| Cranky isn't an automatic expectation. Many people go through life taking all their ills and woes with them - some justifiably, but other suffer in silence. I think you have to have a good mental attitude to life and the world, and make a special effort to stay up-beat and optimistic regardless of what the world and life throws at you. I know many oldies, many of whom have every reason to complain and moan, but never do and always greet the world with a smile and a good word. The opposite can come from those who I think just spent their entire life, whatever age, very grouchy and at odds with the world and his wife. It's all in the mind and attitude, so I hope you bear that in mind and manage to stay a happy bunny for the next 80 years at least. |