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As one who will turn 37 in less than a fortnight, reading this felt sometimes quite depressing. I have always subscribed to the adage that one is as old as they

As one who will turn 37 in less than a fortnight, reading this felt sometimes quite depressing. I have always subscribed to the adage that one is as old as they feel; and I don’t feel old. However, increasingly, I see I’m not as fit as I once was. This is the inevitable process of ageing, which comes as no surprise, but what bugs me is how I see myself in terms of where I want to be. Again, I feel young, in the sense that I’m still impetuous about my career and still have aspirations of doing something I enjoy, rather than something that pays the bills. My peers are physically the same age I feel — in their mid-20s — slightly sharper with youth, while those of my generation seem to have achieved at least one higher level in terms of development and respect. Has that ship sailed for me? I originally felt I was just stuck in a rut of my own making, but reading this passage on midlife crises gives me pause.

qubax 8y ago
> I have always subscribed to the adage that one is as old as they feel; and I don’t feel old. You don't feel old? How about if I told you that a child born when you turned 18 is now a sophomore in college. If you had a kid when you were 18, he'd be 19 now. Or if you knew any girl in high school who had a kid, that kid would be in his 20s right now. Feel old yet? > However, increasingly, I see I’m not as fit as I once was. This is the inevitable process of ageing, As my grandpa said, aging is a slow decay. You are slowly rotting and you and your clothes will get that unmistakable old people smell. > Again, I feel young, in the sense that I’m still impetuous about my career and still have aspirations of doing something I enjoy, rather than something that pays the bills. It's like that cat stevens song says "For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not". That is getting old.
- BrandoElFollito 8y ago
  I take it that you use the age to dedcribe how old someone is. I don't. I am 48, feel like if I was 30 and plan and play as if I was 30 as well. I have a job I like, two teenage boys with whom I will go biking in a moment. And beat them in ping pong afterwards. I know I am 48, but I tym fat from your depressing "old"
mcguire 8y ago
The tragedy of middle age is to be too young to die, but too old to have anything to look forward to.

qubax 8y ago

> I have always subscribed to the adage that one is as old as they feel; and I don’t feel old. You don't feel old? How about if I told you that a child born when you turned 18 is now a sophomore in college. If you had a kid when you were 18, he'd be 19 now. Or if you knew any girl in high school who had a kid, that kid would be in his 20s right now. Feel old yet? > However, increasingly, I see I’m not as fit as I once was. This is the inevitable process of ageing, As my grandpa said, aging is a slow decay. You are slowly rotting and you and your clothes will get that unmistakable old people smell. > Again, I feel young, in the sense that I’m still impetuous about my career and still have aspirations of doing something I enjoy, rather than something that pays the bills. It's like that cat stevens song says "For you will still be here tomorrow, but your dreams may not". That is getting old.

BrandoElFollito 8y ago
I take it that you use the age to dedcribe how old someone is. I don't. I am 48, feel like if I was 30 and plan and play as if I was 30 as well. I have a job I like, two teenage boys with whom I will go biking in a moment. And beat them in ping pong afterwards. I know I am 48, but I tym fat from your depressing "old"

mcguire 8y ago

The tragedy of middle age is to be too young to die, but too old to have anything to look forward to.