Of getting old..

I don't know how to write, to express these feelings I have for quite a while now. But I will try.

This is my blog. My vent mechanism. 

Its gonna be a long one. 

I have been living a life that is not particularly the normal life people my age is having, for years now that sometimes I forget that I'm getting older.

Married with no kids, cause I'm pursuing something that people don't normally pursue at this age. 

But, this is the life I want. The life I chose.

I look around me, the people I mingle with, mainly in the climbing community, they are in their 20s. I hang out with people up to10 years younger than me. When they talk about someone over 35, that person will be regarded as someone really old. Even when a 30 year old person introduced themselves, they'll start with, "I'm already old, i'm 27.." So, then, what am I? a fossil?

Maybe in sports this make sense.

But generally, (or maybe just in Malaysia) people over 30 is considered old. People over 30 is no longer considered young, active, attractive or even healthy.

This makes me wonder. Why, in a lifespan of 72 years, the ''young'' years is only between 18-29?

It goes,

<18  : minor

18-29 : young people

30- dead : old people

Why is the ''significant young'' years is only like 10 years of our life (that's like 16.6667%) when we still have the energy up till we're 40 or 50 even.

I will always be happy if I found people my age in climbing, secretly hoping I could find a climbing partner and make friend with someone from a similar age range, but when I do found them, they always act like they're an 80 year old trying to fight off some kind of joint problem. They say they're old they act all old. 

I don't know if all of what I'm saying make sense. But I really hope people wont settle after they are 30 years old. I know that that is the year most people start thinking about their kids, much less of themselves. But, why not both? Okay maybe I'm in no position to talk since I haven't had any kids. Then what about all those single people in their 30s?

All I'm saying is, 30 is not old. 40 is still not old. Might sound in denial but, it is. So I wish people don't just give up on their hopes and dreams or thinking its too late for them to do anything just because they're already in their 30s. It is not. Just my thoughts.