An old proverb wrote:
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is today.
The second best time was just after the best time, probably 19 years ago. It might still be worth it today, but not certainly.
After what age is it too late to turn your life around?
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NOOOOOOOO wrote:
An old proverb wrote:
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is today.
The second best time was just after the best time, probably 19 years ago. It might still be worth it today, but not certainly.
The best time was 20 years ago (and 19 years 364 days ago, and so on) but the best time currently an option for you is today.
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NOOOOOOOO wrote:
An old proverb wrote:
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is today.
The second best time was just after the best time, probably 19 years ago. It might still be worth it today, but not certainly.
Someone doesn't understand how proverbs work. They aren't meant to be literally parsed, but are poetic, artful ways of expressing a truism.
In this case, if you've squandered opportunities in the past, don't let that stop you from getting to work today.
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An old proverb wrote:
The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is today.
The definition of hope is old men planting trees, knowing they will never enjoy their shade.
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An old proverb wrote:
NOOOOOOOO wrote:
The second best time was just after the best time, probably 19 years ago. It might still be worth it today, but not certainly.
Someone doesn't understand how proverbs work. They aren't meant to be literally parsed, but are poetic, artful ways of expressing a truism.
In this case, if you've squandered opportunities in the past, don't let that stop you from getting to work today.
You're not wrong, but that tree quote has passed from proverb to cliche long ago.
Also, I think you're supposed to plant trees in the fall...wait, today is the fall...Dang it!
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randomist wrote:
BDE wrote:
Give it to me straight, LRC.
Day one, physics says free will is just an illusion.
You can choose a ready guide in some celestial voice
If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
You can choose from phantom fears, and kindness that can kill
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It's never too late, but after 40 it gets A LOT harder.
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It's never too late to turn your life around, no matter how old you are. Think about the Matrix - Neo discovered his true potential long after he thought his path was set.
This might sound a bit out there, but does anyone here believe in Matrix? I know it sounds crazy, but part of me thinks there's something to it. Sometimes, the strange coincidences and déjà vu moments make me wonder if we're living in a computer simulation. There are other signs that might indicate that which are described here: .00 -
Its never too late, but it generally takes a few things.
-Concrete, achievable goals that you can measure and work on all the time ( write a short story, edit the short story, have friends review the short story, get the short story published - not sell a screenplay to the biggest broadcaster in the land with stipulations attached; go back to school and earn a degree - not learn coding at home and get hired by microsoft, etc.)
-accepting where you are at currently in life (that may be admitting to yourself you fell far short of your goals in athletics or some other pursuit)
-willingness to accept new ideas and listen to others
-willingness to question yourself and think critically about what you believe to be true
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The age at which you are not serving life in prison without parole yet.
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Today is always the best day for that.
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