Why does time go so fast when you get old?

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  1. chemigals

    chemigals They call me Chemi

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    Its the summer holidays and already 2 weeks have passed,its gone so effin quick :confused:
    Remember being a kid and it dragged on forever and by the middle of the holidays you actually WANTED to go back to school.
    Why is my life going so quick,what is going on.....I just dont get it??
    It seemed like xmas has just gone and now it will be here again real soon :(


    btw I dont go to school.....I work at a school:p
     
  2. Jimmy P

    Jimmy P bastion of awesomeness

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    It's because time is relative.

    A given amount of time feels much longer if your life has been short and vice versa.
     
  3. Tree-Hugger

    Tree-Hugger The Chainsaw

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    When I was a kid my breaks didn't last long enough. I NEVER wanted to go back to school.


    But I understand what you mean. My birthday is right around the corner and I can't believe a year has almost passed already.
     
  4. Pressed_Rat

    Pressed_Rat Do you even lift, bruh?

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  5. zilla939

    zilla939 Thought Police Lifetime Supporter

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    what Jimmy P said. when you're 10, a year is 1/10 of your life. when you're 40, it's only 1/40.
     
  6. jaredfelix

    jaredfelix Namaste ॐ

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    yup, when your 1 years old, half your life is only 6 months.
    when your 40, half your life is 20 years...
     
  7. lunarverse

    lunarverse The Living End

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    because you are progressively more aware of your own mortality
     
  8. chemigals

    chemigals They call me Chemi

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    next week ill be wrinkly with grey hair and wering tenna lady:eek:
     
  9. McLeodGanja

    McLeodGanja Banned

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  10. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

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    And it suddenly seems you don’t have enough time :eek:

    Anxiety over father time can be a bitch :(


    Hotwater
     
  11. lunarverse

    lunarverse The Living End

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    yep. I don't know whether to do what I have to do faster, or if I should shorten my list of things to do.
     
  12. olhippie54

    olhippie54 Touch Of Grey Lifetime Supporter

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    I'm 55, my days are down to 11 hours from the usual 24.
     
  13. Penny

    Penny Supermoderaginaire

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    yep.. when I was a little kid.. a month seemed like a year..
     
  14. olhippie54

    olhippie54 Touch Of Grey Lifetime Supporter

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    My months are about 20 minutes.
     
  15. chemigals

    chemigals They call me Chemi

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    :eek:
     
  16. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

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    Whatever action you take won’t help because it’s all a state of mind :eek:


    Hotwater
     
  17. olhippie54

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    Scary, ain't it?
     
  18. chemigals

    chemigals They call me Chemi

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    yes!

    your not making me feel much better lol!

    I
     
  19. olhippie54

    olhippie54 Touch Of Grey Lifetime Supporter

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    Sorry, dear.
     
  20. lunarverse

    lunarverse The Living End

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    true enough
     
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