Originally Posted by
Lencoboy
Perhaps it could be that feeling of missed opportunities during one's late teens and through their 20s, which is traditionally the age period when and where one is generally assumed to be living life to the full, experiencing things for the first time, etc.
But those traditional stereotypes now no longer appear to hold true, as many are now doing a lot of stuff later on (early 30s onwards) such as getting married, having children, having more serious jobs, going on holiday several times a year, etc.
Also remember that on the whole more people are living longer now than ever before, plus many well-respected figures in the entertainment industry are still performing well beyond the age of 65 and some even more popular and successful now than during their original respective career heydays.
My only real caveat personally is that at the age of almost 47, I feel a bit of a sense of 'been there, done that', 'seen it all before', etc, and therefore no longer have the same sense of anticipation, excitement and enthusiasm for many things that I still had even as recently as 10 years ago.
For me personally, the slow death of Christmas actually started 30 years ago at the age of 17.