Hey mate, thanks for a really cool answer.
Yep, I hear you loud and clear although at 51 I'm still taking risks despite the fact I shouldn't. For me the years between 20-32 [give or take] were those risky ones but I was loath to relinquish that risk-ethos and continued on into my 40's. Now...Yep there's things I can't do and so I adapt, amend and overcome in other ways and with other activities. Maybe you're more sensible than I am. Also, I haven't had any overly debilitating illnesses I guess so that makes a difference. Type 2 diabetes and back problems aren't going to hold me back. [If at all possible.]
The walk-in-camping thing...I'm with you there.
We all have to age and it's people like you and I who get it...I recall being in my early 20's feeling invincible. Now in my 50's...Yeah, not invincible.
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There are still risk as we age, but most of the will I survive risk are pretty much out at least for me. But being retired it is a risk to up and move, then 3 years later decide that was not right and you want/need to move again. I have been lucky on house buy/sell.
Before going into retirement I thought things would be more settled, the covid years are so far the only real stable years, but also the most risky years, as in get the shot or not get the shot. For myself I have decided no shot, a risk, but then again so is getting the shot a risk.
Life is full of twists and turns, trials and tribulations,* my dad used to say. I think he's right. Risk is always present and sometimes brings adversity - For me I tend to focus on being the right person to deal with it when it does. Sometimes I am, sometimes not.