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Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
You fritter and waste the hours in an off-hand way

Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way

Tired of lying in the sunshine, staying home to watch the rain
And you are young and life is long, and there is time to kill today

And then one day you find ten years have got behind you
No one told you when to run, you missed the starting gun

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[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

The solo is perfect.

[–] Luci@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 days ago

Way too real

[–] WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago (11 children)

I wrote myself off as dead at 14, after having a look at my situation. Was not too far off, surprised I ever got a job or lived to 30

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (8 children)

What if you're actually on your deathbed and this moment is just your "life flashes before your eyes", but in slow-mo? 🤔

Anyways, childhood was weird to think about, I could almost remember the exact moment, I feel like I was there, I could imagine being there right now, but the moment is already gone, just a memory. 😥

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[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

there was a story I heard as a child.

a boy was always impatient and didn't want to wait for anything. an imp gifted him a ball of yarn and told him to pull the loose end and time would skip depending on how much he pulled out.

as you can imagine things didn't go well for the boy.

[–] raptir@mander.xyz 4 points 4 days ago

Thanks, now I'm having an existential crisis.

[–] SatyrSack@quokk.au 4 points 4 days ago

Looking at their website, I am guessing the piss filter on this image is all natural

[–] sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org 3 points 4 days ago
[–] Draegur@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago

~~Give up an inch and they take a mile.~~

Give up a day and they take a lifetime.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The best description I've ever heard about getting very old, it's like being in a nice hot shower all your life and as you near the end, they just keep slowly turning off the hot water until you're miserable. We just kinda fall apart in old age. The only future you're looking forward to is your family reaching their own milestones, unless you're financially prepared, your income dwindles. I'm sure it's not like that for everyone, but at least in my circles, panel for is more like "I'm scared, but you know it's about time"

[–] RaccoonBall@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

one thing that I hope will help is building skills in hobbies that are easy on the body. painting, playing an instrument, writing, etc

too many people seem to fall into idle entertainment like TV or tablet games, which don't offer much of a reason to get up in the morning

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