Do you think Life is short?

Question

I'm 17 and my worst fear is growing old too soon, I'm so afraid time and everything will pass too quickly and I kinda feel well.. not so youthful already, at 17! is that normal? and is life short?

Answer 1

I don't know about normal but you should stop being so self centered.  Who cares if life is long or short?  Live and love and give freely to people and you will not care.

Answer 2

Yes, it flies by before you know it. Live every day like it's your last. Don't let fear stop you from truly living.  

Answer 3

You're way too young to worry about this. Enjoy your life and have fun instead of worrying about dying for the next 60 years.

Answer 4

Life is really short. Just this past year I have lost 2 friends. One was 17 and the other was 12! and before that I lost another friend he was 15! But the said thing is My friend Toby(17). He hated letting people down, but his life was great at home. He didn't do drugs, or anything its just his mom was dieing and his dad was abusive to both his mom and himself, and all he wanted was to make his mom happy, and that was to graduate and now he will never be able to do that. He was forced to drop out when his dad kicked him out. =[ I miss him alot. And i do not live in the getthoe i live in the suburbs. In Fort oglethorpe. Its small town. but all i'm saying is life is short live for the moment and not the future, because the future is never grantee d.  

Answer 5

I don't think life is short. I'm a Christian, and I believe that Jesus payed for our sin giving us eternal life. People say that life is not short, its the longest thing you'll ever do, but thats not what I think. This life is no more than the blink of an eye compared to eternal life in heaven. So enjoy life here while it lasts, and don't worry about getting old. Seventeen is young and you still have plenty of life ahead of you.

Answer 6

Yes, cherish your youth!

It'll only last from when you're born to your thirties, then you're an old f**t the rest of your life.

Answer 7

Life is what you make of it sweetie....I am soon to be 43 and I feel great look great and I love Jesus so that makes me young and life is great just loving the Lord...if I died tomorrow at least I know I lived a great life and can look forward to eternal life in Heaven.

Answer 8

It depends on how you use it. You're only 17, you are still SO young, so live your life out and stop being so worried of getting old.

Life is only short if you make it that way, that's why you have to do everything you want to do and be happy, so that when your life is over, you could had did everything you wanted to do.

Answer 9

These kinds of fears are normal from time to time. Life is an oxymoron because it is the longest thing you will ever experience, yet it seems to go by in the blink of an eye. However, the more time you spend fearing the speed of life, the less time you have to make memories and enjoy it. Life does keep going, but don't use that to feel bad, use it to grow and feel better and better. Take life by the horns, make lasting memories, and cherish them as you forage on into new paths and phases of your life. You will NOT regret it!

I'm highly introspective myself, so I relate with you.

Cheer up, buttercup! Your best years are yet to be.

Answer 10

Compared to all eternity, life is just one little second, but if you just look at you life, you still have like 60-70 years if you're lucky. You're still really young. Some times I feel kinda old too (18), but we're not. Don't worry about it to much.

Answer 11

Why the h**l are you asking these questions on Yahoo? Don't you kids today have anything better to do with your life? Yes, it's short!

Go away...  

Answer 12

i was thinking that too.

but then i stopped and actually thought and i was like hey! life is like the longest thing anyone will ever do. so how can it be short?

Answer 13

how depressing. you affectively begin to die as soon as you are born, but lighten up theres plenty of time yet.

dont spend too much time mooning over this and get out there and enjoy it.

Answer 14

if you keep worrying about how short life is, youll waste all the time you could be spending doing other things that'll make life more interesting

Answer 15

when you go to heaven age wont matter nothing will but the point is you have to go through every age and life is short for mosquitos they last 2 weeks

Answer 16

i'm 19 and i feel the same way. it's really scary. time does go by fast. i felt like it was a few months ago that i was ten and playing kick ball in the street with my neighbors. it's so scary.

Answer 17

Your life time is forever and eternity as far as you are concerned.  

Answer 18

well time flys and life fells like its going fast!!!!butt it really isnt

just live your life to the fullest and have as much fun as possible

theres still alot to do when you gegt older clubs,dating,others!!!!!!

Answer 19

people say life its too short but in my opinion i think its the longest thing ever and just live life day by day and don't let a day go so just enjoy life  

Answer 20

well i know how you feel i myself am only 16 but i know what you mean and well i go by.. live life to the fullest and live like every day is your last..be young think smart stay true and follow your heart everything happens for a reason and be yourself.. hope i helped

Answer 21

Yes, life is short, but you should live it the way you want to.  You shouldn't worry about growing old too soon.  Live your life and be happy.  Forget about your age and you will be fine.  Keep thinking that you are young and ready to take on the world no matter what! =]  Make the right choices and you will be fine.

-I hoped this helped!  

Answer 22

you cant really say life is short, because its the longest thing you will ever do. I would say enjoy it and don't worry, everyone gets old and there are moments of old age to look forward to, why look at it as a negative thing? growing old should be a positive thing, no one stays young forever, just enjoy life to the full while you can and don't worry about a thing

Answer 23

Yes life is to short,enjoy your youth and days and don't worry about you growing older.You won't have any fun :D

Answer 24

no it's the longest thing that you will ever do

Answer 25

Oh my god.  I feel the exact same way.  Everyday I think about how short life is, how I don't want it to be older, if I'm making the most of my life, and how my childhood seems to be slipping away.  It's really scary but I think life is too short to spend time dwelling on if it is or not :]

Answer 26

i understand.  growing old can suck.

but, christ will return and raise you back to life so you can live forever with that perfect physique.  living forever, keep that in mind.  god (bible) is the way to the truth and the eternal life.

Answer 27

Yes life is short and goes by waay to fast every year i feel older and older so its normal to feel like that and all i can say is live it up, it only happens once!

Answer 28

Yes life if short enjoy it while you can set goals on things you want to due

Answer 29

No, we'll go to heaven.

I'm 16, but with stem cell research we could live for, like, 4ever!

Answer 30

sometes i do feel like that (im 16) theres just so many things i wanna do and see and i really wouldnt like to turn 18 i dont why but i dont sometimes i wish i could be 16 forever

Answer 31

That is just one heck of a weird phrase, there really isn't anything you can do longer. Stop worrying and relax, time won't rush unless you mean it to.