Do you believe in the saying that "Life begins at 40"?

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zippididooda · Accepted Answer

I said no, I don't believe life begins at 40. Your're still working. You still have to commute to a job every day. If you've managed to hold onto a job, that is. You're still trying to keep from getting laid off. There's still decades of work until life truly begins - 62 and retirement. Then you're truly free from working and commuting. If you've worked and saved enough for retirement you'll find you have more $ than when you were working. I don't have enough hours in the day to do everything since I retired.

Lliam · Accepted Answer

Every period in our lives has its own joys.
My personal opinion is that life begins in our 30s.
Physical activity is better when we are young. We have a devil may care attitude but are stupid/naive even though we don't realize it.
We are wiser by 40, which is a really good thing. At that age we are also, hopefully, still really physically and sexually vital.
In some ways, it's also good when we are old enough to retire comfortably.

Maddyjojo_1798 · Accepted Answer

No we are learning from experiences from early ages. A five year old touches something hot and now knows not to touch the stove, iron, etc. Life is all about learning and we start living that life way before 40

MlleCake · Accepted Answer

I think the saying comes from a certain freedom one has with the maturity to recognize when other people's opinions don't matter.

btbc92 · Accepted Answer

No. Life begins the moment you're conceived in your mom's womb. Life happens when you're born into it.

007-Tarzan · Answer

I believe there's some truth to this. If I'm not mistaken, I think this saying applies mainly to men and its to with the idea that at midlife a man begins to grasp his true responsibilities in life and he decides what he should focus on for the remainder of his life. This age of maturation gives him a more practical outlook in life and encourages him to make more informed decisions.

I mean this would have been how guys were like in the past... not sure about now... men today seem to want to behave like children right the way up to their deathbed. 😅

Phanta · Answer

Yes. Before 40 I had a miserable life in school, then a crappy life working long hours at menial, unfulfilling jobs. Then I retired at 40 (disability) and now have all my time to find self fulfillment.

ibodi · Answer

No, our saying is 40 with no doubt. I think that mean knowing what is life.
But I saw many old people were frauded when they get retirement. I think they dont know how it work. They fall into empty desire and want to get that back then fall deeper. God stupid

hahahmm · Answer

No but there’s different stages to life & you know way more at 40 than 30. It’s different for each person too. Depending on their experience

JackSmy · Answer

By 40 you have gotten over all the young BS, and maybe on track with a 'Career'!! So some kind of different life, happens, after 40. More rational, reasoning, understanding and maybe forgiving of past wrongs, or penance for past sins. . .

Dkc123 · Answer

This is another false encouragement of rulers of societies for people so they could keep living the lie never question anything & findout this all just a BS.

ham1512 · Answer

It really does maybe because most big things in your life are more settled

commonfungus · Answer

things like this make people miss out on half of their life expecting everything good to come when all this experience has been left out. Life can (truly) start at any age.

MackToday · Answer

I suppose important aspects of it probably do. Things can begin to gel and your perspective begins to clear in ways it did not before.

Landshrk0068 · Answer

Nope, that's just shit some old person made up to make themselves feel better about wasting the first 40 years of their life.

Twenty2 · Answer

Old life begins at 40. Life begins when you're born. School life begins when you're in school. And so on.

PrincessGrail · Answer

Life begins at 12 or 13, but it continues well past 40.

asianfreak · Answer

Nope, to a large extent. Life really begins when you’re true to yourself and live up to it.

Johnnie1000 · Answer

Well... I've been there. I don't agree with that saying. It's all about when you start doing things and how much you are willing to try new kinds of work, new people and new activities.

Cammy137 · Answer

Absolutely not! I'll be surprised if I make it to 40!

lostMahou · Answer

Life ends at 30. If you haven't accomplished anything great by then you never will.

OfDeath · Answer

No, not at all. Life technically begins a very long time before that

WhoDatGuy · Answer

Only if your kids ruined it before that. Kid free peoples life has always been a breeze

Liam_Hayden · Answer

For some people, probably. For me, I'm already happy and working on the future.

Lance1965 · Answer

Nope. Been 40 and there is nothing good about it. 50 is even more of a buzzkill.

SjE78 · Answer

sometimes yeah depends on whether your life improves around that time

scooogy · Answer

At least I'm surprised that female sexual urges seem to rise around age 30

Selena98 · Answer

No Life begins in High School when going out having fun.

Miristheiss · Answer

No. I don't really give merit to the "life begins at" slogan regardless of the age.

bklynbadboy1 · Answer

Nope life begins when your born that's just something people say to feel better about getting old

Anonymous · Answer

People say this to deluded themselves about getting old. If anything, it ends at 40.

monkeynutts · Answer

Fuckit, you arsewholes have probably never lived a real day in your entire lives. I'm glad to be alive. I should be dead 9 times over.

Apple1996 · Answer

I'm sure it ends at 40

Evil_Chuck · Answer

I don't really know what that means. But the way I'm going, I kind of hope it's true.

Mollynotgemma · Answer

Just turned 38 so I’d say yes!

Uncut · Answer

Not sure yet lol. I think life began the day I was born. 😂

rebelsunshine · Answer

Every stage has pros and cons.

ENTP_EMO · Answer

Life begins at conception

kitty71 · Answer

Crap and a bunch of lies

Anonymous · Answer

Every stage has pro’s and con’s.

Quidthonian · Answer

I hope its true: Im 40

DianaWest · Answer

nah. everything starts breaking down at that age.

normalice · Answer

I guess I'll find out in a few months.

TheFlak38 · Answer

This is for men, lass. Not for women.

sean1234 · Answer

I sure hope so, mine sure hasn't started yet.

pogosplayhouse · Answer

Life begins when you're born

ChiPaPa · Answer

Life begins at death.

jen_phils · Answer

I sure hope so :)

Paris13 · Answer

For Some, hun. xxoo

gothgirl997 · Answer

No, life begins the day you're born

Secret6620 · Answer

No not really 💜💚💙

DDpsy · Answer

Nah. The shit begins on day 1.

Anonymous · Answer

My life began at 20!

sasukeuchiha7 · Answer

Life begins when you are born.

JustWorthlessMe · Answer

Life actually declines at 40

PrettyRegular · Answer

No. My life is good and I'm not even half way.

melekarduc · Answer

How though?

abc3643 · Answer

ED begins at 40.

Anonymous · Answer

More like "life begins to decay at 40".

CT_CD · Answer

No..

Anonymous · Answer

Not if you're rich

BeHappy1985 · Answer

Nope.

Anonymous · Answer

bullshit

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