I am coming up on a birthday and the thought occurred to me, "Good Lord! I'm on the precipice of the down hill slope of my life."
Which is a silly thought I realized instantly. At the risk of offending my atheist friends, I think only God knows when you are on the downward slope of your life. No two year old hits that birthday and thinks "there it is, the midway point, I'll be gone in two years from my parents stubborn anti-vaccination stance." The thing that is the last thing you will ever do just comes, and then it is the end.
Perhaps, rather than counting on the time we are not guaranteed of, we should live our lives in a manner that ensures that when that unexpected pickup truck crosses the double yellow and comes barreling at us head on, our instant reaction is "I've had a good life here."
What entails that life being good is totally up to you. I have my ideas and you have yours. A point that I would contend with you is that if you are not presently living those things that you think are a good life then get to it.
You just don't know my friend. You can cross your T's and dot your i's and still get aced driving home from work today.
For me, I think I'm doing okay at the good life balance. I wish I spent more days of the week just riding my bike and less time worrying that I am incompetent at my job (spoiler, I am) but for the most part I am happy and I have surrounded myself with friends and family that are fun to be around. I'm probably tempting the fates when I say this, but, I'm having a good life.
Here is to a few more years of keep on keeping on.
~A
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