You're " scared to be old " ? You feel that " if you're old that you're worthless " ? What makes a person " worthless " is their contribution or lack of contribution to others in their life. It would be the individual person and how they behave NOT the age of the person that may make them " worthless " or not. It's what the individual does not their age that is what they're about.

Some younger aged persons have contributed much to others, other younger aged persons just glaze through life being a sponge to society. Same with an older aged person, some elders Very Much contribute to their family, those in their life, society etc., other elders sit there and simply exist not contributing to their family, others in their life, society etc.

Want to be " worthless " or not, it's the quality of the person, not the age that determines that.

Notice others in your life, community, the news and you will see backup to this statement.

" You're scared to be old " ? If you're " scared " then respect and pay attention to that feeling and seek ways, people and a healthy outlet to be a person of quality.

It's the individual...not the age that makes the quality of the person.
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