What do I miss, I miss the risk that only young people can really take and do. Age has a way of catching up with you, and for me it has caught up rather fast. Also with age came responsibility. At some point there came a time where I could simply not take the risk of being young any more. Skiing snow and water, cross country, downhill and slalom. I miss rock climbing, and rappelling. Walk in camping,(backpacking), for days on end. Pretty much I guess I miss being able to be irresponsible, because I only had to worry about my actions effecting me.
Would I change any of that, heck no, we all want to age and progress through life, those 15 years, (15-30), are the most risky part of life, that is where we learn to grow up where we get our experiences for later life. It is when we are at our peak health and risk taking ability. At 30 things begin to change, so I miss those experience growing years the most, the years of being immortal, the years where the most important thing in life is what new experience is around the next corner.
The experience I miss the most is the walk into the woods for three days with a backpack to go camping. Finding that perfect spot to stay for three days and just enjoy the solitude. There is not many years that a person can be that irresponsible with their life before they have to succumb to civilization and society norms.
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One day soon I will the same thing. Even now, sometimes I still wish I could be able to riskier or learn more things back to a few years ago. But I'm fine, I think I can still experience more before I want to settle down or get married.
yea I can feel it, so many things changing so the grow-up period is time that we do and experience everything to the best :))
In America, in most states, you can get your learners permit to drive a car or ride a motorbike on the road. It is really the first year I felt real freedom.
I feel it. I started getting a Driving License when I went to New Zealand and I drove the whole country...!!! What an awesome experience I had. I intended to have a road trip through Australia then the pandemic happened.
Hey mate, thanks for a really cool answer.
Yep, I hear you loud and clear although at 51 I'm still taking risks despite the fact I shouldn't. For me the years between 20-32 [give or take] were those risky ones but I was loath to relinquish that risk-ethos and continued on into my 40's. Now...Yep there's things I can't do and so I adapt, amend and overcome in other ways and with other activities. Maybe you're more sensible than I am. Also, I haven't had any overly debilitating illnesses I guess so that makes a difference. Type 2 diabetes and back problems aren't going to hold me back. [If at all possible.]
The walk-in-camping thing...I'm with you there.
We all have to age and it's people like you and I who get it...I recall being in my early 20's feeling invincible. Now in my 50's...Yeah, not invincible.
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There are still risk as we age, but most of the will I survive risk are pretty much out at least for me. But being retired it is a risk to up and move, then 3 years later decide that was not right and you want/need to move again. I have been lucky on house buy/sell.
Before going into retirement I thought things would be more settled, the covid years are so far the only real stable years, but also the most risky years, as in get the shot or not get the shot. For myself I have decided no shot, a risk, but then again so is getting the shot a risk.
Life is full of twists and turns, trials and tribulations,* my dad used to say. I think he's right. Risk is always present and sometimes brings adversity - For me I tend to focus on being the right person to deal with it when it does. Sometimes I am, sometimes not.
Miss the freedom of doing what you want, when you want not affecting anyone, taking risk is learned.
Sadly life catches up, we are from a mold where it is expected to settle, take on responsibility, yes I miss those years too @bashadow.
Just as well we cannot turn the clock back, or the world would be filled with crazy younger folk running around wild everywhere 😃.
Oh, man. Between 18 and 22 I also hitchhiked all over the western US. I miss those days too.
I agree, the backpacking and rough country camping was the pinnacle. I remember when I got a pair of Raichle Rotondo boots. 30 years they lasted! I was a 4 digit member of REI when it was over by Seattle Community College. In those days you got a 'profit share' check from them every year...
Part of my problem might be that I always tried to rebel against society norms. Never very successfully, but I tried to keep it alive in my heart...
I don't think I really tried to rebel, I did ignore some society norms, and I just liked to try everything, I even tried surfing a few times. Driving to fast a few times, and just trying a lot of things out, to me that was part of growing up, we,(I), had a lot of freedom, a heck of a lot more freedom than a twenty something today. There simply was no room for fear back then we were immortal, death was not our mistress, fear was not our master, we owned them both. those 15 years were the best in life, 1 horse to 500 bhp. Sometimes I forget about that section of life, and look at people that age to be foolish or idiots, but they are just tasting life and learning about the immortal phase.
The funny thing is I see more young women being active and living than I do young men.
I'm with you, I think that pendulum has swung to young women. I know they are the majority of the crazy young drivers that I see (I was one of those at that age).
The thing that amazes me is how few young motorcycle riders I see. To me it's the perfect way to challenge mortality AND fear at the same time...
It will end up like just north of where I live, women on 4 wheelers, horses, and motorbikes. You are right there are few young people on motorbikes and most of the young ones in Alaska are women. I' waiting for the hunting and fishing take over by the women next.
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