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WotD: Late bloomer
There was a time when we looked at late bloomers with pity.
Perhaps some people still do. I don’t think we should.
A late bloomer is a person who reaches their full potential later in life than most people.
Perhaps a businesswoman discovers her cash cow when she hits middle age.
Maybe a man doesn’t achieve that six-pack he’s always wanted until he enters his midlife crisis.
There are many ways to be a late bloomer.
I’ve heard that many writers don’t hit their stride until later in life.
Perhaps being a late bloomer is going to work out better than it used to.
I’ve read that the older you are when you begin a business, the higher your chances for success.
Imagine that.
The news is full of young twenty-something entrepreneurs who are doomed to failure, but seldom do we hear about the late-blooming forty-or-fifty-something startup CEOs who hit the jackpot.
Humans have extended life expectancy.
Isn’t it better not to peak too early?
If you’re going to live until 80 or 90, possibly even 100, you need something to keep you going as your hair turns grey.
Early retirement is just not going to cut it.
Sure, it can keep you occupied for five or ten years.
You can catch up on your reading or buy a motorcoach and travel around North America, crossing everything off your bucket list.
Then what?
We now have lots of extra time that our predecessors didn’t enjoy.
After you turn 65, you may realize you are a budding musician, novelist, or, who knows, what else?
There’s a lot to be said about being a late bloomer.
Maybe they will be the lucky ones.
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