Age is just a number

[noblwish]

"Someday if we're lucky, we'll get old enough
To finally be embarrassed by the crazy things we've done
Be just like our parents, responsible and bland
No risk, no excitement hey let's get it while we can 'cause"Listening to this song, I remembered seeing the movie "Best Friends" with my parents when I was about 10 or 11 years old.  I remember my

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[geki_burakku]

Speaking as someone in their 40s who looks around them and sees all these people my age being nothing but banal and boring, neutered versions of what they once were, I can relate. I "still" listen to music supposedly for people half my age, play wargames & paint miniatures, play and run RPGs, and when people look down their nose at me, I just shrug and say "I'm not the one growing old, here," to myself. They have more money than me, but think of what they've sacrificed to get that money--and not be able to enjoy it because they've died inside. Not me. I may not be a wild and crazy guy, but I'm still young at heart. With the bonus/burden (sometimes) or perspective.