The Opposite of Young

A year older today. I've come to realize that getting older, for me, is about recognizing that everything is ultimately about opposites:

1. When you're young, you never seem to gain weight, and if you do, you can lose it in about a week or two. When you're older, you can gain weight over a weekend and never be able to lost it.

2. When you're younger, you dress down on week days and dress up on the weekends. When you're older, you dress up on week days and dress down on the weekend.

3. When you're younger, you dread having a weekend with absolutely no plans.  When you're older, you covet weekends with no plans.

4. When you're younger, sleep is a necessary break in the path towards your goals.  When you're older, sleep is the goal.

5. When you're younger, you think you're mature for your age.  When you get older, you realize that only immature people think that they're mature for their age.

6. When you're younger, you hate the boomers for selling out.  When you get older, have kids, a mortgage, health issues, and college loans, you look for opportunities to sell out.

7. When you're young, your mind has to keep up with your body.  When you're older, your body needs to keep up with your mind.

8. When you're young, you look to have a variety of friends with different personalities all across the world. When you're older, you downsize your friends according to maintenance effort required and proximity of residence.

9. When you're young, hairstyles and facial hair are for experimenting with style. When you're older, they're for concealing flaws.

10. When you're younger, you think people who are weird or eccentric are smart.  When you're older, you realize that there is no correlation between weirdness and intelligence.