Me, myself and Irene

A couple of nights ago, I was at the East Coast, celebrating one of my friend's birthday. She turned 40. there were plenty of wines to go round. We spend most of the time chatting. To many youngsters, turning 40 seems so faraway. I know because we were young once. I knew my friend when I landed my 1st serious job after leaving school. I was 20, She was 25. At that time among our intake, She was the oldest and I was among the youngest. But we get along well. There were always 4 of us together. My friend always had been generous with her time and advice. She would always lend me a listening ear and we often chats late in the night when we were training in Tokyo. Through the years, after I quit, she continues to fly, after our marriages and the birth of my children and her divorce, we had always stay in touch with each other. We don't get to see each other that much. Maybe once a year if we are lucky. But we always stay in each other's radar. As we age a little each year, we like to ask ourselves this question. would we always want to stay in our 20s or are we happy with the current status? The answer is always the same. While we would want to capture our youth and hold onto it as long as possible, we wouldn't want to put ourselves back to the era when we are in our 20s. The reason was simple. When in our 20s, we weren't always sure of what we want, or happy with our looks, weight and body. We are always looking for others approval and we are competitive etc. But as we reach our 30s, we felt good about ourselves. We come to terms with our body, our looks and our lives. We look back and realise perhaps it is true after all, with age, wisdom is not too far off. While I am not saying we are wise but there are a lot of things we can see so much better and clearer. And I can look back and laugh at myself. I feel I am in a much better position to advise and also to enjoy life as it should be. I don't think I did that when I am in my 20s. I was too busy, posing and trying to look good! LOL Yes! I am at peace with myself.