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I'm in my 50s and I like to think I've had a reasonable career so far. However, by far the most fulfilling thing I've done for a long long time is helping out
by arethuza 5y ago
I'm in my 50s and I like to think I've had a reasonable career so far.
However, by far the most fulfilling thing I've done for a long long time is helping out in a foodbank in a nearby town.
So my biggest regret at the moment is actually realising that, at least for me, helping other people actually can be rather more fulfilling than achieving purely personal goals - I wish I'd realised this sooner.
- creamynebula 5y agoYou realised it just in time!
- codr7 5y agoI suspect the urge to feel needed, to be appreciated and the satisfaction from really helping other people is pretty much universal. But it's discouraged at every turn from the top; and replaced with shiny things, power and competition.
- arethuza 5y agoI guess that's one advantage of age - the lure of shiny things has long since worn off for me. And I've been fond of expensive cars, watches, cameras, ski gear etc. as anyone...
- jkhdigital 5y agoYup. I am a sober alcoholic and the most meaningful experience in my life—by a country mile—is sponsoring another alcoholic young man and watching him transform into a responsible, capable adult.
- webmobdev 5y agoIt's true that sometimes we find something fulfilling late in life. But we should also factor that our mind (and thus perspective) biologically change as we age. So what you find fulfilling now at 50 may not be something you may have enjoyed in your 20's or 30's. I remember as a teenager I used to consider kids below 10 dumb pain-in-the-asses. Today, as an adult, I mostly enjoy interacting with them and find their perspective and curiosity really interesting.