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When I was 33 I had just finished grad school, was in a popular band, had lots of hot ladies on my junk and was making tons of money. Pretty good times, I must admit.
I sometimes think that the happiest time of my life was when I was about 12 years old. I was doing well in school, had a nice bicycle, and didn't have to worry about my job being abolished due to budget cuts.
I have wondered why people look back at their younger years and think those years were so much better. My theory is that a person recalls a previous chapter in his or her life and looks at it from a perspective of the older person that they have become. When I was 12 years old I was doing well in school and had a nice bicycle, but I was probably also worried about who was doing better than me in school. And I very likely was worried about keeping that bicycle safely locked, and nice and shiny. All these years later, worrying about a bicycle seems kind of quaint and even fun, but when I was 12, it was all business and there was nothing fun about it. To actually enjoy being 12 again I would have to go back and live as that 12 year-old girl, but with the perspective of a 27 year-old woman.
Anyway, a person of 33 still has a significant amount of youth working for them, and all that entails, but they are old enough to have acquired some element of wisdom, personal insight, and self-confidence. I would think if someone could pick one age to be, sometime around the mid-30s would be as good as any.
It's all good. I think that whatever age you are is almost always the best, barring illness or some major personal catastrophe. The teens, 20's and 40's were/are all the best for me. 30's were relatively lackluster by comparison. Not bad, just more routine, no major high points. But I've spoken to women who got married too young, and were divorced already by their 20's, and miserable. They're hoping it gets better in their 30's, but there's no sign of that now. So it just goes to show, life is different for everyone.
"The wild scheming of the teenage years", said the psychologist in the article? What wild scheming? OK, I'm writing this psychologist off right there.
For me, thirties have been the best so far. College was okay, but stressful. Twenties were a lot of transition, a lot of excitement, but also a lot of instability and time spent breaking into a couple of different fields, trying to find my niche. Not the nicest time. A lot of growing, but not without its pains. Thirties are where I've really gotten into my groove and bloomed.
Well, 43 is almost over and its been crap. I'm hoping 44 is the best year, as I should have my career back by then and hopefully meet my future wife and start a family. Thats the plan, but most of my plans have blown up thusfar, so who knows..
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