I honestly haven't made too big a deal of my birthdays since 21 but I recently turned 25 and for some reason it was a different feeling compared to any of the others. I was really in a different thought process that day and even most of the days after for a lot of reasons I really didn't know at first. 25 is the age where we are basically in the middle because for a man 30 is when we really get to our prime and really are able to make the most of who we are and where we are going. One different thing about 25 is you're in the middle and the way you approach the next couple years can make or break you. Now I have been blessed to be able to graduate college and currently in my career before 25 but for some reason my mind state has been shifting since my birthday.
To me, I can't approach life at 25 the same way I did when I was between the ages of 21-24. The way I did some things, treated other individuals, time management, etc in those years before 25 has to change. There should be a more assertive and more serious approach on my side. In life we go through those shifts where when we get to 18 we're basically at the beginning of being classified as an adult and been more responsible for the decisions we make and what path we're taking after high school. At 21, we're of the age where we kind of have to figure out what career path we want to take and if we're exactly in the right position to get there or need to reevaluate and figure something else out. At 25 is the pinnacle where life is slowing moving by and I have known a lot of people who have decided to have kids by 25 or have decided to get married but for others this is when there is the wake up call of am I where I thought I will be or doing what I thought I would be doing?
This is the middle point of age where most individuals are truly in a rush to get somewhere by their 30s. It's crazy because during my recent trip to my home country of Ghana I met a lot of people married at 20 or 21. In that culture most are supposed to be married by 23 and women not married by that age are seen in a different light. This changed my viewpoint on how different the phases of life are for each individual. I came across this song lyric which states "It's a mans world, you're at your best when you're middle aged" and there is a lot of truth to it because the world is ours for the taken male or female.
One important thing I have learned is to also enjoy the process and not to rush it because not everything will happen exactly how we want it and have it planned and that's okay. We may be getting older but that doesn't mean we're out of time to achieve our dreams. It may take some later than others but that doesn't change the fact of the achievement. It's never too late to get where we want to be and no age is ever too old.
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