Dose life get easier the older you get?

Answer 1

yeah, once you get older you only have to worry about things like taxes, mortgages, kids, jobs, cars, work, your health, your body falling apart, the house, and your family. I can see how a kid ;might think he has it tough when mom makes him come home before midnight on school nites, and he has to worry about the homework assignment, and the newest coolest pair of sneakers, and a pimple on his nose.

Answer 2

Life itself is still life as it's always been, some peace, some security, some unforeseen circumstances, some calmities, some joy, some pain some grief, some gladness, some understanding, and certainly for most...more patience, and love.
If you have been paying close attention, and learning from your sucesses and your defeats, and have been a student of human nature, you will have become wise. But there are those, no matter how old, that may have gained a lot of knowledge, but no wisdom. What is wisdom? The ability to make the best choices based on probable outcomes that will provide greatest good for both you, and society. Some are never satisfied with what they have, always striving affter the wind. Some let bitterness take over their lives, some just seem to go from one calamity to another endlessly. To aquire peace of mind and soul, and to know they are real in your daily life is one of the benefits. I think we all know the not-so-good parts of ageing, so no need to rehash them here. You can look over your life, and take comfort in all that you've seen, done, and experienced, even the bad, because it was a way to learn. Common sense comes much more easily because you have far more data on a given problem that you ever had, making the choices far easier, even if the decisions are painful, you make them anyway because you know them to be the best ones possible at that time. Past experiences teach much, but only if we are willing to learn, and keep on learning new things. You will know without any doubt that "To everything there is a season" as recorded in ecclesiastes To retreat into a shell of self pity and complaint is a sure fire way to remain miserable till your last breath. You only get this one shot on this earth, so you tend to value each moment, each day, with thanks and gladness that few in their youth recognize. Hopefully you will have learned selflessness.....and a giving heart.

Answer 3

I think so - at least in some ways.. there is an old adage.. if only age could and youth knew..

Being a teenager is difficult..most teenagers feel low about themselves to some extent and depression is common.. as you get older this does change in that you become less hedonistic and concerened about how you look/what others think/about changing the world etc

I like the finanical security and higher self esteem that comes from being older (30) and funnily enough now they are here the emerging wrinkles concern me not a jot (unlike when I was younger and I could think of nothing worse than growing older!!!)

Each age has its own challenges and advantages..

Answer 4

Life does not get any easier when you get older. As some others have mentioned you have different stresses in your life when you are older than when you are say a teenager, young adults have different stresses than someone in their 30's. And people with kids have a lot more stresses than people without them. And people with teenagers, I am sorry have A LOT of STRESS! All we can do is deal with our stresses in the calmest way possible and hope we have a better day tomorrow, and don't be afraid to lean on the people closest to us for a little moral support.
And don't forget to take time to do a little something nice for ourself, even if all you can do is have a quite 30 minutes in a nice warm quite relaxing bath.

Answer 5

Yes, it really does. As I get older (and I really am very old by now!) I find that when the bad times come along I have enough life experience to put them into perspective.

In my life I have had times that I couldn't imagine living through and coming out the other end - but I did!

Learn to appreciate the magical moments in every day...even sitting on a warm bus when you're soaked to the skin can suddenly seem like a blessing.

One night (quite some time ago now) my toddler son vomited all over his bedroom, I soothed him, cleaned him up and put him into bed with his dad, then I set about cleaning his bedroom. When I had finished, my son was fast asleep and I didn't want to disturb him so I crawled into his bed, exhausted. I became aware of a warmth in my heart as I thought about 'my men' asleep together and the fact that I had changed all the 'wrongs' in my son's world to 'rights'! One of my magical moments.

Answer 6

No! Maturity comes when you no longer have to balance your ideals against others and are satisfied with your own existence and take pleasure in the fact that life is cruel, hard, and lacks the ideals you were taught to believe in. Reality is the thing that most idealists suffer from and by putting aside your belief and watching and absorbing the pieces of truth that you can perceive is the best you can do to suffer less. Play some chess and watch the pieces as they fall, you will understand!

Answer 7

No, life does not get easier the older you get. Not in my experience anyway. As a child, most people are free spirited and dont have a thing to worry about. As you get older you have more to worry about, especially in middle age. Then, as you grow even older, into retirement age, you have to worry about living on a fixed income, about hospital bills, about your health, as one's health generally deteriorates as they grow older. My grandpa is 70 and he still works! Why? Because he is terrified that he and my grandma will not be able to live without that extra check! He even worked the weekends after he got radiation therapy done for cancer. Luckily it is in remission now.

Answer 8

Yes, if you have made financial provision. I am 50 this month, I was made redundant from my job a year ago, not long after my 30 years long-service award. (Thanks for your loyalty, but you are out of date).

Whoopee. I got forty grand severance pay, which killed off the credit cards. Nuts to the Company that employed me for 30 years - I won! Thanks, however, to Clement Attlee, Aneuran Bevin and the Trades Union movement, who ensured decent working conditions and protection for the worker. The Labour Party used to be in favour of this, but this stopped with the advent of Mr Blair, who is the biggest turncoat since Lord Haw Haw.

I get my Company pension at the end of this month. 27000 pound lump sum and eighty quid a week. I've got a pleasant little job ten minutes walk from my house (I used to have to commute-4 hours per day).

I'm afraid that those starting in jobs today will not have these benefits. Look at what we have thrown away, just to please Margaret Thatcher and our current sycophant to Capital and the USA.

To those in their twenties and thirties - you created it, voted for it, and sustain it. A lot of 'its'. Put the letters 'sh' before the anagram of sit and you will see what I mean, although I dare say most of you will append the letters 'ag'.

OK, I will not be able to buy and run a BMW, but I do have enough spare dosh to fly VLM and Scotair when I travel in the UK and Europe. No Ryanair (Tryingair) or Easyjet (Quesyjet) for me!!!! London City airport, and no wailing brats and sundry chavs, full of vodka and bilge.

Answer 9

I'm 33 and my life has not gotten easier, I've just learned how to deal with things better. When you get older you have a different set of problems and worries. You just gotta keep on truckin! One thing I learned is, sometimes you just have to swallow your pride and ask for help when things get too heavy to handle on your own. Sometimes you have to look to God, and just hand it to him and let him take care of it! Dont sweat the small stuff and if its a major issue, ask for help. Worring about stuff too much can make you sick.

Answer 10

satisfied B'day for 2morrow.nicely im abit youthful than that, im 18 and while i replaced into 13 i replaced into like omg is this how crap my existence is quite going to be... now its outstanding, couldnt be happier. i think of the older u get, the extra relaxing u get 2 have, jointly as additionally making alot of existence decisons, and do each and every little thing urself, and ur nonetheless youthful at 25, time and staying power make each and every little thing much less complicated. maximum pplz be apologetic approximately starting to be old, yet earnings from it:)