Is there something wrong with getting old? Why are we so afraid of aging? Even when I was 8 years old I remember having a fear of reaching my 20's - a fear that the fun would be gone. No more playing with barbies, no more jungle gyms, and no more Santa Claus. I always wondered what people in their 20's did for fun...
Now I'm in my 20's. Now fun is a wine-induced heart-to-heart conversation with my girlfriends, shopping for clothes that I may potentially meet my mate in, and the occasional recreational drug binge on the weekends. And now that I'm in my 20's I look back and don't find playing tag as amusing as I once did; yet I fear that my 30's are far too close for comfort, as I once again wonder what 'fun' the next stage of my life will bring...
Will I be enjoying dinner parties with the future neighbors? Skiing with my future 2.5 children and handsome hubby? Reading Home & Garden magazine 30 minutes before my 10 o'clock bedtime?
Oh, how scary the future is...
I guess the point is that living for the moment is absolutely key to enjoying life. Enjoying the moment you are in for what it is worth. For what is fun and admissible in your here and now, may not be in your there and then.
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