Philosophies of aging

I bought a kayak. Okay, that’s hardly a news flash. But this one, a surfski, is a departure from the rest of the fleet, requiring enhancing and adding skills to meet its higher demands. The week prior, a friend bought a sea kayak of commodious proportions and ease. He’s a bit younger than me. I took care not to react critically, although he must’ve picked up some reaction. “At least I didn’t go to the expense of getting a wide boat made from composite.” I wasn’t thinking that or anything critical. More like I was musing about the difference in philosophies with neither being exclusively correct. He’s looking to make things easier in his “declining years” (wait till he’s my age). I get it. But, a race driver doesn’t take his/her foot off the gas in the final laps and neither do I. I have things to accomplish and learn before I cross that finish line. If I’m not moving up, it’s not living. But, that’s just my opinion.