I wrote this post one week before my 34th Birthday. During that time, I had thoughts regarding evanescence and my aging body.
The Sugarcubes’ song “Birthday” inspired me to write this post. While listening to it, I realized that on the 29th of March 2019, I would become 34 years old. Also, I already know why many footballers think about the end of a sports career at this age. For most football players, this period of life is the dusk of their career. Even if people my age are doing sports regularly, muscles’ flexibility and agility are not what they used to be. Of course, if you lead an active lifestyle, it is not as bad (as in my case), but I feel that the body of a 34-year-old is not like the body of a 20-year-old.
Now, I know why footballers my age are thinking about the end of their active sports careers.
All these thoughts brought me another thinking regarding evanescence. I feel that I am getting older. When I was a kid, I dreamed about becoming a famous footballer. My favorite football strikers were Roberto Baggio, Alan Shearer, and Zinedine Zidane. I dreamed of becoming similar to one of them. Now, I know that my dream will never come true. Of course, I already knew it years ago, but now I know that even my body’s biology is against my childhood goal. I do not possess a body young enough fit to become a world-class football player.
Luckily, I still have a passion called: “photography.”
I may create images and texts and manage this website practically until the end of my life. That is my dream for today. I have already lost the possibility of fulfilling my childhood dream. Thus, I will do almost anything to make my dreams come true regarding photography. Only diseases or economic catastrophes can prevent me from achieving my artistic goal.
And what about you, my Dear Friend? What are your thoughts when you have a birthday?
PS
This post was published one day after the Birthday of my beloved Kamilka. Happy Birthday to you, my Darling!
