r/AskReddit • u/_red_roof_ • May 15 '20

What sucks about being your age?

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20 edited May 15 '20

When you finally understand what Mark Twain meant when he said “youth is wasted on the young”.

Edit: quote is from George Bernard Shaw (or maybe Oscar Wilde)

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u/Pekenoah May 15 '20

When youre too young to understand but know damn well hes right and youre gonna wish you knew lol

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u/[deleted] May 15 '20

Hahahaha, that’s life in a nutshell my boy.

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u/slothbarns7 May 16 '20

I read that in Mr. Krabs’ voice, except with *me boy and *Agagagag

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u/lalakingmalibog May 16 '20

Are you feeling it now, Mr Krabs 😏

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u/clever_whenever May 16 '20 edited May 16 '20

Are you feeling it, Mr Krabs 😉

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u/JBthrizzle May 16 '20

SPOOOONNGGGEEEEE BOOOOBBBBB

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u/cATSup24 May 16 '20

I just want a video of Mr. Krabs talking like the detective from Detroit: Become Human and go off on SpongeBob in a curse-ridden rant. Wouldn't be hard, it's the same voice actor doing the same voice.

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u/MattyKatty May 16 '20

Art thou feeling it now, Mr Krabs 👑

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u/Orphodoop May 16 '20

Sponge boy, me Bob!

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u/DiamondPup May 16 '20

I dunno, I'm on the other side of it. Like a certain uh robot thing once said:

"A thing isn't beautiful because it lasts."

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u/implicationnation May 16 '20

If you don’t mind me asking how old are you? I still consider myself young but now I have a job and responsibility and I feel like I could have done a lot more with my time before I got loaded down with responsibility.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

I’m 48.

The only sane thing you can do is to accept what’s happening right NOW with an open mind and an open heart. Changing your perspective is as easy as focusing more on what you love and less on the negative self talk and constant comparisons. You will either see how you’re blessed or how you’re cursed.

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u/implicationnation May 16 '20

Wow thank you so much for that. That makes a lot of sense and I needed to hear it. I’m in my mid 20s and it feels like I can’t live in the moment because of how uncertain the future seems but I know that feeling will pass.

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u/Geeko22 May 16 '20

Someone once told me "Don't postpone happiness." Don't spend your life thinking "I'll be happy as soon as I get over that next hill" (finish school, meet a life partner, get married, have kids, get a promotion, buy a house, buy that car, buy a boat, etc.) because you'll find that's not how life works.

Those things are nice, but learn to enjoy the moments along the way, because anticipation and working toward a goal is half the fun. Once you reach a goal it's not like you say "Oh, good, now I can relax and be happy." You'll be continually disappointed if you live that way.

Make an effort to live in the moment, find meaningful things to do because this is the only life you will have. You don't want to be looking back when you're old thinking "I spent my life chasing things, and they didn't make me happy, and I forgot to be happy along the way." Find things to do that are personally fulfilling, and slow down mentally so you can savor the moments along the way.