Is 40 a milestone to rejoice or to be melancholic? Are we staring at a mid life crisis or have we started to realize that life indeed begins at 40?
Yes, some of us have lost our friends, some of our friends have lost their spouses. Some of us have lost our parents, siblings, close relatives. Some of these losses have even been unnatural. But then life moves on. Some of us have families, some separated, some are still happily single, and some will forever be. Some chose not to have children, some just accepted it. But we have earned to be here, each one of us.
We made it through school, through college, through those late nighters, through those early morning alarms. We took tests, a lot of them. We had interviews, a lot of them. Some of us chose not to join the job market, and we envied those who joined. Some of us who joined corportes envied those in startups, some in startups envied those who started up. But the truth is that, life is always greener on the other side, and we know it.
There is no reason to look back with regret or look ahead with anxiety. We just have to feel happy, be thankful. If we have reached this far, we have to be absolutely proud about it. If we have reached this far, we can also be sure that we will most likely make it very far before we bid adieu.
40 is definitely not a milestone to reflect on the sad state of our personal affairs. It is a moment to take a deep breath and gather back the energy. If we have to honestly admit, any phase of our life felt the toughest at that time. Weren't we terrified by our teachers, only to be laughing about it in our college? Weren't we worried about landing in a job, only to be thinking whether that was even right later on? House, marriage, children, parents - each of these phases has passed and will pass.
I don't know whether life begins at 40 or not, but certainly life continues, and continues very well.
Ask a pilot about being mid air. Yes, there are hundred things to take care of, but this is probably the least risky segment of the journey. The hard work has been done to reach here, and the landing at some point is inevitable. But until then, we just have to put on our cruise mode and continue flying, taking care of occassional rough weather and bumps.
What midlife crisis? Enjoy the ride!
Yes, some of us have lost our friends, some of our friends have lost their spouses. Some of us have lost our parents, siblings, close relatives. Some of these losses have even been unnatural. But then life moves on. Some of us have families, some separated, some are still happily single, and some will forever be. Some chose not to have children, some just accepted it. But we have earned to be here, each one of us.
We made it through school, through college, through those late nighters, through those early morning alarms. We took tests, a lot of them. We had interviews, a lot of them. Some of us chose not to join the job market, and we envied those who joined. Some of us who joined corportes envied those in startups, some in startups envied those who started up. But the truth is that, life is always greener on the other side, and we know it.
There is no reason to look back with regret or look ahead with anxiety. We just have to feel happy, be thankful. If we have reached this far, we have to be absolutely proud about it. If we have reached this far, we can also be sure that we will most likely make it very far before we bid adieu.
40 is definitely not a milestone to reflect on the sad state of our personal affairs. It is a moment to take a deep breath and gather back the energy. If we have to honestly admit, any phase of our life felt the toughest at that time. Weren't we terrified by our teachers, only to be laughing about it in our college? Weren't we worried about landing in a job, only to be thinking whether that was even right later on? House, marriage, children, parents - each of these phases has passed and will pass.
I don't know whether life begins at 40 or not, but certainly life continues, and continues very well.
Ask a pilot about being mid air. Yes, there are hundred things to take care of, but this is probably the least risky segment of the journey. The hard work has been done to reach here, and the landing at some point is inevitable. But until then, we just have to put on our cruise mode and continue flying, taking care of occassional rough weather and bumps.
What midlife crisis? Enjoy the ride!
