on youth will never end / Stop worrying about getting older
“Youth must end,” youth will not end. I am still full of freshness; I am like a springtime. I have a great, flowing river in me, something that keeps churning and never ceases.
The more I see of human lives, the more I believe the business of growing up is much longer drawn out than we pretend.
You have within you more resources of energy than have ever been tapped, more talent than has ever been exploited, more strength than has ever been tested, more to give than you have ever given.
You know about some of the gifts that you have left undeveloped. Would you believe that you have gifts and possibilities you don't even know about? It's tru
... See moreYou come to terms with yourself. You finally grasp what S. N. Behrman meant when he said "At the end of every road you meet yourself." You may not get rid of all of your hang-ups, but you learn to control them to the point that you can function productively and not hurt others.
The things you learn in maturity aren't simple things such as acquiring information and skills. You learn not to engage in self-destructive behavior. You leant not to burn up energy in anxiety. You discover how to manage your tensions, if you have any, which you do. You learn that self-pity and resentment are among the most toxic of drugs. You find
... See moreThe more I see of human lives, the more I believe the business of growing up is much longer drawn out than we pretend. If we achieve it in our 30's, even our 40s, we're doing well.
I love that he uses the word pretend here.
Is he referring to how children pretend to be adults?
That we all don’t really know what we are doing
lot of our conversations over the last few days have really been around how to really break the apathy that I think we’re currently experiencing, especially in youth culture. I think that’s largely due to the lack of images to really truly energize people
“Like the founders themselves, I had no former footwear experience.”
– Thilo Alex Brunner, chief design officer at On
“Retirement is lame” - Jeff Bezos
Indeed, Metahaven are very much part of the world they critique. They cite their own “YouTube addictions” as an influence on their work, and they’re not about to start throwing their devices away just yet. “We’re not really into this idea of, ‘Go back to a 96 Nokia and enjoy reality,’” says Van der Velden. Instead, they want to look forward.