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So, I'm starting to read this and I'm thinking he's making some good points. My inner monologue goes "Maybe 35 isn't too late to reassess and turn things around
by rpm4321 14y ago
So, I'm starting to read this and I'm thinking he's making some good points. My inner monologue goes "Maybe 35 isn't too late to reassess and turn things around?" Then I read:
"I’d have nagging thoughts such as these: ‘Oh god, I’m 25 and I haven’t..."
f u c k . . . .
- chucknelson 14y agoHah - same feeling here. I couldn't tell if that line was poking fun at how young that is for worrying about that sort of thing or not. Just in case it is not a joke, I hope we all agree 25 is no where near any "I have no time for any more life experiences!!!" point...
- kokey 14y agoI remember when I was 14 and cried myself to sleep since I was in a panic about what to do in life, I realised I had so many options from going into mathematics, medicine, engineering or music but probably never being able to be great in more than one at a time. I felt I had to choose. I'm 35 now and I still get that feeling sometime, but I have changed focus in my career often enough to know that you can have small successes and appreciate them.
- colomon 14y agoNot to mention the real issue of regrets isn't regrets for things you didn't do before you died. It's regrets for things you didn't do before you could no longer could do them. Those you have to live with for the rest of your life.