Why at 36 am I still forming as a person? Is that good or bad?
short answer: that's fantastic. ideally, personal growth should continue one's entire life, although hopefully it'll get a bit less uncomfortable as one gets older and comes to embrace that growth more fully.
longer answer: you're still forming as a person at your age because there have been circumstances in your life that probably caused you to stifle parts of who you are, whether you were conscious of this or not. hell, many people don't go through some of the, um, psychosocial types of changes i've recently seen you experiencing until late middle age, so you're actually ahead of the curve. >;) learning to be honest with yourself, and to thoughtfully sort through your opinions and feelings about political issues, is tough, and a lot of people never do. they just spew out kneejerk reactions and refuse to examine the source(s) of those reactions.
*ahem* i'll shut up now. on a less Deep And Insightful (*snort*) note, thanks so much for the dinner & the company last night! it was good to see you, even if we couldn't lure you out to the club with our Feminine Wiles. >:) good luck with the studying, hon.
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Date: 2004-10-03 10:44 am (UTC)short answer: that's fantastic. ideally, personal growth should continue one's entire life, although hopefully it'll get a bit less uncomfortable as one gets older and comes to embrace that growth more fully.
longer answer: you're still forming as a person at your age because there have been circumstances in your life that probably caused you to stifle parts of who you are, whether you were conscious of this or not. hell, many people don't go through some of the, um, psychosocial types of changes i've recently seen you experiencing until late middle age, so you're actually ahead of the curve. >;) learning to be honest with yourself, and to thoughtfully sort through your opinions and feelings about political issues, is tough, and a lot of people never do. they just spew out kneejerk reactions and refuse to examine the source(s) of those reactions.
*ahem* i'll shut up now. on a less Deep And Insightful (*snort*) note, thanks so much for the dinner & the company last night! it was good to see you, even if we couldn't lure you out to the club with our Feminine Wiles. >:) good luck with the studying, hon.