with your partner. prepare a small plan for you and the family. Your plan will change as time passes. Look at those under your care. What chance do they have if you dont give them hope.
anything else, get a crystal ball..
hEE2

hellnoi..what you have wrote..those are the things that make him worried..

Hericles wrote:

BUT     things not ALWAYS go the way we expect, this is an unpredictable life i can plan for something but subsequently things can occur the wrong way.

that's life...

if you can predict everything, life won't be that FUN...

actually..you have rights to be right and also rights to be wrong..
so,what to worry?

talk about something enough times and you get to worry about it less.
he is around people with little hope. it can be very discouraging. but he is a hero to those people. hELL is have high respect for what he is doing.

aabie ryan wrote:

hellnoi..what you have wrote..those are the things that make him worried..

Had the same thought.
This is not what he is looking for.


Greetings,

Primadonna

i wonder..
or is he taking us around.
i have known many. he is very suspicious. repeating his worry. we all worry about that as well. but we go on and live our lives daily.

hELLnoi wrote:

Expats are citizens of the earth. Some even evolve and grow roots to become migrants!

I heard they have to be watered every day.

hELLnoi wrote:

BTW in 8 years time, it will be the year 2020.

The year of hindsight.