Tell Me What's Awesome About Being Your Age

[Shaw]

Well, I'm 44 and don't feel that different (physically) from when I was in my 20's, but have tons of experiences to draw from. This last weekend I went to a climbing, zip line camp with my students (who range in age from 18 to 26), and have no problem doing everything they can do (and more). I uploaded this video (for my Dad) of me helping out someone who had gotten stuck during one climb.

I'm not sure what being in your 40's is supposed to be like, so I just keep doing what I've always done (just with more experience than when I was younger).

 

[tomalak301]

I still enjoy being Single at 27. Would love to get a girlfriend, but I'm not sad that I don't have one. There's plenty of time for that.

 

[Captain_Nick]

So I turned 31 on Monday. I'm now well and truly 'in my thirties'

Not really sure what to make of this. When I was younger I always imagined that the thirties were a truly adult stage of life. I would have a job and a car and a family and responsibilities. The funny thing is, I have most of those things now, but I don't 'feel' like an adult. I still find old school South Park hilarious for example, and gaming on my computer continues to be fun.

While I have matured, I really haven't.

Who cares. I'm 29 years and 24 months old, I can still do nightclubs and university parties and all those other things I never did in my 20s

 

[backstept]

I'm 27 and I feel like I'm still waiting for life to start.

 

[T'Preea]

At 24, I feel that my age is a happy medium between adults and kids. I understand both points of view in the scheme of things and I can help bridge the communication gap that's there.

 

[RandyS]

I'm 27 and I feel like I'm still waiting for life to start.

That's okay, at 42, so am I.

 

[Kelthaz]

I'm 27 and I feel like I'm still waiting for life to start.

I'm a little bit younger than you, but I'm in the same boat. It's not that I miss my college days, but transitioning into the next phase of my life isn't going as well as I had hoped. It's the loading screen of hell.

 

[Ln X]

I'm 20, and I find with each passing year things get better;skateboarding, maths, writing and such. I also find each year becomes shorter but what the hell; I must be very busy with my life!

 

[Starkers]

I' I also find each year becomes shorter

Boy is that ever true

 

[iguana_tonante]

Of course, there is a mathematical reason for that. We perceive the passing of time in relation to our life, not in absolute terms, When you are 10, every new year that passes is 10% of your whole life (and you probably remember very little of years 1-5, so it goes up to 20%). At 30, every new year is only about 3.5% of your life. At 50, every new year it's just 2%.

So, from the relative point of view of the life you have already lived, every new is really shorter than the last one.

Isn't math great, eh?

 

[Amaris]

Of course, there is a mathematical reason for that. We perceive the passing of time in relation to our life, not in absolute terms, When you are 10, every new year that passes is 10% of your whole life (and you probably remember very little of years 1-5, so it goes up to 20%). At 30, every new year is only about 3.5% of your life. At 50, every new year it's just 2%.

So, from the relative point of view of the life you have already lived, every new is really shorter than the last one.

Isn't math great, eh?

So you're saying Math is slowly eating away the time we have left? ZOMG! We have to stop math from succeeding in shortening our perceptions!

To the hookahtorium! Everyone grab a bowl!

 

[Data Holmes]

I'm 29... I feel no different than when I was 19... or even 16...

Not looking forward to the Ritual of Carousel next year. Perhaps I will be renewed.

I'm 38 and I am going through a very painful divorce (is there any other kind)?

There is nothing good about my age.

I'm sorry to hear that CD.

 

[sbk1234]

Turning 45 in less than a month. I'm that much closer to being a "dirty old man," instead of a "pervert."

 

[thestrangequark]

Of course, there is a mathematical reason for that. We perceive the passing of time in relation to our life, not in absolute terms, When you are 10, every new year that passes is 10% of your whole life (and you probably remember very little of years 1-5, so it goes up to 20%). At 30, every new year is only about 3.5% of your life. At 50, every new year it's just 2%.

So, from the relative point of view of the life you have already lived, every new is really shorter than the last one.

Isn't math great, eh?

That makes good sense, and is a lot less complicated than my own idea: that we perceive the rate of passing time relative to the development and change in our brains. I have no idea if that's true, it was just a thought I had as a kid. I recall I came up with that specific idea when I was 9 or 10, at the same time that I decided the zoo was charging people for their memories: my theory was that babies were free because they wouldn't remember the zoo at all, kids under 8 were cheap because they were less likely to remember as well as adults, and seniors got a discount because, even if they were capable of remembering, they wouldn't get to enjoy those memories for long. I was a cynical little prepubescent thing.

 

[iguana_tonante]

I bet you were the nightmare of your teachers.