Past half way

Life is short and we need to profit from it but this lesson only seems to become obvious once we are well past the half way mark. I wish if weren't so but it's the truth.

I laugh now at the idea that I would ever let other people's opinion affect me but it was such an overwhelming concern in my youth and even well into adulthood. Today I find society odd, contradictory and enigmatic.

The very idea that we would want to seek their approval should make us question why.