I'm Almost 70 What's the Best Use of My Time?

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Dovid Orlofsky’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

Hi, this is Double Lasky with our question and answer, where in a few minutes we try to answer questions that our readers have submitted. What advice can Rabbi Lasky give to someone even older than Rabbi Lasky who's approaching 70 for best use of time and what attitude to aspire to? Okay, even older than you approaching 70. I'm 67, so again we're talking about two or three years, you know? So, when you're six and your friend is nine, that's a lot. But when you're 67 to 69, it's not that big a difference. I would say we're sort of in the same age group. I'm just just saying. Anyway, what do you do? Uh I think it's best summed up by Frank Sinatra. And so, the end is near. And I ring the final curtain. Yeah, uh you're coming towards the end. Uh I describe myself at my age as if you've ever gone to a restaurant, they close at 10:00 and you get there about a quarter to 10:00. So, they're still officially open, but they've already turned off the grill and they're already putting the chairs up on the tables and you go, there aren't that many things left to order, you know? And uh your your options become more limited. When you're young, your life is filled with possibilities. When you get start to get older, your possibilities are closing down. They They've already turned off the grill. The list of foods you can't digest get longer and longer.

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1. 0:00Hi, this is Double Lasky with our question and answer, where in a few minutes we…
2. 0:31say we're sort of in the same age group. I'm just just saying. Anyway, what do…
3. 1:03they close at 10:00 and you get there about a quarter to 10:00. So, they're still…
4. 1:34Your body doesn't respond. Uh they used to have uh Was it Lee's? I think it…
5. 2:35Yeah, the lifespan was to the late 60s. That's why they had retirement age at 65.…
6. 3:07with people in their 80s. They were faster than me. Now, maybe that says more about…
7. 3:37as as much of a physical specimen as I was at 16. Not much, yeah? But,…
8. 4:39And there's so many things you can do. Your odds of becoming a major league baseball…
9. 5:09be there for your family. Be there for your children, your grandchildren. They need you. They…
10. 5:40intro program, this older gentleman comes in. I said, "Can I help you?" He says, "I'm…

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