Young Vs. Old

[AphroditeRabbit]

I was reading Strangers In Paradise a few days ago and posed a question to myself. What would my younger self think of me now if we were to meet and talk?

When I was young, I was pretty girly. I loved pink, every now and then I played with barbies, I thought the devil and god were made up because I saw them in Loony Tunes (the devil anyway) and was told that all things in cartoons were fake...so I assumed everything spiritual was, I loved shiney sparkling things (I.e Dorothys shoes, Ariel the Little Mermaids dress, etc), I hated school, I hated boys and most girls, and a number of other things.

Now I HATE pink. I absolutely loath it. (I'm not fond of anything anymore that is stereotypically set to a girl.) My younger self would think I was a freak with what I wear now.

I never thought when I was little I would ever stop playing. (Actually when I was younger I assumed I would die young, at a time between 15 and 20 because I couldn't picture myself going far in life and for some reason accepted this when I was 6 or 7.) Now I don't play as much except for video games or catch, or things like that. And now I'm hoping I don't actually die until I'm in my 60's or 70's.

Despite my standings here, I have my own personal spirituality and what I feel is a connection with area topics thereof. My younger self probably would have thought I was a dope for even thinking higher beings are real.

I still love shiney things...my friend calls me a racoon....

I don't hate boys....and sometimes I even question whether I might be bi (I don't think I am but sometimes I wonder.) I don't think my younger self would care though because I remember my dad once asking how I felt about homosexuality and I recall voicing my view as whatever makes people happy...they should follow what they know.


What do you think your younger self would think of you now?

 

[nessonite1]

I would track myself down and kick my own ass. My teenaged self would hate me for how complacent I've become. She would hate me for becoming a parent which I swore I would never do.
Though she would apreciate my being a total outcast (by choice) and that I have no friends (by choice). 😛

 

[Celtic_Emperor]

I think my younger self would be both sad and happy for the adult me.

Sad because I've lost alot of my childishness and its harder for me to be silly even if I want to be. I'm sure though that my younger self would be happy that I've developed the natural skills I have (drawing, acting, etc.)

A younger me would be happy to know that in the future I'm making the most of the talents I have, but would urge me to try and be more lighthearted more often.

Ness, I'm not sure if you've seen that episode of Love Hina where Motoko has that video game dream which teaches her at the end to tap into her playful, friendly side, that childishness that she sort of lost along the way but still has inside her. Thats sort of how I'd imagine this would be for me. The younger me would want me to tap into that because it knows it would help make me a happier person.

Its funny how a younger version of ourselves is somehow more wise without having to be, in retrospect. The innocence at which a younger version of anyone will have dealt with a thought of the future would have not been as technical, but it would have been pretty distinct and pure anyway.

 

[nessonite1]

Yeah Ive seen that episode. One of the few I've seen that I actually liked lol. I finally finished the manga, btw. I stretched it out as long as possible.😛

 

[-Kunoke-]

My younger self would be very upset with me.

One, I've still yet to have a girlfriend.
Two, I've become a lump. A 100% sit around and do nothing lump.
Three, I've never been really open and outgoing throughout life, so I havn't gotten many friends (which I always wanted as a kid)
Four, I'm not doing anything to fix the other three.

On the other hand...my younger self would be happy with me.

One, I've become open with my fetish and it's helping me throughout the days, and giving me a lot of oppertunities I only dreamed about at that age.
Two, I'm a better person. I used to be quite the bastard.
Three, I wear better clothes 😛 (I think I might even slap my younger self for the clothes I used to wear 😛 )

 

[vinnyva]

My younger self would be proud of me now. I earned the degree I always wanted and became the architect I said I would (when others laughed at me). I don't drink, smoke or do drugs. I also bought two homes before I was 40 and have a great wife. No regrets.

Vinny

 

[wk23]

My younger self would love my older self for the simple fact that I'm still a kid at heart. I joke around a lot (sometimes too much) and when kids are around, I'm the one clowning around with them, acting silly and making them laugh.
(If anyone's paid any attention to any of my posts, you would notice that I haven't contributed anything with any seriousness in any of them....i'm usually joking or "trying" to be funny.)

 

[alchemy1]

I think my younger self would be proud of me actually.
I try to embody now what I always wanted to be then.

I always wanted to learn to play guitar and join a band. I've done that.
I always wanted to grow my hair out and dress how I wanted. I do that.
I always wanted to get the hell away from my parents. I did that a while ago.
I always wanted to actually have a semi-steady love life. I wouldn't call it steady, but it's there at least.
I always wanted to do well in college and get a four year degree. I've done that.
I always wanted to seriously get into martial arts. I now study okinawan shorin ryu and sai jutsu.

However, my younger self would be a bit disapointed with my sometimes appauling shyness, lack of self esteem, and my hard-headedness.

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

ar: theere is nothing your younger self should not like about you. you get to still have fun, and the hollywood brother thinks you are lucky since you met your prince charming in jeff already.

 

[His Divine Shadow]

My younger self? He'd probably become depressed after looking at how depressed I've become. My younger self was much happier than my current. He would also wonder how I switched from an outside person to an inside slob. 😛

 

[coloman]

My younger self would happy as well as disappointed with my older self because of the following reasons.
1. I don't have a college degree and my only college experience was one year of community college.
2. I don't have very many friends becuase I have led too sheltered a life.
3. I am in a dead end job and I work for a company that has very little regard for long time employees.
4. I never tried to do a lot of things because I was afraid I would be a failure at them.
5. While I have had girlfriends, I have never found a women to love and to share my life with.

1. I became a member of the board of managers of my homeowners association and I have enjoyed it plus I have had a hand in helping to improve my townhome complex.
2. I enjoy writing poety and short stories and one of my poems has been published.
3. I have always liked to sing and just in the past few months I took up Barbershop singing which I had not done since I was introduced to it in Junior High School.
4. After much procrastination and foot dragging I recently refianaced my townhome and bought a new car which I very much needed to do.
5. I have a good sense of humor even if it is dry and I enjoy telling a good joke.

 

[CellarDweller]

My younger self would probably laugh at the fact that I still listen to the same music I loved back then.


He would be shocked as hell to see that I "came out" and live the gay lifestyle now.

He would be happy to see that the courage and self esteem that was missing for so long is now in place and strong.

He would be happy to see that I am actively looking for someone special to hug.

He'd be happy to see the suicidal thoughts didn't win.



*on a side note, the older me would probably cry a little bit, and then hug the younger guy, and let him know that it will all be ok.*

 

[HOLLYWOOD]

in all seriousness the hollywood brother is not sure because he remember being depressed as a child but yet looking at some photos there were happy times that the hollywood brother spent in the garden state. The hollywood brother may think that the younger me will wonder why as the hollywood brother got older he never got a big old cadillac and may be disaapointed that at 31 the hollywood brother is still as alone as the hollywood brother was back in the days when hulk hogan had just defeated the very evil iron sheik for the wwf title. In some respects the younger version would love my rock and rol ltaste in music and would be glad the hollywood brother got so many firends on this site but the hollywood brother think the only way to truly please my young self wil lbe when the hollywood brother finally meets face to face the hollywood brother's soul mate. It is what the hollywood brother has looked for since a young lad and has not givien up the fight yet

 

[general zod1]

My older self would have said "get the hell out of New Holland,Pa sooner than you did"

 

[ticklishcutie39]

My younger self would be pleased to see that I have kept my promise to never start smoking cigarretes.
My younger self would be disappointed in me to see that I haven;t been pursuing my enjoyment of swimming in pools as often as I did when I was a kid.

My younger self would be disappointed in seeing that my older self still is unsure of where my older self wants to be in the next 5 years .

My older self has a even stronger love of life than my younger self did..

 

[quiettickler]

My younger self was happy and loved life and liked to do things go with friends family shoot hoops just be well young etc..... just be me and live life to the best of my talents that God set forth.

And my older side (i'm 21 years old) is pretty now just like ''FUCK THE WORLD and Fuck you to''

Things changed.......

 

[Yet_One_More_Idiot]

I think my younger self would be quite happy with me now, as in pretty much all respects, I haven't changed as a person. I still eat what I want, when I want. I still act like a kid around my friends and family. I always was the childish one (having only an older sister, I was kinda treated as the "baby", even though she's only a year older). I have the degree I always knew I'd end up getting, in Maths.

However....I don't have what could be described as a good job, the pay is alright but the hours suck big hairy monkey balls (dunno where that statement came from...). He also would be singularly shocked at my current physical condition - i.e. balding, seriously overweight, and beginning to suffer from the effects of long-term overweightness. Oh yeah, and he'd be disappointed that I'm still single.

I, in return, would give him a slap round the back of his head and tell him to just damn well talk to the girls that he fancied - my big problem then (and still...). Even saying complete gibberish would've been an improvement over nothing at all. 🙁 And I'd tell him to start a weight-loss program immediately. 😛

Overall though, I think he'd be pretty happy with the way my life is going. It could be a lot better, but I ain't complaining (not really).

 

[Faramir]

the person in the mirror....

I look in the mirror, ...the person I see is not me....

the person in the mirror ....is not the person within...