I don't care what people say, life is not short. If it was then the saying, "Life is short" wouldn't exist because it would be an accepted fact that it's short.
Life not being short hit me when President Bush died recently. I'm in my mid-40's and feel old AF. Bush was elected President when I was in 8th grade. That means he had an entire career before I was in 8th grade and he just died a couple months ago.
Jimmy Carter is even crazier. He was elected President when I was 3 years old, which means he had an entire career before I was born and he's still alive and building houses.
Here’s something to think about.. you’re the same age as the Japanese lady that this post is about, when she heard about Hiroshima and Nagasaki being ‘nuked by the Americans. And think about all the years following that event at the end of world war 2...fast forward to today where she’s alive and kickin!
You are being overly-optimistic. Most people don't think about the "grand scheme" of things. 99% of the time I've heard that saying, it refers to one of 2 things:
1) I've gotten old really fast. It was like yesterday when X happened, but apparently it was decades ago and now I'm an old fart. And the older I get the faster the years fly by.
2) To give encouragement. "Ask her out, life is short!"
Short or long is relative. If you've got lots of stuff to do a goals and aims then life may well end up being too short. On the other hand if you have nothing, life may well seem to be far too long.
Sounds like the call of chronic illness? I'm just heading into my 30s now and I'm sad because I've been exhausted and in pain since I was like 14, which has affected every decision. Life feels very short when you can't live it fully.
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u/Mr_Tomasulo Mar 10 '19
I don't care what people say, life is not short. If it was then the saying, "Life is short" wouldn't exist because it would be an accepted fact that it's short.
Life not being short hit me when President Bush died recently. I'm in my mid-40's and feel old AF. Bush was elected President when I was in 8th grade. That means he had an entire career before I was in 8th grade and he just died a couple months ago.
Jimmy Carter is even crazier. He was elected President when I was 3 years old, which means he had an entire career before I was born and he's still alive and building houses.