Was what I was at 60, what I am now?

No.

I am now an entirely different person. I am still alive, but I do not want to do much.

This, I think, is what the younger folks cannot understand: the desire to do anything is less intense. This is probably a good thing because our ability to do things is not as good. We can relax and let younger folks push things along.

At one time, age implied wisdom. But things change so fast now, this is no longer the case. And old folks are useless.

We form a subpopulation, with our own needs and interests. And in bad situations, which are all too common, we may be abandoned and left to die.