The reason for it is we percieve time by comparison, fraction, ratio of our total time spent alive. When we're 2 years old, a year is half of our lives. So it subjectively takes a long time to pass. When we're 50, a year is a 50th of our total lifespan. So it seems short. A good thing about this for me is that when I get older I have more patience for things that take time - and those things tend to be more rewarding. When I was younger I used to get frustrated if something took more than a few minutes to cook.
I don't actually see it that way. It only feels like yesterday when I think of a single moment during the past...yet the more I recollect, the more I begin to realise that there are millions of different memories locked inside my mind, and a kalidascope of amazing things that I've already done...so many experiences that I can only wonder how I managed to fit them all in during such a short 66 years. The ying & yang of life...with no regrets. I don't feel less mentally or physically able than I was as a young lad 🌱...simply because the boy inside remains alive...and I'm still fit and strong. We all turn to dust in the end, so happiness means far more than longevity. It is not what we HAVE that matters most, but what we have DONE.
@@Globetrotter-1 love this. It was an off the cuff video and I agree with many of your points. It appears only some of my memories are very hazy for whatever reason. None the less no regrets
I'm glad I had children later in life, it gives you a perception of being younger. Now at 62 my children are only just becoming adults when some friends of my age have grandchildren their age. Yes, time does appear to go much faster as you get older, faster and faster, but you have to be more concerned with keeping fit and healthy than worrying about your age, after all, if you are alive the number will just keep going up, there's no point in worrying about it.
@@daryllportas8453 Absolutely. My own kids are kid 20s. I feel as good now as I did then. Just be great for kids to believe us that it moves fast, from my perspective anyway.
@@apolloniusbeitsman5444 I’m sorry you feel like you do please pray and learn the life of Jesus he is the only one who can bring you peace ! Please 🙏. Don’t give up he loves you
Fifty-five years is just over 20,000 days; that's how long you've been alive, so when you take it from that perspective 20,000 days, you have to realize something during that time: you may have had an off day, you may have had an hour, you may have had something happen in a minute, and you thought oh my god my life has just ended and then after several days the situation that you found yourself in that minute that day that our perspective of it changes 55 years is and the matter of fact a long time when you break it down into days you realize to yourself you're never wasted one single day. 8000 days is 21 years, approximately 10.000 days, just over 27 years. 50 is only 19.262 days.
aww, bless you. I agree and approve this message. Our culture/society denigrates older age because it wants people to disavow it, though it's the most natural thing in the world. But it can be liberating! So since it's something we all do (or will) have in common, why not embrace it? With your very wholesome attitude you need not fear. It will stand you in good stead.
@@andyleake That's great. I recommend David Bentley Hart to you and his substack. If you can get your email to me somehow I'll gift you a months free subscription. These are the pleasures of maturity.
How young were you 20 years ago from now at 55.? How old will you be in 20 years from now.? I’m the same age as you and we haven’t got long left and that’s a fact.!! So enjoy every day because you don’t know what’s around the corner.????
MIDLIFE CRISIS Don’t give in to your “Inner Child “ when turning 55 this will just compound the devastating effects of getting old. Childhood trauma will create a difficult time aging and getting old.
@@cuzu5145 I think we can use our inner child to remain in wonder at the world. See everything for the ‘first time’. Remaining in a negative past will always make the future difficult.
I think life appears faster as you get older because they always say time flies when you're having fun... Life should be more fun... If you lived a life with a bit more joy then no one would need holidays... Everything's packaged up in time for you...0 - 5 at home or nursery, 5 - 18 school, 18 - 21 college/uni/apprenticeships, mortgages, children x lol x as you get older you realise what's important and spend time on your joy.... I've always worked to live, but instead of chasing material stuff and money I chose to do jobs I enjoyed... I had a choice when my boy was diagnosed with autism, either look after him myself, give up my jobs, or hand that responsibility to the state and have a team of strangers dictate to me what I could and couldn't do?... I chose the former... Turned everything upside down... Way I looked at it I was just putting my life on hold while I got my son used to life... We've had tears, but we've had far more laughter... My joy is my garden, I'm very creative, so I like to change things each year, on little to no budget.. Love upcycling and am currently in the middle of painting the kitchen and hallway... I've learned a lot of minor trades over the years... purely due to a low budget, the housing will cover maintenance and repairs, but decoration is down to tennant, and as soon as you freshen up one area, everything else looks grubby and the cycle continues... Eat the nice foods, try the nice drinks, life's far too short xxx
@@catrinalumley6628 love your thinking and doing Catrina. Your right life is very structured for the young people today. For longer too. You took a big jump and are enjoying the process….
@@Truerealism747 I did have a week not using clocks/time recently off grid. Was very liberating and difficult to settle back into scheduled life for a week
We are all still the child we once were inside…. It’s just that the physical vehicle fails us. Our minds are still young, but we reach a point where the body cannot keep up with the minds desires…..
If a twenty year old could look through the eyes of a 55yr old, then their life would fall into perspective. They would be more grounded and achieve more balance and calmness. I am 58 and and feel the tranquility of life each day. Yes, there are still the same stresses and bad news each day on tv, but you realise you are an individual and in charge of your own space around you. Do the best you can and be contented.
Jesus, I wouldn't want to look through my eyes as a twenty year old, I'd do myself in. Everything is still a struggle, more so as I don't have the energy to deal with this idiotic world.
The reason for it is we percieve time by comparison, fraction, ratio of our total time spent alive. When we're 2 years old, a year is half of our lives. So it subjectively takes a long time to pass. When we're 50, a year is a 50th of our total lifespan. So it seems short.
A good thing about this for me is that when I get older I have more patience for things that take time - and those things tend to be more rewarding. When I was younger I used to get frustrated if something took more than a few minutes to cook.
Thank you for this explanation. Thats one of the great things of the internet. Learning and opinion.
There is only this moment no past no future! Enjoy the moment!
@@scottmcamis2127 yep. 👍🏻
I don't actually see it that way. It only feels like yesterday when I think of a single moment during the past...yet the more I recollect, the more I begin to realise that there are millions of different memories locked inside my mind, and a kalidascope of amazing things that I've already done...so many experiences that I can only wonder how I managed to fit them all in during such a short 66 years. The ying & yang of life...with no regrets.
I don't feel less mentally or physically able than I was as a young lad 🌱...simply because the boy inside remains alive...and I'm still fit and strong.
We all turn to dust in the end, so happiness means far more than longevity. It is not what we HAVE that matters most, but what we have DONE.
@@Globetrotter-1 love this.
It was an off the cuff video and I agree with many of your points.
It appears only some of my memories are very hazy for whatever reason. None the less no regrets
I'm glad I had children later in life, it gives you a perception of being younger. Now at 62 my children are only just becoming adults when some friends of my age have grandchildren their age. Yes, time does appear to go much faster as you get older, faster and faster, but you have to be more concerned with keeping fit and healthy than worrying about your age, after all, if you are alive the number will just keep going up, there's no point in worrying about it.
@@daryllportas8453 Absolutely.
My own kids are kid 20s.
I feel as good now as I did then. Just be great for kids to believe us that it moves fast, from my perspective anyway.
Do you feel it was right to force children into existence? They never consented to being born
@@apolloniusbeitsman5444 I’m sorry you feel like you do please pray and learn the life of Jesus he is the only one who can bring you peace ! Please 🙏. Don’t give up he loves you
7 hours ago… the 2nd like… Millions are gonna watch this soon… I’ve taken note of all of his wisdom
@@DOQTOR_WRESTLIN thank you 👍🏻
A great message my friend! Cheers 👍
@@stuford Thankyou
Fifty-five years is just over 20,000 days; that's how long you've been alive, so when you take it from that perspective 20,000 days, you have to realize something during that time: you may have had an off day, you may have had an hour, you may have had something happen in a minute, and you thought oh my god my life has just ended and then after several days the situation that you found yourself in that minute that day that our perspective of it changes 55 years is and the matter of fact a long time when you break it down into days you realize to yourself you're never wasted one single day.
8000 days is 21 years, approximately 10.000 days, just over 27 years. 50 is only 19.262 days.
aww, bless you. I agree and approve this message. Our culture/society denigrates older age because it wants people to disavow it, though it's the most natural thing in the world. But it can be liberating! So since it's something we all do (or will) have in common, why not embrace it? With your very wholesome attitude you need not fear. It will stand you in good stead.
I thought I migth fear it but I don't. I have a lot of learnings to take into the next few years.
@@andyleake That's great. I recommend David Bentley Hart to you and his substack. If you can get your email to me somehow I'll gift you a months free subscription. These are the pleasures of maturity.
Thank you Andy.
I'm pleased you got something from it.
Thank you for sharing.
@@PhilipTaylormagicianscorner cheers Philip
How young were you 20 years ago from now at 55.?
How old will you be in 20 years from now.? I’m the same age as you and we haven’t got long left and that’s a fact.!! So enjoy every day because you don’t know what’s around the corner.????
Absolutely. We see it more as we get older too
Who was it who said, 'people have 2 lives: the 1st one starts when you're born, the 2nd when you realise you've only got 1 life'?
Yes I have heard that alot. I guess it's proving out 😀
MIDLIFE CRISIS Don’t give in to your “Inner Child “ when turning 55 this will just compound the devastating effects of getting old. Childhood trauma will create a difficult time aging and getting old.
@@cuzu5145 I think we can use our inner child to remain in wonder at the world. See everything for the ‘first time’. Remaining in a negative past will always make the future difficult.
I think life appears faster as you get older because they always say time flies when you're having fun... Life should be more fun... If you lived a life with a bit more joy then no one would need holidays... Everything's packaged up in time for you...0 - 5 at home or nursery, 5 - 18 school, 18 - 21 college/uni/apprenticeships, mortgages, children x lol x as you get older you realise what's important and spend time on your joy.... I've always worked to live, but instead of chasing material stuff and money I chose to do jobs I enjoyed... I had a choice when my boy was diagnosed with autism, either look after him myself, give up my jobs, or hand that responsibility to the state and have a team of strangers dictate to me what I could and couldn't do?... I chose the former... Turned everything upside down... Way I looked at it I was just putting my life on hold while I got my son used to life... We've had tears, but we've had far more laughter... My joy is my garden, I'm very creative, so I like to change things each year, on little to no budget.. Love upcycling and am currently in the middle of painting the kitchen and hallway... I've learned a lot of minor trades over the years... purely due to a low budget, the housing will cover maintenance and repairs, but decoration is down to tennant, and as soon as you freshen up one area, everything else looks grubby and the cycle continues... Eat the nice foods, try the nice drinks, life's far too short xxx
@@catrinalumley6628 love your thinking and doing Catrina.
Your right life is very structured for the young people today. For longer too.
You took a big jump and are enjoying the process….
Time is different in all.minds and doesnt exist none tangeable
@@Truerealism747 I did have a week not using clocks/time recently off grid.
Was very liberating and difficult to settle back into scheduled life for a week
We are all still the child we once were inside…. It’s just that the physical vehicle fails us. Our minds are still young, but we reach a point where the body cannot keep up with the minds desires…..
Always said adulthood is a trap
Your accent sounds like you are from Birmingham, are you from Birmingham?
Close 👍
More Walsall or brown hills family there
@@Truerealism747 nope. Further south 😁
If a twenty year old could look through the eyes of a 55yr old, then their life would fall into perspective.
They would be more grounded and achieve more balance and calmness.
I am 58 and and feel the tranquility of life each day. Yes, there are still the same stresses and bad news each day on tv, but you realise you are an individual and in charge of your own space around you.
Do the best you can and be contented.
@@davidfielding8001 absolutely
Just like me though they don’t believe their elders
Thank you
Jesus, I wouldn't want to look through my eyes as a twenty year old, I'd do myself in. Everything is still a struggle, more so as I don't have the energy to deal with this idiotic world.
At your age I'm surprised you remember being 55.
@@davidnoir188 🤣 it’s a filter
I’m 53 look at my pic, get ya kit off, climb a tree and play in mud kiddo :)
@@earthavatar3999 🤣 brilliant