I read this book out of the 1930s called "Life Begins at 40" and even then basically what they said was: "If you have all your ducks in a row your life begins at 40".
What does this mean?
I think it means (then and now) that if your financial and family life is working for you at 40 then your life begins then.
However, in the 1930s people were getting married much younger too so getting married at 14, 15, or 16 was pretty normal especially out in the country.
Even when I came up in the 1950s and 1960s and started dating in 1963 I knew girls living with men 35 or 40 when the girls were only 15 years old. This was not uncommon then especially among girls who didn't have a good home life with their parent or parents then.
IN some ways I didn't really prepare like many people do for getting older. However, God covered me anyway. I went to college and all that and learned many different trades from computer programmer to builder to Truck driver to whatever I needed to do to keep going for my family and then by about 29 I began to own or start or buy businesses and then this worked out better for me by far after I started owning businesses.
But, generally speaking if your ducks are in a row you are happier after 40 or 50 years old.
However, in my case from about 37 to 46 was one of the most miserable times in my life because I needed to get a divorce but we stayed together for the kids. Big Mistake! Now we don't even speak to each other anymore.
But then, I prayed to God to send me someone to marry and he gave me the perfect person to live with the rest of my life.
But then, I almost died of a heart virus at age 50 and 51. But, after that just like the angels told me my life got much better after I almost died for 9 months time. Though I was forced to retire this changed my life in a good way where I no longer was worried about dying and instead just grateful for each moment I could spend with my wife and children and now my grandchildren too.
So, even though my life didn't start at 40 it did start for sure by 50 or 51 and I was never as happy as I am now.
However, dealing with health problems from aging can be a lot to deal with too. So, you need a lot more patience to survive after about 50 also. However, if you were raising kids and getting them through college then you also usually have the patience for dealing with your health and your wife's health too.
By God's Grace
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