How does it feel to be 40?

In my case, by the time I could get used to the idea, I had already turned 41.

For younger people you are hopelessly old, for seniors you are still kind of young.

You are in between everything; no longer young but not too old either.

In those 40 years, you have witnessed a large scale transformation from the last remnants of patriarchal society into the information age. You can swear all the evil ways of humans are still intact. Despite all this development, nations are seeking excuses to fight. Terrorism is on the rise, the kingpins of yesterday have become barons of crime. The cities are less safe, families have long fallen apart. You are living among people who only think of themselves in a society run by money, greed and recklessness. How much of this can be personally attributed to me as someone who has existed in this society for the last 40 years?

The shadow of the past is still hanging over us. It seems we will never be able to get rid of ignorance, superstition and of politicians selling all this populist bullshit on the cheap. Just like Brutus did to Caesar or Judas to Jesus, our future is being sold by those whom we trust in. (e.g. Social democrats).

This made me smile! How about "Oh what it is to 50"...................... the distance between the two seem so short and suddenly you are staring 60 in the face  so enjoy life, you only get one chance .

Well, I told myself some time ago "screw all this!". The world is f**** up and even if some details change here and there, the big picture will always be the same. I am very lucky to be safe, not hungry and have some chances to be free and independent. Everything else is a minor detail.

 Let me get back to you in two more years ...then I will be able to answer  

a feeling that for the moment I do not want to know.

I doubt you will ever actually desire to know this, you will be cornered on this one!

 Ã always think,you are as old as you feel in your heart.

Ýf you feel you are young even if you are 60,then you are young...you will be young,if you feel that you are old even if you are 20,then you are old.

Being 40,i havent experienced it yet,but also i think it would be good as being 20..i mean when you are teens you cant wait to be 20,and you feel many things changed and as if you own the world

Ýn 40,i believe its same to some extent,just you are mature enough to know you dont own the world,but also know and can own somethings in your hands and can make a difference to yourself and to others.

You are both mature,and young too

So i think its great ´will be inþallah i hope´

The one thing that im sure about,and have learnt it the hard way too,that at any age,i dont want to look back and say,i wish that if im teen,20,30,40,50...etc again so i would do...and ...

The lesson i´ve learnt ´try to get the best of it while you are in it´

Ý just wish i would always use that lesson well myself .

Well put Canli!

I try not to let myself think about my age because I agree with Canli completely.....you are as old as you feel.  I think its important to set goals for yourself often enough so that you are always trying something new.....in my opinion LEARNING is the key to staying young in your mind.  As far as my impact on the world.....I think my impact has been infinately small.  There is little I can do to make the world better/happy but I CAN effect my own immediate environment which I try to fill with laughter and good memories.  I think you could drive yourself crazy trying to fix the world.

 40 feels exactly the same as 39 or 41.