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That is, we characterize ourselves through age. And we still do not accept it in any way, and if it is so, then we do not want to accept any parts of ourselves.
In childhood, we all wait for adulthood. In youth, we wait for maturity. We become a little calm in our youth, there is love! Not before that. And in adulthood, we try to return youth. Then we fight for her all the time. Cosmetology, sports, proper nutrition, discipline... Yes! And smile at the same time, don't forget to smile!
It is characteristic of us not to be in the moment here and now. We are not here all the time, we are running: in the past, in the present. Losing years is so hard because we don't live them. We do not live those years, months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, moments that make up our life. This illusion is so sweet and so cruel: everything will be, everything is ahead... But at some point you wake up... How? 30? 40?! And where is the "beautiful future? "This is a crisis. And she is familiar to each of us.
A crisis is an opportunity. A huge opportunity to start living: to make dreams come true, to achieve what you set out to do, to love, to enjoy, to feel yourself. Nothing is too late for those who want to live. We only live once. There is no time to doubt!
Age is a mirror of our lost opportunities. We measure literally everything by age: achievements, opportunities, family and childbearing. And with age, the illusion that there will still be, that everything is ahead passes away. And instead comes disappointment.
We do not accept our age because we are bound by this stereotypical yardstick that says: "it's too late! "And we believe him... After all, we can believe ourselves. To believe in yourself, your feelings, your desires, your love. And if we look inside ourselves, into the depths of our soul, we will encounter experience, knowledge, wisdom... All this has been given to us by age.
Of course, neither experience nor knowledge guarantees wisdom. Wisdom is the ability to understand the main thing - to understand the essence, the ability to notice oneself, others, actions, stop, make sense of them (reflection) and make a choice in one's favor, respecting oneself, loving and accepting. Wisdom is simplicity, values, the ability to live life and relationships.
You don't have this in childhood, you won't find it in shy youth, you don't understand it in youth... you have to get to it. Perhaps it is in maturity or even in old age that we will become a better version of ourselves. But now you are what you are. So you can do anything. It's not too late for you!
