The older I get

The older I get, the more I understand life and the more I understand life, the older I get. The more I see the realities of life and the things that are really important. The truth is that, even when things seem almost perfect, there are always a few things lurking that could possibly hinder happiness.

Life is a game, at the beginning, it's all peaches and cream. we conquer it all, we rescue the princess and slay the dragon. Then reality kicks in. We complete our education, go to college, get a 7-7 job, work ourselves out, buy a house, buy a car, pay bills and taxes. Life becomes a never ending cycle of time. We go to bed tired every night and wake up tired every morning. Traveling becomes harder as age creeps up and then we realize that passing time is something that can't be stopped.

A fact that many people overlook is that time passes by no matter what we do. Whether you're working or not working time doesn't give a damn. It keeps passing by at the same speed whether you're enjoying your life or not enjoying it. And then one day you wake up and realize you're getting older. You feel your skin sagging and you look into the mirror to see your face becoming wrinkled and dry. The hair on your head isn't as thick as it used to be when you were younger and your head starts to look like an overcooked steak when you take a shower.

These past few weeks have been surreal and an eye-opener for me. As simple as these words may seem, they speak volumes in terms of my core values and what my work stands for.

As I look around and see my peers (people a few years older than me), I notice that many have physically and emotionally changed dramatically. Our bodies change with time, and so does our confidence, self-esteem, and self-belief. Many of us have passed through the decades of life and seen the results of aging, it's not always pretty. Having lived over two decades already, I've learned a few things about what comes with growing older.

The first thing I learned is that one has to embrace the changes that come with age because there is no way to avoid them. Every wrinkle on your face tells a story, every new hair you find can point to a memory from long ago. Our bodies and minds are changing constantly, our organs function differently than when we were younger, our minds are slower to recall information, and our bodies move differently than we did even a few years back.

Accepting these changes isn't easy for some, but it's important to do so because pretending like these changes don't exist will only make you feel worse about yourself and your aging process. I encourage you to learn to love your inner and outer imperfections because you are your own worst critic.

We must be realistic about what we can and cannot do. That's not being pessimistic or negative, but it's being real. Being rational and realistic is one of the advantages as we grow older. Finality is something that everyone must accept. No matter how hard we try to stave it off, it will eventually catch up with us. Finality is a reality that no one can avoid.

In conclusion

Life's so short that we shouldn't be too hard on it. No one can live a perfect life. And it doesn't have to be what you expected it to be. There's no rule book, and you don't have to figure it out before you get started. You just have to do what feels right, and laugh when things fall apart.

The older we get, the more we realize that life can be taken away from us in a flash. As a result, at all costs, we should not wait or procrastinate, we should take advantage of every moment right now because tomorrow might never come.

We are all going through the same thing, trying to make the best out of this thing called life. We all want to live our lives to the fullest. However, we are all different people with different stories and different struggles.

We only have one life to live

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