Ageing Quote by Dani Shapiro
““It wasn't getting easier because it isn't supposed to get easier. Midlife was a bitch, and my educated guess was that the climb only got steeper from here. Carl Jung put it perfectly: "Thoroughly unprepared we take the step into the afternoon of life," he wrote. "Worse still, we take this step with the false assumption that our truths and ideals will serve us as hitherto. But we cannot live the afternoon of life according to the program of life's morning; for what was great in the morning will be little at evening, and what in the morning was true will by evening have become a lie." ... I was writing a new program for the afternoon of life. The scales tipped away from suffering and toward openheartedness and love. [p. 182]””
About This Quote
Source Book: The Life of a Midlife Crisis, 2020
Midlife challenges intensify; growth requires abandoning old truths and embracing new values.
In simple terms: Midlife demands change.
Key Takeaway
Embrace new values.
Themes
midlife
growth
truth
Mood
reflective
hopeful
Type
personal
inspirational
When to use this quote
- career change
- personal development
- relationship shifts
Key Concepts
psychology
existentialism
Questions to Reflect On
- What truths must you let go?
- How can you find love in later life?
A Different Perspective
Change can be painful.
