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Who found their best selves, their calling, later in life? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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We hear about all the young people making a big deal of their successes in their early years. Twenty-something tech gurus or entrepreneurs that make their fortune early.

Who here is past 45-50 and maybe made a switch or restarted and found success and a modicum of happiness in their new position?

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[-] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 5 points 8 months ago

A good advice for you is to spend some time in a cemetery. Dont need to do anything special, just spend some time there

[-] neo@feddit.de 7 points 8 months ago

Why?

[-] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 months ago

Well, maybe you should do it to find out. Even if you dont get anything out of it, wont do you any bad either

[-] meekah@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Well, maybe you should give people at least some kind of idea of what to expect, if you want them to follow your advice. Does it change your perspective? Does it ground you? Or do you just like silent outside spaces that have a sense of order to them?

[-] FreudianCafe@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

i consider it good enought to pass on after receiving it myself

[-] meekah@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

What's good to you is not necessarily good to others... Preferences exist, ya know

[-] berryjam@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Guessing they mean memento mori

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