Life just sucks and my experience has been that it has gotten progressively worse.
In 20s at least i had the consolation of being young but bow at early 30s there’s just nothing much to look forward to.
It’s just a drag
In 20s at least i had the consolation of being young but bow at early 30s there’s just nothing much to look forward to.
It’s just a drag
As an adult, any growth, or increase in personal capacity will only happen as the result of choices and actions you make. But you might be very surprised how much you can still grow. It is cliche, but I've watched a lot of men turn 40 and 50, and they are either in the best shape of their life, or heading downhill and picking up steam.
It's a lame truism but "life is what you make of it." At first everything is new, mere existence is the act of discovery and growth. As you age more you must have more intention behind your actions.
Learn topics you understand on a surface level more deeply, invest more in relationships and in truly understanding relatives and partners, push yourself physically in directions you hadn't considered.
There are still a lot of ways to continue to grow, even as the novelty of existence wears off and your body begins to age.
I was right. It was all down hill from there. I make twenty times more money now, and it only matters to me as a way to prevent my family from want. The best has come and gone. My remaining mission is to alleviate human suffering and die without suffering myself.
I can't really blame people for the silly shit they do (check Google News for examples). Most have never had or even come close to the privilege and love I have experienced--or maybe someone shielded them from the consequences of their actions, which makes for intolerable adults. For me to judge them using the experience I know would be ridiculous. I remember my consciousness snapping into its current state one day at three years old--like a sudden awakening. Since that moment in that old farm house in Ohio, my existence has left me in awe.
My older brother was aborted. My younger brother was born with a life threatening disease. All the men in my family are dead, save for myself and my oldest cousin, due to the import of heroin following our most recent war (the price of oil is very high). It's lonely now and tough to look forward.
Looking forward to hopefully another 40+ years of this.
Tons of mentally well people share the view. It's everywhere in the spiritual traditions.
New experiences change perspective if nothing else.
Being young, naive and confused wasn't all that great if you ask me.
I have no idea why some people have to go through this process though...