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Though many youth people claim that only they can live life to the fullest, I am against such an immature conclusion. How can young people live life to the fullest when they haven't lived through even half of their lives? Below are my reasons to support my statement.
First, older people have a better understanding of life and can appreciate it better. We can see a surprising number of young people who do not know what they are capable of doing with their lives, while on the other hand, older people have better insight to life. The old people would have experienced the ups and downs of life, the joys and sorrows, the success and adversities at certain points in their life. While the younger people have a lot left to worry in their lives; their education, work, marriage, house and children, the older people have already experienced this. The insight, wisdom and experience gained from life is invaluable, and through this, the older people can appreciate life and live it to the fullest.
In addition, the older people have the time and/or money to enjoy their lives. Though some may say that they do not have enough energy comparable to that of youth, there are a myriad of ways to enjoy life. My mentor who is now in his sixties told me the story of his life once. He was regarded very successful in his days, someone of intellect and wealth, who anyone would envy and aspire to be. He graduated from a prestigious university, he was a holder of a PhD, he had worked as an executive of a renown multinational firm, then later established a company of his own, which turned out to be lucrative, and had retired soon. I always expected him to tell me that his successful achievements as a youth was something anyone should follow. But to my surprise, he once revealed to me that he enjoyed his later stages of life much more than his youth. He said it was not the money nor the youth that he enjoyed, but had greater satisfaction from the time he got to spend for himself and his family and the sight of his grandchildren. Though he had done it all and had it all during his youth, his enjoyed his life better now.
In other words, I think that older people know how to enjoy life and possess the necessary resources. Being a youth myself, I hope to look back on my life's achievements when I am old and appreciate the value of life.
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