Turn Back Time - What Age Would You Be?

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If I could turn back the clock and pick a younger age, I think it would be 40. Hubby would go younger, around 20. How about you? I figured at forty, that would give me an extra twenty years of life, and I felt pretty good at that age.
 

I think I would enjoy being about 24-25 years old. Old enough to know my butt from my elbow, but not starting to experience the cynicism of an older age. The world was still full of possibilities then - I would just want the wisdom I have NOW to go along with that 25-year-old body.

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Ummm... I realize that I am so much wiser than I used to be. I do wish to have the energy I had when I was in my 20s. But if I had a choice, I would choose wisdom over energy. I feel more at peace with myself than I did when I was younger. I would like to be an age before I started getting all my wrinkles, but at an age that my face would look wise. I guess that would be around 40-45 years.
 
I would go back to YESTERDAY .. Not any further than that.. Not even a day..

I am very content with the life I led (and still have) and wouldn't change anything.. The mistakes I made are all part of life and experience..

I wouldn't even change where I lived in the world.. I love living where there are 4 distinctive seasons ranging from a hot summer to a cold winter....

So I've had some ups and downs..
So I've had some good times and bad times..
So I've had some highs and lows..
So I've had some wonderful times and disappointments..

Bottom line is I am extremely happy now and the experiences I had make me appreciate what I have now !!!!!
 
Steve said:
I would go back to YESTERDAY .. Not any further than that.. Not even a day..

I am very content with the life I led (and still have) and wouldn't change anything.. The mistakes I made are all part of life and experience..

I wouldn't even change where I lived in the world.. I love living where there are 4 distinctive seasons ranging from a hot summer to a cold winter....

So I've had some ups and downs..
So I've had some good times and bad times..
So I've had some highs and lows..
So I've had some wonderful times and disappointments..

Bottom line is I am extremely happy now and the experiences I had make me appreciate what I have now !!!!!
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Interesting answer! You do live in a beautiful place, and I also enjoy my four seasons as well. I'm very happy too with my life, and consider all the experiences good and bad as natural life-learning...but suprised you wouldn't go for the younger, less worn body...good for you that you don't want to change a thing! :cool:
 
SifuPhil said:
I think I would enjoy being about 24-25 years old. Old enough to know my butt from my elbow, but not starting to experience the cynicism of an older age. The world was still full of possibilities then - I would just want the wisdom I have NOW to go along with that 25-year-old body.
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You're not cynical now are you Sifu, I never noticed. :p I agree, I guess if I could've picked knowing what I know now, my answer would be in my twenties too.
 
Sounds like a fun and healthy life for you, funny you refer to that time as BFB! :)
 
5 yrs. old ! This is known as the "peak imagination yrs" ! (around 5).......these guys are the "funnest" company around!!!! :D I just don't ever want to have to redo the years after that..!! I would prefer to skip all of the years (post 5 til the present)....as the "gained knowledge" is SUCH A" PERK", NOW !!!! :eek: LOL! I am good with "NOW" as long as I can be "a kid at heart", as I sincerely believe that we honestly DO go "full circle"...if we keep growing and evolving.......so .... from my "discerning point of view"........ THE KIDS HAVE GOT IT RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;)
 
SifuPhil said:
I think I would enjoy being about 24-25 years old. Old enough to know my butt from my elbow, but not starting to experience the cynicism of an older age. The world was still full of possibilities then - I would just want the wisdom I have NOW to go along with that 25-year-old body.

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Twenty four would be a great age...as long as I knew what I know now. All of the joints were not creaky, my eyes were not always red, I had real teeth and I would recognize that guy in the mirror once more!
 
I think we all need to go into the recycle bin! LOL! It used to only take a good facial......now it is down to finding body parts....knees, hips etc......and various 'anatomical' parts that are not easily found on Craig's list!:D
 
I love everyone's replies! Sometimes I don't mind being 56, but other times I wouldn't mind being 35 or 40. Oh heck, I don't think I'd mind being 20 again, it all depends on how I feel, I suppose. :D
I remember what my stepfather said many years ago when he saw a sexy-looking woman strolling on the beach in a skimpy bikini. He gazed at the girl, sighed heavily, looked down at his pot belly and said, "Well, I guess we've all had our day in the sun"... :D
 
A real old thread but a great topic, I would choose my 30’s, we had our careers going and had just purchased a new home...
 
I’d like to be about 10 years old again—not to restart from there (who wants to go through puberty twice?) but just for the first few days after school let out for the summer. Flip flops, reading a good book while laying in the cool grass under a shade tree, and buying Orange Julius for 10 cents. Not a concern in the world 😄
 
Thirty, in a band, lots of gigs, single, lots of women around, owned a house, money in the bank. Life was great. I'd fly home to Chicago, immediately, to see Mom, Dad and my Sister. I miss them, very much.

In truth, life is still very good, these days, but the world has grown more crazy, and I have no immediate family members around, anymore, to discuss things with. I still do discuss things with them, but the conversations are, sadly, very one-sided.......
 
Twenty. It'd be great to know what I know now, but even if I only knew some of what I know now that I didn't know then, it'd still be pretty good.
If I was as deluded as I was back then......no.

Also, I'd rather not be young in 2020. It was better turning twenty in 1973.
 
I think I'd like to be in my mid-twenties again, although there's also a lot to be said about being in one's thirties. In my mid-twenties I was established in my career and living independently but still foot-loose and fancy free with no wrinkles and lots of energy...
 
20! People always say, "If I knew then ." . . but I would have married differently,. I'd STUDY marketing, Psychology, philosophy, art, design, physics. I'd be unstoppable! I'd do so many things differently! But, Life goes on through eternity so I'll do it all next time around!
 

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