Thursday, October 25, 2012

On Staying Young, Part 2

I was catching up with a friend who's visiting from London. This year, he divorced his partner of 8 years and just resigned from his corporate job to fully pursue his passion for acting. He is anxious about starting life again at 39. But a friend suggested that he try turning back the clock ten years. Now as a fresh 29-year old (with a cherubic face to match), his mindset on life has changed.

"Imagine, all the people who lived before us, who did not yet create the concept of time," my friend mused. "There was no such thing as 'running out of time'. They must have just done whatever made them happy for however long they had on earth. I've decided to live like that now. I think everyone should."

My friend leaves to Mumbai on Saturday to shoot a Bollywood film.

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