Please no religious types. I cant adopt your faith thru your words. I either have it or not.
I look thru the posts and most everyone says their favorites age is anywhere from 10 - 25. I agree with this. Now I am 37 and life is work and toil and boredom and pending sickness is all that awaits.
2006-09-19 09:41:30 · 12 answers · asked by city_shuffle 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I'm very close to your age, and I don't agree with you at all. I'm a health care professional, and I've noticed that "pending sickness" has a lot to do with lifestyle, and not as much to do with age as you might think.
My former boss is 15 yrs older than me, and in much better shape than I am.
Are you bored with your job? Can you go back to school part-time so you can get a different job?
Do you get regular exercise? It doesn't have to be boring. Take dance lessons or join a running club in your area.
Tell us some more details so we can help you.
2006-09-19 09:46:29 · answer #1 · answered by mollyneville 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Please no religious types. I can't adopt your faith thru your words. I either have it or not.",,
Wrong!-are you not more than a little BIASED here?
You obviously have no real calling and purpose in life, and that is an indicator that you don't know God, personally.
You may not be able to adopt another's faith through THEIR words, but the WORD of God is able to change your life completely, giving you renewed hope and purpose. The Devil is the one who wants you to give up at 37, when there are people in the world who would give nearly ANYTHING to be 37, again. I know a man in his 60's who said the other day that he'd give almost anything just to be pain-free for ONE day, so look around you, there are folk who are much worse off than you, but continue to live fruitful, happy, fulfilling lives.
http://www.joniandfriends.org/pg_daily_devotionals.php
The Parable of the Weeds Explained
Matthew 13:36-43
Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field." He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. "As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
2006-09-19 09:57:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Lord! If that's how you feel, you might as well give up and die now!
Geez, quit feeling sorry for yourself and do something to improve someone else's life!!! Quit being so selfish!!!
Haven't you ever heard the phrase "Life begins at 40"? For some people it does. For some of us, our later years are better than our younger ones!
Wow, what an attitude!!!
By the way, why is your life only work and toil and boredom? What can't you do now that you could do when you were 25? Isn't it your choice to be bored or not? So make a choice not to be bored!
2006-09-19 09:54:24 · answer #3 · answered by Sephra 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Okay, I'm only 18. But, I have insight.
Your BEST years aren't behind you. Your SELF years are behind you. I suppose I shouldn't just assume you're married and have a family, but if that's the case, the years you have now are to care for, participate in, and share with your family. Your parents raised you in your baby, toddler, child, teenage and college life, and now it's your turn to raise the generation after you. Do not suppose, though, that this means your life is nothing but service and work. True, it means you have more responsibility, but it means your "fun" merely has its priorities changed. Maybe it doesn't mean going clubbing, or throwing parties, or drinking (which I reccomend everyone not do in the first place), etc. Maybe now it's to find what you really love to do. It could be working with children, painting, sculpting, windsurfing, flying, skydiving, cooking, etc. My crazy-awesome singing friend tells me that the peak of the singing voice in a famale is about 40 years old.
I beleive the "best" years is not the correct way to describe them. These years are when YOU go out and party, YOU go out and have fun, YOU have the time to hang out with friends, YOU get to do what YOU want. I happens to everyone of that age, and eventually, there's only so much YOU can do.
I really hope you're not implying that you have lost your will to live. There certainly is much to live for. Look to the hobbies, the activities, the books, the movies, and most of all the people you love. They'll certainly remind you of why life is worth living, at any age.
2006-09-19 09:53:35 · answer #4 · answered by trentman22 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As if the absence of best means worst . Even if your best years have gone by, you still have good ones left so make them better by making the most of it .
Else, at 37+37=74 years of age you will again cry that even your good years have gone . What to do now ?
Stop pitying urself & stop being a cry baby . One life so enjoy it . Save urself from such an outlook & thought process .
What you have now , won't be there tomorrow .
2006-09-22 23:02:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Damn, I am 44 and I am having more fun now then when I was 20. You need to find some outlets and have some fun. My wife left me 3 months ago and I really do not care now. I have plenty of friends and making new ones everyday. Quit the pity party and do something with yourself. You only play in the sandbox you make. If it's full of cat crap, it stinks. Clean it up and put a swingset in it. Have fun, its up to you.
2006-09-19 09:53:59 · answer #6 · answered by mark_jw2008 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Somehow your creative spark is lying in hiding somewhere beyond your view. If you're bored, make a change. Suicide is giving in to the idea that you have no other options, and if you have the strength to get yourself out of bed each day, there are always other options.
Don't let your future (illness, death, etc.) rob you of your present. Take a hike. Listen to music. See a play. Heck, WRITE a play.
PS: I'm 51.
2006-09-19 09:47:04 · answer #7 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think you need to get some perspective. So you are getting older, doesn't that just mean that different things are important to you now? Before you can feel mentally happy, you need to become physically healthy. Join a gym, go for walks or runs or whatever. Do things that make you feel good. Life is beautiful, enjoy it!
2006-09-19 09:51:17 · answer #8 · answered by yumyum 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand how you feel, you feel as if there dosnt appear to be anything really worth working towards as all of it seems dull and repetative ahead of you, but there is things to live for, all sorts of things, you're familiy, you're life, you're friends, go out and take life for everything its worth, and if you cant do that, express you're self with some activities, tried skiing? painting classes?
and still if none of this provokes excitement, maybe you should stride for romance, try looking for fun out with guys, just because ur 37 dosnt mean romance dosnt exist, its not hard to find either, just try ^.^
2006-09-19 09:51:37 · answer #9 · answered by Sethy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well you have a losing attitude,
if you made it at 37 you should be doing well not crappy.
2006-09-19 09:43:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋