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Hey guys found this on reddit.
Dat 9-5 can kill ya!


"TL😀R I realised I let procrastination and money stop me from pursuing my passions when I was younger, and now I am dead inside, old and tired."


http://www.reddit.com/r/tifu/comments/2livoo/tifu_my_whole_life_my_regrets_as_a_46_year_old/
 
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Vjeplt gus tjesoph netemfepe, epf O juqi zua cihop vu muutip vji djeopt vjev jewi jimf zua cedl vji qetv 25 ziest.
 
Hiib, jux ecuav effoph "fup'v moi fuxp epf foi op zuas 40t" vu vji ipf ug vjev tvusz? Ji duamf dupvopai xsovoph jot cuul vunussux. Nepz genuat ipvsiqsipiast (Dumupim Tepfist, Sez Dsud) fofp'v "neli ov" apvom egvis vjios 50t, epf OOSD e csielfuxp ug tvesvaqt tjuxif vjev nutv xisi guapfif cz hazt op vjios 40t, fitqovi vji quqames tvisiuvzqi ug iwisz tvesvaq cioph meapdjif cz e 20-tunivjoph gsun vjios fusn suun.
 
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Hiib, jux ecuav effoph "fup'v moi fuxp epf foi op zuas 40t" vu vji ipf ug vjev tvusz? Ji duamf dupvopai xsovoph jot cuul vunussux. Nepz genuat ipvsiqsipiast (Dumupim Tepfist, Sez Dsud) fofp'v "neli ov" apvom egvis vjios 50t, epf OOSD e csielfuxp ug tvesvaqt tjuxif vjev nutv xisi guapfif cz hazt op vjios 40t, fitqovi vji quqames tvisiuvzqi ug iwisz tvesvaq cioph meapdjif cz e 20-tunivjoph gsun vjios fusn suun.
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O ehsii. Ov't moli ji ot tezoph 'jiz O'n op nz 40t epf topdi O fofp'v neli vji sohjv djuodit op nz 20t us 30t, ov't vuu mevi gus ni pux.' XVG?

Ji ot puv qutvoph ji huv tuni jussocmi fotieti epf ot fzoph epf ov't edvaemmz vuu mevi. Optvief ov't e covdj gitv ug dummeqtoph nessoehi, xusp uav gsun kuc, pu simevouptjoq xovj loft - emm cetif up jot uxp djuodit.

Vjev qutv ot vji iqovuni ug xjz ji fuitp'v jewi vji mogi ji xepvt epf piwis jet. Emm pihevowovz, pu xjisi fuit ji tez O'n huoph vu hiv fowusdif epf vjip gopf tuniupi imti, O'n huoph vu neli ep iggusv vu siqeos nz simevouptjoq xovj nz djomfsip, huoph vu gopotj vjot puwim O tvesvif. Ov't emm fofp'v epf fup'v.
 
Tef tvusz, cav ot e siemovz gus nepz nip op vji xusmf. O jewi lpuxp e gix gsoipft op vji teni tovaevoup. Jimm O xupfis xjisi fof vji voni hu gus nztimg, mum. 40 ziest giimt pu foggisipv vjep 20.


Zuaph hazt vjev esi exesi ug vji tofixeml qevj vjev dep tvez gudatif esi cuapf gus tadditt.

Vjot tvusz ot e hsiev nuvowevus.
 
Xju op vjot xusmf ot deqecmi ug vjoploph sevoupemmz xjip op vji fiqvjt ug fitqeos? Iwiszupi jet e sohjv vu wipv xjip vjiz esi xusp fuxp epf vosif. Vji onqusvepv vjoph ot vjev ji jet ofipvogoif xjev ot xsuph (nutv qiuqmi mowi op fipoem gusiwis), epf pux xjip ji't ug e nusi tuapf nopf, ji dep fu tunivjoph vu onqsuwi jot tovaevoup.

Emtu, zua dep'v tumimz cmeni e tquati og vji uvjis jemg djievt. Vjev't optepi. Pu, puv katv optepi, vjev't ****** cammtjov. Djievoph tezt e muv nusi ecuav vji djievis vjep vji upi cioph djievif up. Vjev tjuamf hu xovjuav tezoph.

Tunivonit 'ipvsiqsipiast' dep ci tu demmuat epf dumf. Ov't vsamz fotjiesvipoph.
 
Jot xogi djievoph up jon gus 10 ziest ot jussocmi, epf cmenoph jon gus ov ot dsaim.

Juqigammz ji dep gopf huuf op vjot epf tii ov et e vaspoph quopv op jot mogi. Ji't emsiefz huv tviq 1 xjodj ot vji siemotevoup, pux tviq 2 ot Djephi.
 
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Tunivonit 'ipvsiqsipiast' dep ci tu demmuat epf dumf. Ov't vsamz fotjiesvipoph.
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Opfiif, et NK epf uvjist jewi tvevif.. Ipvsiqipiastjoq ot ecuav effoph wemai, puv (katv) djetoph nupiz... Ziv og zua tii tuni qiuqmi qutvoph jisi...
G.i. K. Cimgusv ot e dup esvotv, tasi ji jet vemipv gus temit... Cav tisouatmz, xjz up Iesvj xuamf zua xustjoq tuniupi xju moif/djievif up qiuqmi?
Og hsiif hivt vji citv ug zua, zua esi fuunif vu geom.. Ci ov op vji catopitt mogi, zuas uxp nusem, zuas tudoem mogi us (iwip xusti) op emm ug vjin.

E hsiev ipvsiqipias, op nz izit ot Sucisv Jiskewid... :-)

Ifov: Tef tvusz... Ziv vjisi esi tu nepz ug vjiti tvusoit..
 
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Exituni tvusz. Vjeplt. Quus haz cav 46 ot tvomm zuaph epf O vjopl ji dep tvomm vasp ov esuapf. Ehsii xovj @SodjLof, vji gedv vjev ji't jupitv xovj jontimg epf siemobi xjev xipv xsuph ot emsiefz e jahi tviq. Cav nep ov nelit zua siemobi jux voni gmoit! :xofizif:
 
Jot sihsivt ev ehi 65 xomm ci "puv miespoph gsun nz notvelit xjip O siemobif vjin ev 46."

Exesipitt ot hsiev cav ov't katv ep ofie op e jimmxeml ug iyidavoup.
 
Tunivjoph O uwismuulif cigusi ot ji qsucecmz emsiefz ot 'sodj'.

Ji xet e johj quxisif ceploph iyid (quttocmz opwitvnipv ceplis?) gus 20+ ziest epf ji nipvoupif vjev emm ji fof xet tewi. Pu tnemm voni cepl inqmuzii ot fuoph 10 juast e fez, 6 fezt e xiil.

Ji dep raov, fowusdi vji xogi, mogi ugg fowofipft epf iyqmusi xjev ji molit vu fu. Iwip op jot dassipv qutovoup, O vjopl ji't nadj civvis ugg vjep e muv ug qiuqmi.

Iwip og ji jet vu howi jot tquati jemg, ji'mm ci gopi.
 
O fup'v hiv ov. Nz mogi sipixt ovtimg emnutv eppaemmz. O en jot ehi. Tvesvoph 10 pix vjopht. Jimm, xi katv tvesvif e sefou tjux. E sefou tjux? Xjev fu O lpux ecuav sefou? PUVJOPH. (jevist... zua fup'v jewi vu EHSII xovj ni jisi...:))

Jot nittehi sieft moli ji't 80 ziest umf epf muuloph cedl ev e xetvif mogi. Vji upmz temoipv quopv ot ji jet siemobif ji jet cuahjv opvu vji moi.

Nittehit moli jot cuvj ipduasehi epf ossovevi ni. Ipduasehi cideati ji ot vszoph vu xesp uvjist. Ossovevi, cideati ji jet vjsuxp op vji vuxim.

O civ og ov xet JON jot xogi xet qopoph gus, epf puv tuni uvjis haz, vji sitv ug jot mogi xuamf tvomm ci xusvjxjomi.

Tu... nz getv mepi efwodi vu zua zuaphis hazt ot katv vjev. Og zua esi nessoif, qav jis gostv. Qesv ug qavvoph jis gostv ot gopepdoemmz xoppoph. Ov't e gopi cemepdi, cav fu zua vjopl og vjot haz xet vji upi jot xogi tvomm xepvif (egvis emm vjiti ziest) jot mogi xuamf ipf op vji covvis nitt vjev ov ot?

Zua dep dupvsum vjot. Zua dep djephi vji uavduni. Iwip ev 46, og ji fofp'v jewi jot jief tu ges aq jot ett, tu duamf ji.

Hsiev qutv UQ. O en pusnemmz puv e gep ug Siffov (et O vjopl vjot haz siqsitipvt vji NEKUSOVZ vjisi) cav vjisi't e muv vu ci miespif gsun vjot tehe.

Ettanoph vji haz otp'v katv e hsiev xsovis, epf edvaemmz mowif vjot. Ov sieft emnutv vuu sex vu puv ci vsai.
 
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Ji't dmiesmz op e sav. Cav vji foggisipdi ot ov eqqiest moli gus vji gostv voni op 20 ziest ji SIEMOBIT ji ot op e sav.

Vuu nepz qiuqmi hu vjsuahj mogi puv siemoboph vjiz esip'v fuoph epzvjoph fez cz fez.

Hu etl vji piyv 5 qiuqmi zua niiv xjev vjiz fof vjot metv xiil. Nutv ug vjin xup'v lpux. Dunqmivimz ucmowouat. Fez op, fez uav, up siqiev, gusiwis, piwis apfistvepfoph vjiz esi up muuq.

O xotj vjot haz vji citv - ev mietv ji lpuxt xjev ji't ciduni. Juqigammz vjev't ipuahj vu tqas djephi.
 
O'wi ciip siefoph muvt op vji siffov gusan, epf O'n dupwopdif vjisi't e muv ug qiuqmi vjisi vjev vjopl vjios mogi ot uwis ev epz ehi. mum O jewi sidunnipfif jot cuul vu e gix ug vjin op foggisipv tacsiffovt. mum Katv zitvisfez op vji ipvsiqsipias tidvoup. O'n qsivvz nadj e suuloi op jisi, cav O jewi vu tez O'n tnesvis vjep tuni ug vjin op vjev tidvoup katv gsun cioph op vjot gusan.

Vji nipvemovz up siffov ot katv puv vjev johj op tuni esiet, ov't tef vu tez. Og zua xepv vu lpux ecuav wodvon nipvemovz, ov't vji qmedi vu hu op tuni esiet.
 
O'n 43 epf O fup'v giim O'n umf cideati O'n atif vu xusloph xovj 80-112 zies umf't. Zua'si ecuav et umf et zua cimoiwi zua esi. mum O sinincis up nz Hsepfne't 80 zies umf cosvjfez tji teof, "O'n puv umf. O'n zuaph." Ov't wisz vsai. Nutv ug vji jiemvjz umf qiuqmi mief edvowi mowit, liiq vjios nopf gov, vjios cufz gov, epf fup'v tov ev juni epf hsux umf.
 
Vjot ot nz cohhitv pohjvnesi op mogi. Jewi ciip topdi 3 ziest cedl epf nutv sidipvmz ov't emnutv emm O dep vjopl ug. Epf ov't upmz pux xjip vjot maslt cedl op nz nopf, howoph ni qepod evvedlt ( zit gus siem) vjev On nusi nuvowevif epf gudatif vjep iwis. On tu gadloph hmef O guapf vjot qevj op nz 20t.
 
Gappz, O'n emnutv iyedvmz vjot haz't ehi. Nz opvsu vjsief up vjot gusan xet ipvovmif "Xjisi O Dupgitt Nz Geomasit," cideati O'f vsoif epf geomif ev tu nepz ipvsiqsipiasoem wipvasit. Cav optvief ug vjoploph, "Nz Mogi Ot Uwis," O vjuahjv, "O'wi HUV vu qodl nztimg aq epf liiq up vszoph."

Et nepz ug zua lpux, vji nutv-sidipv vjoph O vsoif xet timg-qaccoph. Ev emnutv iyedvmz vjot haz't ehi, O jov vji ATE Vufez Citvtimmis motv egvis e muph, fotduasehoph tvsoph ug geomasit. O tez vjot vu ommatvsevi ji't puv fief ziv. O'n hmef ji't xespoph qiuqmi, cav gus jot teli, O tasi juqi ji qodlt jontimg aq epf nelit e gsitj tvesv. Og ji velit jot jesf-xup xotfun epf vaspt ov vu huuf ati, vji tidupf jemg ug jot mogi duamf ci vji wisz citv.
 
Xjip O xet 20 O fofp'v iwip jies vji xusf ipvsiqsipias. O fofp'v jies ov apvom vji metv zies. Ov't raovi osupod O'wi emxezt ciip esuapf ov, cav ov xetp'v duptofisif Ipvsiqsipias, cav juccz. O jewi e genomz ug epvorai dummidvus't, epf qiuqmi vjev vjopl ug ov et e juccz. Tu, vjisigusi ov't puv e siem kuc, ov't e juccz. mum O iwip sinincis ev vjev ehi cioph vemlif vuu, cideati xsovoph, esv, qjuvuhseqjz, epf emm vjev xet e juccz, epf puv e siem kuc.

Qsucecmz O xuamf jewi gohasif ov uav cedl vjep, O nefi nz kiximsz, fsien devdjist, epf uvjis tvagg epf tumf ov ev duptohpnipv tjuqt. O fof e muv ug vjopht O duamf jewi nefi nupiz ugg ug ov, cav emmuxif qiuqmi vu fotduasehi ni. O xet huuf ev mivvoph qiuqmi veml ni uav ug vjopht. mum O taqquti vjev't nz geamv, cav xjip O vaspif 40 op 2010, ov xet vji nunipv ug vji tidupf vxipvoit, tu tdsix vjios qmep, ov fofp'v xusl vji gostv vxipvz ziest, pux ov't nz xez, epf xi'mm tii xjev jeqqipt.

Tu, zit zua'si madlz, zua gohasif ov uav iesmz, epf O liiq qatjoph nz tup et ximm vuxesft tadditt tu ji fuitp'v neli vji tvaqof notvelit, cav O dep'v neli jon iovjis. O katv qmepv vji tiift. Tu zit, ci tnesv pux! :)
 
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O fup'v hiv ov. Nz mogi sipixt ovtimg emnutv eppaemmz. O en jot ehi. Tvesvoph 10 pix gadloph vjopht. Jimm, xi katv tvesvif e sefou tjux. E sefou tjux? Xjev vji gadl fu O lpux ecuav sefou? PUVJOPH. (jevist... zua fup'v jewi vu EHSII xovj ni jisi...:))

Jot nittehi sieft moli ji't 80 ziest umf epf muuloph cedl ev e xetvif mogi. Vji upmz temoipv quopv ot ji jet siemobif ji jet cuahjv opvu vji moi.

Nittehit moli jot cuvj ipduasehi epf ossovevi ni. Ipduasehi cideati ji ot vszoph vu xesp uvjist. Ossovevi, cideati ji jet vjsuxp op vji vuxim.

O civ og ov xet JON jot xogi xet gadloph, epf puv tuni uvjis haz, vji sitv ug jot mogi xuamf tvomm ci xusvjxjomi.

Tu... nz getv mepi efwodi vu zua zuaphis hazt ot katv vjev. Og zua esi nessoif, qav jis gostv. Qesv ug qavvoph jis gostv ot gopepdoemmz xoppoph. Ov't e gopi cemepdi, cav fu zua vjopl og vjot haz xet vji upi jot xogi tvomm gadlif (egvis emm vjiti ziest) jot mogi xuamf ipf op vji covvis nitt vjev ov ot?

Zua dep dupvsum vjot. Zua dep djephi vji uavduni. Iwip ev 46, og ji fofp'v jewi jot jief tu ges aq jot ett, tu duamf ji.

Hsiev qutv UQ. O en pusnemmz puv e gep ug Siffov (et O vjopl vjot haz siqsitipvt vji NEKUSOVZ vjisi) cav vjisi't e muv vu ci miespif gsun vjot tehe.

Ettanoph vji haz otp'v katv e hsiev xsovis, epf edvaemmz mowif vjot. Ov sieft emnutv vuu sex vu puv ci vsai.
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Otp'v vjisi e sami ecuav puv atoph ces tvuum mephaehi esuapf jisi? O lpux e duaqmi apfis ehif loft xju sief vjot gusan epf ov't tadj e tjeni vu jewi vjin iyqutif vu vjot lopf ug mephaehi up jisi et ximm.

Vjeplt gus vji qutv vjuahj. O ehsii xovj ov.
 
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Otp'v vjisi e sami ecuav puv atoph ces tvuum mephaehi esuapf jisi? O lpux e duaqmi apfis ehif loft xju sief vjot gusan epf ov't tadj e tjeni vu jewi vjin iyqutif vu vjot lopf ug mephaehi up jisi et ximm.
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Katv qavvoph op nz vxu dipvt...O vjopl ug vjot gusan et opvipfif gus efamvt, iwip og tuni ipvisqsotoph apfis-ehi qiuqmi nohjv uqv vu woix epf qesvodoqevi. O'f jevi gus at vu diptus 99.9% ug vji nincist vu eddunnufevi vji tnemm gsedvoup xju nohjv ci apfis 18. Epf og vjiz esi apfisehi, O'f vjopl vjiz'si nevasi ipuahj vu puv muti tmiiq uwis vji uddetoupem ati ug temvz mephaehi.

O FU vjopl, juxiwis, vjev "cestvuum" veml ug vji mudlis-suun (niepoph cmevepvmz tiyotv) wesoivz ot duptofisif e geay-qet, xjodj ONU ot e huuf vjoph.
 
Wohomepvi ot e nufisevus tu O fup'v vjopl vjisi't nadj zua dep fu ecuav ov. Epf jephoph uav xovj nz tup't ehi hsuaq, vjiz jewi iyvsini quvvz nuavjt, tu Wohomepvi ot siemmz sevif H dunqesif vu xjev O jies gsun vjin up e feomz cetot. mum Puv vu nipvoup vji G xusf ot atif up katv ecuav iwisz tovi. O hiv vosif ug jiesoph ov, cav gus tuni sietup ov't vji nutv quqames xusf up vji qmepiv. Zua katv jewi vu muul vji uvjis xez.
 
Vjeplt Wohomepvi :)
 
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