Originally Posted by Engine

This thinking almost guarantees that you will suffer a mid-life crisis sometime between 30 and 40. You should really stop worrying about numbers and pre-conceived notions. You'll only suffer for it.

I recently turned 38. I spent my 20s in and out of college, working as little as possible, and spending every bit of money that I had on travel, drugs, and general merriment. It was time well spent. And I think I've gotten all of my adult stuff done since I turned 30. I started working 'real' jobs. Started drinking heavily. Got married and divorced. Bought and sold three houses (well, the third wasn't sold - it went to my ex). Now I'm just concentrating on gathering enough cash so that I can go back to living like I did in my 20s as soon as possible.

Originally Posted by J.R.R. Tolkien

There is only one bright spot and that is the growing habit of disgruntled men of dynamiting factories and power-stations; I hope that, encouraged now as ‘patriotism’, may remain a habit! But it won’t do any good, if it is not universal.