Life Begins at 40
By rakski
@rakski (112925)
Philippines
March 15, 2016 3:43pm CST
They say life begins at 40.
I say how come. What is the difference when we are still 30, 40 or 50? One thing for sure that changes is the physical aspect in our life and the number that adds every year. Physically, our body and health changes. Some say you get a lot of diseases or disorders when you get 40. Well, it is for me to find out if this are all true.
Because today I turn 40!
Do you celebrate it big or small? Some of my friends celebrate it big like it is a milestone or something but I prefer celebrating is simply with my family.
Happy birthday to me @40!!!
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26 responses
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
15 Mar 16
It is great to see another birthday friend.
I hope all is well for you there and you have a little bit of celebration.
Yes each decade brings its own challenges and rewards.
Stay healthy is the main goal.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
15 Mar 16
@rakski Welcome a very happy bday to you friend.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
15 Mar 16
@TiarasOceanView thank you thank you so much.
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@garymarsh6 (23393)
• United Kingdom
15 Mar 16
Happy Birthday to you. Wait till you reach fifty then you will know about health matters. Don't dwell on it though live your life as if it is your last day!
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@purplealabaster (22094)
• United States
15 Mar 16
If life begins at forty, then you have wasted your life up until that point. If you are not living your life every single day, then it is a wasted gift.
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@purplealabaster (22094)
• United States
16 Mar 16
@rakski Yes, I have heard the saying. I think that people started using it, because many tend to value youth but think you lose that value as you age. Forty is far from old, and I think it is a way of remind people of that fact.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
18 Mar 16
@purplealabaster oh you are ery much right indeed, it is very far from old. At this point in time, we should go with the flow of the generations today with the changes in technology and all.....
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
happy belated birthday to you. so if life begins at 40, then I am 16 years old now.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
18 Mar 16
@rakski I am actually 56, but because you said that life begins at 40, then 56 minus 40 is 16, so I am sweet 16. 
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
18 Mar 16
@ridingbet oh yes, I computed it. lol but your age does look like you.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
16 Mar 16
To me my life ended at 30 lol.last 10 years have not been kind to me, all the downs you can have I've had.
At some point i just gave up, then said to myself, if l cant defeat it, im going to learn how to live with it.
That opened doors to a new me,l accept things as they are, l do not try to fight what l can't win and since then,l might not be well but im more accepting and this gives me energy.
life begins at 30
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
wow, good for you, you learn to accept things as they are though difficult. I am glad to know you were able to go through those tough times. I think that there will always be tough and tougher times in our lives. It is relies on the way we see our lives and the challenges that comes along with it
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
@miniam good for you that you have accepted yourself and what has fate brought you. It is wise that you go with the flow and not against it. you are right, some days, it may be good and some bad but at the end of the day, what matters most is how you deal with it.
@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
16 Mar 16
@rakski
Thanks,l did not have a choice really, if l kept concentrating on feeling sorry for myself, it could have only destroyed me.
Taking the path l took, l appreciate the good days,accept the bad and hope for a better day next or the day after
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@SIMPLYD (90722)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
Happy 40th birthday to you !
We should always celebrate our birthdays because we are giving thanks to God for letting us receive that age . Though , it doesn't necessarily in a costly way . A simple one will do .
As to saying life begins at 40 it is really a wonderment to me as to why is that so ? 
As to saying life begins at 40 it is really a wonderment to me as to why is that so ? 1 person likes this
@JESSY3236 (18923)
• United States
17 Mar 16
Happy late birthday!! My fiance turned 40 too this year. I have 4 more years to reach 40. I was asking my best-friend why can we go backwards.
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@birjudanak (14319)
• India
30 Mar 16
sorry be lated happy birthday( maligyan karvan) age doesnt effect on life but your efforts and your self believeness effect as how you mantely strong so just live life as natural and dont look at age,,,,
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@Sheilamarie78 (2586)
• Canada
17 Mar 16
Turning 40 can feel like a new lease on life in some ways. You are truly a grown-up now. Health issues don't really creep up yet for most people. Many people feel a little freer because their kids are grown or almost grown. Happy 40th Birthday to you!
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@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
15 Mar 16
So, you are 40 today! Life REALLY begins at 40! It is because for men - - They start to prove they are still young at heart and start to WINK at sexy women. For women - They start to prove that they are still young and can still attract handsome old men (like me), so women start to get sexy and feel young again. But wait! In every rule there is an exception. . . . In this case, you may be an exception!
), so women start to get sexy and feel young again. But wait! In every rule there is an exception. . . . In this case, you may be an exception!1 person likes this
@Macarrosel (7498)
• Philippines
16 Mar 16
Belated happy birthday. Just enjoy life at 40.
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