There is no such thing as a 'turning point' in life; since it's a one-way trip, shouldn't we cherish living in the present?

Hello, this is Yarapon.
This time, I'm sharing some musings on the 'length of life'.

You hear it often, don't you?

'20 is the turning point.'
'No, it's 40.'
'No, no, it's 60, surely'...

But, I suddenly wonder.
Was life ever a journey you could make a round trip on?

In reality, life is like a mystery train—
a one-way ticket with no return—that you've been put on.

Even though we know it will reach a terminus,
no one knows the name of that station or the arrival time.

So, I understand the desire to set a 'turning point' somewhere, but you can't go back to the past anyway.
In other words,
a turning point never existed in the first place.

Yes, life is a journey on a mystery train that you are forced to board against your will with only a one-way ticket, knowing it will end but never knowing the name of the final station.

Life is a journey where no one can predict when they will be told, 'This is your station to get off!' and be forced to disembark.

There is no turning point in life.

This is not just a figure of speech, but a fact: you cannot return to the past that has already gone by.
That is why it isa one-way trip with no return.

The scenery seen from the train window,
the people you meet along the way,
everything is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that happens only in that moment.

Thinking about it that way, life really is
a series of once-in-a-lifetime encounters.

And because it is a journey you cannot turn back from,
what matters is how you spend 'this very moment'.

No one can predict when we will reach the final station.
It could be tomorrow, or it could be ten years from now.
That is precisely why I want to cherishwhat I can do now, the people I can meet now, and what I can feel now.

I think you can understand that there is no meaning in dividing life into the first half and the second half, or color-coding it by simply splitting average life expectancy or remaining life into segments, saying this is the outward journey (first half) and this is the return journey (second half).

Even on a one-way mystery train, if you live with values and manners that won't get you kicked off for misconduct, and you can delay your arrival time as much as possible to enjoy the mystery journey, that would be ideal, wouldn't it?

I want to make this journey one where I don't hold the naive belief that there is a turning point in life, but instead realize that it is a one-way trip with no return, so that I can welcome the end—whether it's tomorrow or ten years from now—with a smile.

If you live carelessly,
you might find the final station is right there before you know it.

That is why I want to be aware of the end so that I can welcome that day with a smile, and live the time called 'now' in a relaxed, yet careful way.

So, this time, I discussed
“There is no such thing as a 'turning point' in life; since it's a one-way street, should we cherish the present?” the pointlessness of talking about a turning point under the assumption that you can go back in life. 😓
*The illustration for the header image was borrowed from Maple Kaede-san.

Well then!

This moment that will never come again, living it carefree

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