Life begins at forty!?

When you already achieved certain things in life and have decided clearly on your values - what's important and what's not. That's when you truly starting to enjoy your life!

The meaning of the english idiom – A fool at 40 is a fool forever

If someone hasn’t matured by the time they reach forty, they never will.

It means the second innings of life starts 40.Begining of new life.

Well, as mind is more important than the body, yes it's true!

True strong and mindful life begins at 40,because it's time where mind is well grown, at optimum, coinciding with the optimum strongest body. This might explain the wisdom of messengers usually been sent at 40. Well, after 40, body starts declining while mind accumulated a lot of experience to compensate for the body weakness.

It begins because we after forty we realize our mortality the fear of death teaches us then it wakes us up to life its mortality we become mortals and begin living life with the understanding that is does not last forever that's the real life. A new part is awaiting us again. The longer life lasts means we have to continue living with a continuously deteriorating body which will eventually become none functionally is die.

When we conquer the fear of death we then have the courage to live.

. Prior its like a pipeline gushing forth water unrestrained just living.

In my one of the questions, I had narrated this story heard somewhere. This is true for normal people from India and not elsewhere.

Human being, Bull, Dog, and Owl were given a life of 40 years each by God. Man.....the only intelligent among 4 thought that this is less and he would die by 40. Disturbed, he went to God and God suggested man that if your friends offer part of their life to you, then he can avail it. Man went to his 3 friends and convinces them that their life is no good and takes 20 years each from them. Now Man lives his 40 years and then Bulls 20 years start and then he slogs and slogs for his family, then dogs 20 start and he sits in a corner and everyone hate him and call words and lastly, if he survives past 80, then owls 20 begin and he keeps looking for visitors that at least they pay a heed.

MEANING is.......Man lives just 40 years of his own.

It is a wrong statement.

Life begins when you come out to see the day light from the womb of your Mother.

Life begins to be better in ones middle age.

its true. The fortys are awesome. You have more figured out about life and you are more grounded in your life--your health is still good and you are just enjoying life!

Yes, it's true. That's why I believe abortion should be allowed until the "baby" turns 39.

You are so right. Can't believe I never thought of this before.