We like to attribute certain emotional and behavioural changes to certain stages in our lives, conveniently tagging them as mini crises.
Some say there is such a thing called the 'Quarter-life Crisis' (QLC) that occurs when you're 21-29. Relatively fresh out of school and grappling with the harsh realities of life in the working world, the financial pressures and office politiking contribute largely to an erosion of emotions and feelings of lonliness and insecurity about the near future.
And then there is the 'Mid-Life Crisis' (MLC) that occurs when you're about 35-50. An emotional condition characterised by doubt and anxiety that comes about when one realises that life has almost come to its half-way point. There is genuine paranoia about unfulfilled goals/aspirations and a desire to re-capture a lost youth that is manisfested in an almost adolescent-like obsession with physical appearance and the need to purchase expensive gizmos to further augment a perceived hip-quotient.
So at 32 (ok 33 in 3 weeks =P), where does that put me? In the 'One-Third-Life Crisis' category? Or do we call it 'The 0.375 Limbo'. The 'best' of both worlds as it were, a little bit of both crises.
Great, just great =))
Still at times a little insecure about my career and certainly starting to worry that I have accomplished so little thus far, I want endorsement from my peers, and yet, there is a need for assurance from the younger generation that I remain relevant with the times. If a SYT says you are kewl, that makes your day! =))
If the hypothesized ages for QLC and MLC are to be believed, we only spend 5 years in '0.375 Limbo'.
Right now it feels like an eternity in Purgatory for The Perturbed.