I really can't recall the place where I first came across this quote, but those words literally stuck with me. I guess during my morning meditation it came to mind and that's why I had to write about it.
Am I the only one to have such moments where I realize that I have missed my opportunity for good?
I once thought about learning to play the piano in my teens, well my mom was the one that said since I had long fingers I'd be good at it. I kept postponing the lessons, and at twenty, I told myself, no, it's too late. It was a dumb decision. Who said that at the age of twenty, you couldn't learn a few chords anymore? Ain't that even the time a lot of people learn stuff.
I was the one who made the decision. We are all caught in the same trap, aren't we? The time to do this or that has passed, and those who haven't done it already won't be able to learn now. And then there's the person who couldn't care less about it. They started painting at forty, went to college at fifty, began running races while others were slowing down.
Suddenly you think, you might still try. It's not the hardest part to start, the hardest part for me is when the voice in my head says, what's the point of doing it now?. The voice shouts in my ear, tells me that I'm too late, too tired, too washed out. If you start, even in a small way, the voice becomes silencded eventually. I took up piano lessons again last year. Not quite professional yet, I'll admit no where near being good, but I can play a few songs now, very short ones. It's great because at least I'm not stopping myself.
There is no rule that ever stipulates a time for change or a fresh start. At sixty, wake up and decide something completely different. People will look at you weirdly, talk and then move on. Time flies.
Spend those years doing something that brings you joy. It is never too late. Not to learn, not to forgive, not to start over again. Stop waiting for the perfect moment as there is no such thing. Right now will do, trust me on this.
It is never too late to be what you might have been - Quote by George Eliot
