The saying goes "Life begins at forty". I used to think that was a pile of crap, but I'm 44 this year, and on Friday I was out for a pint with a mate from uni, and this sort of came up during the course of the night. We were talking about the fact we still liked the same things we did when we were in our 20's, but the key factor is this - you don't get hung up on all the BS you do when you're younger. You just like what you like doing, and if anyone else has a problem with it tough.
There's no pressure to be cool, and ironically by not trying to be cool, people actually ARE cooler. If you want to try something then you do, and you don't care if you look like an arse in the attempt. In our younger days, it was all style over substance. We knew then that was a crap attitude, but there was a pressure to fit in with whatever peer group you were part of. Now it's not an issue.
I'm doing things now I'd never have thought of trying when I was younger. Karate, rock climbing, scuba diving, and you know what, life is better than ever.
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