Is it not funny, almost suspiciously funny, how turning 45 suddenly makes people look at you like you have crossed into the..
“You should know better by now”..
chapter of life?
As if a switch flips and society gently hands you a brochure titled..
“Welcome to Midlife.. Please Proceed to Aisle 3 for Reading Glasses and Existential Questions.”
But the same world that tells you 45 is “old”… will cry “Gone too soon” if a person dies at that exact age.
How is that for mixed signals?
It is almost like time itself is running a comedy show, and we are the punchline and the plot twist.
The truth is.. 45 is neither old nor young.
It is the age where you have lived enough to stop caring about what people think, but not enough to stop caring about DESSERT. It is where your knees make sounds but your heart still makes plans. It is where you finally realise that the world has no idea what it is doing, so you might as well do whatever feels right for your soul.
And this is exactly why no one should ever rush you.
People will tell you where you should be, what you should have achieved, how you should feel, and which milestones you should have collected like Pokémon cards by now.
But here is a secret..
There is no late. There is no early. There is only your timeline.
Some people bloom at 20. Some bloom at 60. Some of us are still figuring out whether we are flowers, trees, or those mysterious plants no one remembers buying.
So enjoy every single moment. Even the messy ones.
Even the “I am too old for this but apparently I am still here” moments.
And especially the moments where you laugh at yourself, because that laughter is proof you are living, not aging nor merely existing.
Remember..
Turning 45 may earn you jokes about being “old”…
But dying at 45 earns you heartbreak and whispers of “Gone too soon.”
So while you are here. Take your time. Take up space. And take none of society’s nonsense.
Your journey is not a race..
It is a beautifully unpredictable, slightly dramatic, occasionally chaotic road trip.
And guess what?
YOU ARE RIGHT ON TIME..!!!