Reflections on life

I had time this weekend to reflect a little.

I think every year one should go on a pilgrimage somewhere and sit and think for a bit as many wise men have done before us.

I sat, I thunked. As I've come to learn, revelations are rare in this world, instead understanding of yourself and the world is a slow process that requires time, effort, and focus.

Anyways I think back to my younger days and how different life is in one's mid 30's. I think 35-40 is the peak time where you reach a crossroad where:
- health is starting to decline, but can still compete with the 20yo's
- not quite an oldman yet, i can still go on a date w/ a 25yo and nobody will bat an eye
- money is flowing in, where i could go to macau monthly and blow thousands w/o caring
- there is money in the bank, so some nestegg exists

Obviously not everyone is in this situation in their 30's, but hopefully you are better off than your 20's in these regards.

Single life isn't all bad. I was involved most of my adulthood. After being single for 2 years I realize its a solemn life as a nomad, but perhaps not so bad. I realize this more now because I am semi-involved w/ a girl in Japan... so as my singlehood may slip away I start to realize what I will miss. But we'll see, I have my concerns w/ this j-girl which I'll get into later..

But on the flip side, I don't see myself wanting to be single forever. If I'm single at 40 I'll go buy a wife in Philippines.