How The First 40 Years Of Life Will Impact The Rest Of Your Years

Life doesn’t end when you turn 40 --- unless you want to think of it that way.

There are things in your life that you will learn the hardest possible way --- and you’ll carry that for the rest of your life. It starts from the way you were raised … ‘til the day you pass. Here are a couple of ways on how your first 40 years of life will impact the rest of your years.

Better, faster, stronger – You know better --- less and less things excite you. You tend to see the patterns of relationships, businesses. It’s like gaining a brand new sensory organ. It should help you avoid common pitfalls, or ‘rookie mistakes.’ The downside is … you’d have to find new things that you won’t be able to predict --- a life of knowing is a life less exciting. Hence the life goal of looking for new things to feel passionate about. As you know better, do better.

Honest with yourself – You might’ve gone through a “hippie” phase, an 80’s phase, the 90’s attitude phase and the 00’s technological upgrade --- but you know yourself better now. In your teens, trying to fit in was the reason for undergoing phases, and it might’ve affected how you are now as a person, but in your 40s? It’s like you’ve made it --- you’ve got nothing more to prove. You tend to find out who you really are. Being honest with yourself means you could then become honest to the people around you --- especially the lucky ones who stick even after finding your ‘true’ self.

Fearless – You’re a champ! Monsters under the bed might’ve frightened you as a 10-year old, but you know that it isn’t true. Your child getting into a squabble with other kids? That used to petrify you, but not anymore! (Not that it’s a good thing to get used to kids getting sent to the principal’s office) You can try hang-gliding, or rock climbing without it scaring you anymore.

Faith – No matter your religious belief, you’re gonna have to raise your children on a foundation of faith. If you lived a moderately religious life, it’ll teach you to be grateful for what you have in the present. Nothing wrong about being grateful, right?

Become dependable – Growing up, you may have depended on people to help you on several occasions --- it will have taught you the importance of helping and being helped. Now that you’ve made something of yourself, it’s time to give back and be dependable to those who look up to you.