At age 50, I am definitely past the mid point of my lifespan.
It means I have lived more days than I what I have left. It’s morbid to think about it and I believe most people won’t think about it.
But at some point, we must think about it. Why?
It gives us new perspective on life.
Someone in their 20s will have a completely different life outlook than me in my 50s. They have additional 30yrs of time compared to what I have left.
At 50, I must spend my remaining time in this Earth intentionally. And not use it to live someone else’s expectations.
Supposedly I can be lucky to life a healthy life until I am 80. That means I have 30yrs left. That’s 10,950 days. It’s not a lot isn’t it? One third of that time will be spent sleeping lol.
Some may think 30yrs is a long time! Really?
Let’s put this into a mental model…
Assume you have a savings account with $10,950 balance. And this terrible account doesn’t pay out interest at all. And you must withdraw $1 everyday. After 1 year, balance is $10,585. After 10yrs? $7,300. And if this is all the money you have to live on, you’ll start panicking right? You will watch how you spend that $1 daily. Now that’s how I approach my life remaining time. Each day is precious. I make it a point to enjoy it fully. I make it a point to not get too upset with silly h things. Not get too caught up with unreasonable people I meet at work place. They have their own lives and if they want to be mean to me, it’s on them not me. I want to enjoy my day. You can go on and be mad and you are just wasting your $1
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