There is another memory I’ve been wanting to post about for some time… When my father turned 40, he had a bit of a hard time with that. I suppose you could call it a midlife crisis, although in his case that does not seem entirely accurate. After all, he died only four years later.
From what I heard about midlife crises, a lot of men start desperately wanting to feel young. They do get a new and younger girlfriend. Or, like an ex colleague of ours, they start riding a motorcycle until they get involved in an accident and have to accept they are no longer in their twenties.
Anyway, one day my father came home as happy as a child that has just received an unexpected gift. He found a key ring on the street, with no keys on it. But it had a tag which read ‘life begins at 40′. At the time, I couldn’t understand why he was so happy about that. To be honest, I’m still not sure I understand completely.
Maybe it just made him see that any age has it’s advantages, and turning 40 doesn’t mean you’re all of a sudden an old person? It really is nothing that special, but it’s a memory that somehow sticked around…
I will be turning forty one week from today. Forty.
I’ve decided that my motto for this, my 41st year on the planet, is going to be “Someday is Now.” I was going to write all sorts of wise things about what that means to me, but was delighted to find, upon googling the phrase, that I don’t have to because the epic German band Scorpions has done it for me.
Scorpions - Someday is Now
(Music: Rudolf Schenker; Lyrics: James Kottak)
Blood rains down across the tundra
Ice flows through my veins
As my life drains
Northern bound, my dogs are dying
But I still know
That nothing is impossible
I can feel I’m getting stronger, the longer
I’m pushed to the limit
Said I’d do it someday
Someday is now
When I see the world around me receding
No time for bleeding
Show the world how
Someday is now
Eight steps till I reach the summit
My line breaks and I fall down
The rocky terrain
My bones are broken into pieces
My mind can’t wait
To get up and do it again
I can feel I’m getting stronger, the longer
I’m pushed to the limit
Said I’d do it someday
Someday is now
When I see the the sun is shining, I’m flying
There’s no time for crying
I’m gonna win someday
No turning back, no more yesterdays
I just won’t get lost in the haze
All my tomorrows, no sadness, no sorrow
Watch out for the rest of my days
Stronger, the longer
I’m pushed to the limit
Said I’d do it someday
Someday is now
When I see the the sun is shining, I’m flying
There’s no room for crying
I’m gonna win some way
Someday is now
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