2024-05-26
36 分钟When you're young, birthdays are exciting.
Every year that goes by gets you closer to cool shit.
For example, oh, I'm one year closer to getting my driver's license when I turn 16.
Oh, I'm one year closer to being able to buy alcohol and go to the bar, etcetera, etcetera.
When you're young, birthdays are exciting.
Getting older is exciting because it means that you're unlocking new adult activities, you're unlocking new mature responsibilities, and there's something really exciting about that.
This year, I turned 23, and I realized that's sort of over for me.
Birthdays moving forward are not really going to be unlocking exciting things anymore.
Birthdays, for me, for the remainder of my life are just going to be a marker of me being a year older.
Now, for some people, that's exciting.
Birthdays are still exciting because it's a symbol of surviving another year on this planet, which is an accomplishment.
And that's beautiful.
Some people see it as a sign that their youth is escaping them and that life is only getting worse from here.
Depending on who you are, birthdays, after a certain point, can become even more exciting or even more daunting.
Just depends on who you are.
Personally, I'm pretty neutral.
I am not particularly afraid of getting older, which is shocking, because I'm usually afraid of everything.
I haven't always been that way.
But over the last few years, I've developed a sensitivity to reality.
I don't know.