I'm a late bloomer
In a recent article, I revealed my inner thoughts about how I had dreamed of living an exciting life different from others since I was young.
And now, while there is a part of me that thinks, "This isn't how it was supposed to be," there is also a positive side of me that says, "The best part of life is still to come, right?"
I admire a late-blooming life, in other words, a life of great talent that matures late.When you are older and pursuing a dream, you naturally have no choice but to aim in that direction, but it's more than that. People who achieve something in the second half of their lives are those who "never gave up" until now, and that strength radiates from them.those who never gave upand that strength radiates from them.
Seicho Matsumoto, whom I respect, also debuted as a writer at 41 and became a full-time professional at 47.
As many of you may know, while he had a complex about his lack of formal education, he built a solid position through superhuman effort. He continued writing until just before his life ended at 82, leaving behind 1,000 works.
In his case, his half-life of unfortunate circumstances and continuous hardship was greatly utilized in his later works.
Recently, perhaps due to the development of digital technology, hasn't the age barrier become thinner?
There are even grandmother YouTubers with hundreds of thousands of followers. This might not have been realized through TV alone.
Masako Wakamiya is also known as the "world's oldest programmer." She taught herself how to use a computer starting at 58. In 2017, at 81, she developed the iPhone app "hinadan," and in the same year, she was invited to a conference held by Apple in the U.S., where CEO Tim Cook called her the "world's oldest app developer."
I've cited some amazing people, but I found 8 points for becoming a late bloomer on a site called Smartlog, haha.
1. Train your mental strength by continuing something
2. Find something you can love
3. Turn negative words into positive ones
4. Try having various encounters
5. Read many books
6. If you want to do something, try acting on it immediately
7. Rest moderately and switch your mood
8. Create many opportunities
What becomes clear here is that late-bloomer types are hardworking people who can continue something, have intellectual curiosity, have the ability to take action, and above all, are people who never say, "I'm too old for this."
It might be a bias, but I feel that in Japan, the idea that it is embarrassing not to behave "according to your age" is stronger than in the West. Even though you can take on challenges at any age.
When I was studying abroad in America, it was normal for middle-aged and older people to be classmates.
Since people started talking about the 100-year life era, the prejudice against age, or rather, the fixed ideas that "one should be like this" regarding age, are gradually weakening in Japan as well.
Even so, there are people who remain young at heart (or even more lively than when they were young), and there are people whose spirits are sucked away by the number that is their age.
I believe that "Age is just a number."
I just saw it on Yahoo News, but actress Yuri Nakae introduced on Instagram a golden saying from the late Kiyoshi Kodama, with whom she had a close relationship. I am impressed by those words.
"Kiyoshi Kodama taught me that what you work on from the age of 50 will grow. When you can see the end of your life, you stop making an effort. That's why if you don't neglect your efforts, you will grow."
Regardless of what you define as success, wishing to achieve something and eventually realizing it—isn't that wonderful?
"I'm a late bloomer"I don't know if the day will come when I can say that, but I want to move forward toward realizing my dreams without using age as an excuse.
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