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Aging is depressing

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Originally posted by: deejayshakur
after watching the flash video of the guy age, and just in general thinking about it, i'm starting to realize how depressing aging is. sometimes i just long for my youth...thinking about all my fvck ups...how i could have done it better...for all my long lost friends, some of which i've found...then i just realize how much time has passed between us....i think about my achievements, and realize that they amount to little now.... somebody give me some perspective. i'm 24.
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Live everyday like it is your last. Have as much fun and get laid as possible.

Enjoy 😀
 
Originally posted by: deejayshakur
after watching the flash video of the guy age, and just in general thinking about it, i'm starting to realize how depressing aging is. sometimes i just long for my youth...thinking about all my fvck ups...how i could have done it better...for all my long lost friends, some of which i've found...then i just realize how much time has passed between us....i think about my achievements, and realize that they amount to little now.... somebody give me some perspective. i'm 24.
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Russian Roulette will liven up your outlook of the future!
 
Start doing things that are important NOW. Otherwise, you will have these same thoughts when you are 25, then 26, etc. When you turn 50, you will be amazed at how young 24 is.
 
Originally posted by: wazzledoozle
Well unlike you people, I myself have decided not to die, therefore I do not worry about the passage of time. Enjoy your countdowns...
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Fact 🙂 Sure I concern myself with the possibility, but given I'm 22 right now I figure I have plenty of time to find a way to avoid death altogether, and do so in a youthful state.

Half a century is a long time indeed.
 
Originally posted by: deejayshakur
after watching the flash video of the guy age, and just in general thinking about it, i'm starting to realize how depressing aging is. sometimes i just long for my youth...thinking about all my fvck ups...how i could have done it better...for all my long lost friends, some of which i've found...then i just realize how much time has passed between us....i think about my achievements, and realize that they amount to little now.... somebody give me some perspective. i'm 24.
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..and not everybody gets to do it. Live long enough and you'll see some friends and family lucky to see mid 40's because of lifestyle choice and accidents. Chinga happens.
 
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: deejayshakur
after watching the flash video of the guy age, and just in general thinking about it, i'm starting to realize how depressing aging is. sometimes i just long for my youth...thinking about all my fvck ups...how i could have done it better...for all my long lost friends, some of which i've found...then i just realize how much time has passed between us....i think about my achievements, and realize that they amount to little now.... somebody give me some perspective. i'm 24.
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Live everyday like it is your last. Have as much fun and get laid as possible.

Enjoy 😀
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I do, Dave. And most of the things that qualify as fun for me, would piss you off. :laugh:
 
Originally posted by: NanoStuff
Originally posted by: wazzledoozle
Well unlike you people, I myself have decided not to die, therefore I do not worry about the passage of time. Enjoy your countdowns...
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Fact 🙂 Sure I concern myself with the possibility, but given I'm 22 right now I figure I have plenty of time to find a way to avoid death altogether, and do so in a youthful state.

Half a century is a long time indeed.
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see i thought 22 was the perfect age...23 even. now that i'm half a year from 25, well, i guess it's all psychological. whatever.

found the VIDEO
 
"Imagine if you were able to soar above the clouds and look down upon the whole scope of human affairs how trifling they would seem in relation to the vast expanse of space and the hosts of heaven. No matter how often you took flight, you would see the same things, so monotonous, so fleeting. What grounds for pride are these?"

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"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself but your own estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment."
 
It's only depressing if you don't feel like you're achieving any goals, in my opinion. If you're working toward something, then aging is only further indication that you're closer to your goals. Sure, we all hate to have the physical effects of aging (most of which you shouldn't be experiencing so young), but you can take them in stride and age gracefully.

 
I'm also 24, and I have had some similar thoughts. I think it has to do with how impersonal and cold modern life can be at times. We sit here in front of our computers or study 10 hours a day, and not everyone has a ton of friends or family.

I am lucky because I do have lots of friends and family, although my relationships with them are not always perfect. But I think a lot of young people today are looking at the future and are somewhat afraid of what it will be like.
 
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