Kallian
United States
Today, while moving into my new place, I saw my new, elderly neighbor sitting on her porch. I cheerfully greeted her with, "Hello, how are you?" She simply rocked slowly in her chair and replied, "Just waiting to die." She was the most cheerful person I met all day. FML
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kurodansei 16
Well there is a certain euphoria that comes woth acceptance
Lbeck 7
Go back tomorrow and talk to her, cheer her up and ask her about her life. It's always interesting to listen to elderly people talk about how the world used to be.
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chanellgymnast 17
Life's a bitch, and then we die.
Tristyxxx 24
why wait?
yoyoforpeace 14
Are you assuming OP should have said "oh I'll help you with that."
Myo_fml 20
I honestly can't fathom the sheer amount of courage that the elderly have. They know that they're going to die very soon with nothing to do to stop it yet they still progress through day to day life. I mean, I know that any one of us younger people could die at any time too, but it still doesn't really linger on the mind.
Kris_95_fml 7
We all die, it's not courage but meet acceptance. Most live happily with memories of having lived such a wonderful life I know my great grandmother who died recently never thought about the coming days in her hospital and her last words to me were "where are you going to take me next?"
onorexveritas 24
if that's the most cheerful person you met all day, perhaps you should look into moving back out lol
Maddy9111 11
wow ... what happend to having nice neighbours... seriously though, yolo
IworkAt711 14
Oh....you shouldnt have said that.
Yourheadache 19
Oh no she didn't...
akiahara 14
That was a serious mistake, my friend...
nerdking21 10
There is a special place in hell for people who use YOLO. It's between the Justin Bieber fans and grammar nazis. I believe it is located somewhere around the 7th circle.
SerendipityRose 26
You misunderstood, 52. Grammar Nazis don't get sent to the 7th circle of Hell... We work there.
docscientist 10
Whose hell is it when you spend eternity futilely attempting to correct other people's grammar?
Catkam623 27
Mine if I'm the one they're correcting.
frethelt 3
soooo what does yolo mean? i hope im not the only one lost...
Stahrgeyzer 8
#73 It means "You Only Live Once". Began a word around the time "swag" has, and that's why everyone hates it.
Goblin182 27
Anytime I hear someone say YOLO, I reply YODO.
pjsr 33
You answered that with a mean swag!
mistercrow 9
Statistics show that 100% of all humans ******* die. The crows must be happy.
Yourheadache 19
No ******* way :O
Jordath_Fil 11
Your statistics must be off.... Everyone I talk to is alive......
OnlyTheDarkest 17
So you think -Creepy laughter in the background-
CallanClifford 2
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Authoress14 15
Lmfao! You just can't recover from that hahahahaha
awaydoggy 8
oh my god ！did u call 911？！
SenselessPattern 12
"911, what's your emergency?" "My neighbor just threatened to grow old and die, I need a 20 cops and a SWAT team NOW!"
nvolpitta 2
At least she has a good sense of humor about it!