That's what's so fun about majority of mythical games, as a player you don't seem to be bound by the government or work or anything. People just wander and explore and that's literally their entire life.
A big part of that is... age. Some percentage of people have such a passion, and are blessed to age well, that if they were mountain biking or rock climbing or bear fighting at 17- they will be doing it at 80. Good on them. For many of us- we get old. We are less able to do things, reflexes slow and vision gets worse. Muscles get weaker, bones and joints ache, and even if you can still do the same things and perform the same- you feel it after in ways you didn’t before- and often have a longer recovery. Speaking of- a broken bone at 10,17,22- a lot different than at 35,50,70. You break easier and don’t tend to heal as well or as fast, and 2 years of recovery is a larger percentage of time left on earth the older you are, so you may not be as apt to give that up. What’s more you tend to pick up commitments and responsibilities. People who rely on you, a life that you enjoy and built and needs upkeep. Most people tend to “grow roots” and build a place for themselves...
... ideas of Grand exodus’s are less appealing when you are happy and comfortable where you are. The energy to do such things seems like it could be better used to improve yourself in ways that will give tangible benefits, to stay ahead of obsolescence or depreciation, to build “insurance” for a future based on a present you like. The “wanderer” in fiction tends to either wander until the day they die never finding a place and a “tribe,” or they find something worth sticking around for and we cue the music and roll credits. That doesn’t mean one way is better than the other- and it doesn’t mean you can’t have adventure and stability. Your adventures just tend to become more practical. A vacation, new hikes, traveling untraveled roads, learning and doing new things, taking on life challenges like marriage, family, career. Adventures leave you with memories and experiences. Experiences can help you in life, and memories that make life worth living. When you’re old and tired though...
... you won’t pay for nursing or a mortgage or medicine or food with stories of your adventurous past most likely. Yunless very lucky you won’t be able to get by on your wits and prowess by being a wandering adventurer moving town to town and rolling the dice on what happens next. You likely won’t enjoy it much either. But- you can still adventure into old age, especially if you have the finances to be able to do so, and retirement means you have the whole rest of your life as time to do so as you please. Money also likely means you’ll be in better health and condition, and can afford aids and assistance to still be active and adventure in old age. So like always I say: balance is key. Life is about more than money, but living is a lot easier with money than without. Few people want to be rich for the sake of it- money is how they hope to attain their dreams and follow their passions. Just don’t forget to actually do the things you wanted the money for!
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· 5 years ago
If there was anything left to adventure, like a new planet for example, I'd be down.
Where is this from?