I've just completed a series of visits to the dentist.  We both had to endure fixing a number of problems that just seemed to pop up overnight.  Then I've had an eye exam and will be getting different glasses.  In a couple of weeks I go for my annual physical.  Gosh, it takes a lot of time and effort to keep the body maintained!  I have managed to find a way to incorporate exercise in my daily activities and I'm making adjustments in my diet to better fit my slower metabolism in an effort to keep the maintenance at a minimum.  I find it interesting that we spend a large part of our lives accumulating resources targeted toward a grand retirement.  Then the big day comes but shortly after that special moment we find our new job is waiting in a doctor's office to check, fix or remove something.  So what happened to the golden age of retirement?  I'm not quite there yet, but I do know plenty of people who are and the longer they live, the less they "live" and the more they "exist."  So I guess the message is that when one is able to physically enjoy an activity, a relationship, a moment - don't let that opportunity pass you by.  There will be plenty of time to languish in a doctor's office.