The Shocking Realization of Just How Short Life Is

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I left college in 1998 at age 20. In 2018, I turned 40 and realized it had been 20 years since I left college at age 20. It felt like the second 20 years went by quicker than the first 20 years.

Then I realized that in another 20 years, I would be 60, and after a further 20 years, I would be 80 and almost dead. And the second half of my life would feel like it went a lot…