Adults how has your veiws changed as you have gotten older?

Question

Such as a teenager . young adult , parents and work life, etc

Answer 1

I started out being very conservative and unsympathetic to the plight of other people.

I thought people were poor or sick because they somehow deserved to be that way, etc.

Now that I'm 25, I see that life isn't a big fairy tale, and I pretty much understand that people don't have problems in life just because they're stupid.

Answer 2

Yes, very much so.  I am 33 and I look back on the things I thought I knew at different stages of my life, and I was clueless.  Sometimes, I wonder if I even have a grasp on life even now.  The more I have experienced and learned, the more my views have changed.  I find myself saying and doing the things my parents told me I would "someday".  It's kind of funny in a way, but I enjoy knowing that I am changing and growing in my maturity and life.

Answer 3

yea, the longer your here, the more clear things become. I realize marketing is a complete BS job, religion is a business that sells faith, money seems to be the motivator for everybody's everything, and gravity always wins.

Oh yea, advertising is for naive people.

Answer 4

you start to realize how right your parents are when you get older... i'm serious

Answer 5

As a teenager I was somewhat self-absorbed. I loved spending time with friends and dreaming of all the adventures I would have in university.

Now, at age 25, Its not all about me. I love my family and friends. I have a more realistic view of the future and I have a few more stressors that are realistic rather than just what to wear to school or whatever.

Answer 6

I will embelish an old saying just a little bit:

When you are in your 20's, if you aren't a liberal, you haven't got a heart.

When you are in your 30's, if you aren't a conservative, you haven't got a brain.

When you are in your 40's, if you aren't a cynic, then you didn't pay attention when you were in your 20's and 30's.