
“At the age of 20, we don’t care what the world thinks of us; at 30, we worry about what it is thinking of us; at 40, we discover that it was not thinking of us at all.” ― Unknown
Middle age catches us without any sort of warning.
Middle Age Can Be Shocking For Some People
You’re not old until a teenager refers to you as “Uncle” or “Aunt”.
Do you hate getting older?
Is it not okay for us to grow old gracefully?
Some Of Us Cover Up The Fact That We Are Ageing
Some of us would prefer to hide our true age with the help of make-up.
The internet is famous for perpetuating things like, “How to look 20 years younger in 30 days,” and “How to look younger without surgery,” etc.
People are also known to do the following things with the intention of looking younger:
- Make their lips look fuller via lip augment surgery.
- Undergo a facelift to appear younger-looking.
- Dye their hair; which hides the appearance of any grey hairs on their head.
- Utilize creams that hide the appearance of stretch marks.
Apparently, some people will make bodily alterations with the intention of looking younger.
Why is it that a lot of middle-aged people are obsessed with looking younger?
Here is a funny saying about middle-aged people:
“Caution ― 50-year-old; may make sudden desperate attempts to appear sexy, youthful and important.” ― Unknown.
Does any of this sound familiar to you?
There Is An Old Quote That Describes Ageing
“Forty is the old age of youth; fifty is the youth of old age.” ― Victor Hugo
So, do you consider yourself to be young or old?
Is Middle Age Awkward?
“Life begins at 40, but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.” ― Helen Rowland
Middle Age Is The Best Part Of One’s Life
“Probably the happiest period in life most frequently is in middle age, when the eager passions of youth are cooled, and the infirmities of age not yet begun; as we see that the shadows, which are at morning and evening so large, almost entirely disappear at midday.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
The Middle Age Crisis Issue
I call it, “Middle age fantasies.”
Everyone will not experience that.
This so-called midlife crisis is a transition of one’s identity or self-confidence (This takes place somewhere between 35-years-of-age to 50-years-of-age).
The joke is usually about the middle-aged person:
- Becoming outrageous.
- Indulging in extramarital relationships.
- Becoming extravagant.
- Making rash decisions.
- Ignoring job opportunities.
- Being worried about their physical appearance.
- Doubting their sexual prowess.
If you think that you are having any of those problems, approach a professional psychologist for advice.
The Take-Home Message
“I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.” ― Francis Bacon
Accept the ageing process and stop chasing the ‘make-up man’.
Middle age is a polite way of reminding you that you are becoming old!
“Grow old with me. The best is yet to be.” ― Robert Browning
Thank you.
Namaste. 🙏🙏🙏
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About the guest author:
Dr. Sridhar is the man behind Philosophy Through Photography.
This deep thinker from India wears many hats; he is a physician, a blogger, a philosopher and an amateur photographer.
Age just creeps up on you one day at a time, and then it stops. Enjoy the journey.
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Thank you, Neil. But we never realise the fact that age is creeping and instead of enjoying life journey, we are busy whining.
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I notice it when I look at my son. He is my reminder that time stops for no one. :>
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Thank you, my friend, for sharing your thoughts.
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Dear Dr Sridhar, there is a joke about the different ages of women: first she is a baby, then a little girl, then a teenager, then a young woman, then a young woman, then a young woman, then a young woman… Then they take her out in a coffin.
Jokes aside, I don’t know what middle age is, and I am too busy to think about it. I think the secret is not in make-up and plastic surgery, but in one’s heart and in keeping busy. My great-grandmother, who lived to be 94, always said that a lady has to choose an age she is most comfortable with and stay with it for the rest of her life. To follow that, I insist on being 18!
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18? Baaah, you silly teenager! I’m a perpetual 21, much more adult than you! =^.^=
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Haha😀😀
So competition between adolescent and legal adulthood.
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Hey, I can vote but you can drink! 😻
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Well said, Dolly. Old is Gold and your granny’s words are rare Gems.
I really enjoyed your joke.
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Thank you, dear Philo!
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welcome Dolly
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We grow old one day at a time, but I can be as young as I can be in my mind.
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Couldn’t agree more my friend.
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🖤
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Thank you my friend 🙏🙏🙏
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Yup! I don’t remember who said this originally, but a favorite quotation of mine is,
> We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do.
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This is an excellent quote my friend.
Nobody cares any body.
Still we lead our life hoping for approval from known and unknown people.
Thank you Robin
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our society is abscessed with perfection and it doesn’t see becoming older and wiser as a positive thing because its focus is on the exterior of the people…Personally I would love to get old…it’s beautiful and natural
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You are frank my friend.
Thank you for stopping by
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Much better to grow older gracefully without those awful botox injections (trout pout) into the lips, which look absolutely horrendous.
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Thank you, Stevie Turner, I am listening.
But others are not willing to lend their ears.
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Excellent post, my friend! I think of ageing as – it is what it is and worrying about it surely doesn’t help.
“It’s paradoxical that the idea of living a long life appeals to everyone, but the idea of getting old doesn’t appeal to anyone.” ∼Andy Rooney
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wow.
Love this quote.
So meaningful.
Having silver hair is a crime and one is called by many names, forgetting that one day they too enter this phase of their life.
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Yes, their day will come. 😊
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If “Life begins at forty,” and “Sixty is the new forty,” I’m still pretty darned young. 😬
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haha😀😀
Include me, please!
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If “Life begins at forty,” and “Sixty is the new forty,” I’m still pretty darned young. 😉 (Wrong face🙄)
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I understand
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Another fabulous blog post Dr. Sridhar I never thought I’d ever reach ‘Middle Age’. In fact at 50 years old I was almost killed by my then Fiance who became my Ex after his assault on me. It scared me to my core I can tell you. And he did alot of damage to me physically (& mentally). It is now 14 1/2 years later & I am now 65 & I am so grateful to be alive that I do not mind “Middle Age'” at all.
I have seen so many people trying to ‘doge’ Middle Age & I feel sorry for them. I am just happy to be alive…sure I am 30 pound overweight & I have white thru out my long blonde hair & I have laugh lines & some frown lines!
And I am ALIVE!!! I am one of the luckiest people ever to reach Middle Age….
Thank you again for a wonderful post.
Sincerely, Sherri-Ellen
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Thank you Sherri-Ellen.
Nothing like accepting middle age and just move on.
It’s a waste of time competing with youngsters.
Your words are true wisdom and reverberating in the ears
“I am ALIVE!!! I am one of the luckiest people ever to reach Middle Age….”
What else once can demand from the Almighty?
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Exactly Dr. Sridhar!! Being alive is a gift. And Middle Age was not so bad…it was not being 18 but there still were alot of fun times & good memories! 😉
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Thank you Sherri Ellen.
Middle age is unique in its own way!
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This sounds like one of my grandmother. She’s around 60. She did microblading, and is taking meds to make her skin a little bit fairer. Love her.
Now, I am thinking if I would be like her when I turned 50.
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Nothing wrong in any of these things my friend.
Ultimately how one feels confident about one self is important.
If granny feels confident that way so be it.
Thank you my friend for your thoughts.
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Yeah. so truee. I wish I will be as cool as her from now ’till I age. Oh, ♥️♥️
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👍👍👍
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My 40s are pretty good, but I could do without the failing eyesight bit. I haven’t had to wear glasses since I got LASIK 15+ years ago…and now I have readers stashed in every corner of the house…and still can’t remember where I put them, lol.
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Haha
You brought smiles
Thank you my friend
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Well, I’m 40 and when my birth day was coming I was (kind of) in panic. I didn’t fancy to turn 30 either but it was still nothing like this. By turning 30 I soon learned to realize I was still young. Now I can’t make my mind to think that I’m young even I really tryed…(or then the learning process is longer…)
I loved that youth years passion. I wish I could get it back! I felt so alive those days! I don’t feel that way anymore. Even it’s good in a way be calmed down…
Well, I think it gets easier with time when I get use to be 40 something instead of 30 something…but when I do I probably already am almost 50…
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Thank you so much Dancing Mary.
Glad my post resonated with your thoughts and feelings about ‘ Middle Age’.
True what they say ‘ Age catches us too fast’
But Life always assures us best and we do develope confidence.
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…and I’m not afraid of ageing externally. I’m afraid of getting weak and sick and I’m afraid of dying so much… always have been…
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True what you said.
Everyone of us wishes to have painless journey as we advance in age.
Thanks again
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