This question has kept me thinking for ages for peoples possible theory. When we are young we wish we were 21 and when we are old we wish we were 21. Has 21 got an age stigma to it that everyone wants to be 21. My theory is when we are young we want to be totally independant therefore be 21, but, when we are older we wish we were 21 maybe so we could be at the innocent age again. I dunno, whats your possible theories?
2007-01-06 04:46:25 · 7 answers · asked by Alida A 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
younger children want to be older because it sort of gives them an authority on the playground. they can say, "listen to me because i'm older than you!!" of course, they don't truly understand youth until they're older
so then older people want to be younger for many reasons. and on the topic of new years resolutions, for example, younger people have faster metabolisms, making it easier to lose weight. they want to be young because younger people have more energy. younger people can stay up all night and still go to work the next day perfectly fine. and youth symbolizes more possibility. an 80 year old may not always be as optimistic about his future as a 25 year old.
2007-01-06 04:56:58 · answer #1 · answered by CrazySnail 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose when your young you aim for 21 because that is the age where you can legally do anything, you want to experiance it but once you've experianced it there doesn't seem much more to look forward to, so you start wishing you where young again, eg.21
2007-01-06 14:27:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when your young and you are forever old that you cant ,or shouldn't do this and that,it makes you want it even more,probably because you think that your missing out on something that everyone else seems to be doing.When you actually get there,you realise that its probably not so great after all.Then you get to be in your 30s and wish that you could be younger again,because they seem to have all the fun,and you resale that you have spent so long wishing our life away that you have forgotten to enjoy it!Be happy ,whatever your age ,because you only live once
2007-01-06 16:50:56 · answer #3 · answered by pinkydinkydoo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that's the human nature, always wishing for time to pass, untill they realise the truth, and they wake up and say " Oh my God, I'm xx years old... shiish, I'm gonna die soon" .. and then they're sorry.
2007-01-06 12:50:57 · answer #4 · answered by fhellix 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I dunno, but I think age is just a number and we should act and do and we damn well want to, not what Society expects of us at a certain age!
2007-01-06 12:51:51 · answer #5 · answered by jane b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
us humans are always about balance because we always get tired if we get too much or if not much.
2007-01-06 12:53:06 · answer #6 · answered by Mark-0 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it just another case of the grass being greener :-)
2007-01-06 12:49:25 · answer #7 · answered by shaneread2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋