When does a person cease to be young?

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For people who are anything less than very old, I think the question of "When do you stop being young?" becomes less of a "what you look like" question.

It kind of goes back to paradoxes such as the bald man paradox.

However what I'm expecting from this thread is a more philosophical approach to the question of "When do you stop being young?" Sometimes when I give up on being hip (or happening or whatever), I feel old, even though I'm not...
 
You stop being young when you stop playing.

"You don't stop playing because you grow up. You grow up because you stop playing."
-Tim Sheiff
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When you said when you give up being "hip" or "happening", I believe that is play as well. So that could trigger emotions that cause you to feel old. I also do believe when you stop playing, you feel old so your appearance appears old. My grandpa is a child at heart, he's in his late 80's, and he still has a full head of hair. So it's a possibility that feeling old will make you look old, which in turn would make you "stop being young".
-Bretboy129 ~ Bret Hudson
 
In my opinion, that question depends on numerous factors such as the generation your living in, country, how you were educated and i could number a little more.
For example, in a psychological point of view, a person can think that he is not young anymore because of his lack of skills of not doing certain type of activities, the life experience he has, the fact he is in a different generation and everything is kinda strange to him( can apply to you Finalczen and will apply to me in a few years or even months!)

Also this thread will head to a psychological point then a philosophical point.
 
When reality kicks in.

I'm 24 and havent felt young since I was 20. But that doesn't mean I want to settle, I'm a restless person and I get bored by my surroundings easily and quickly.
 
I think a person becomes "old" when they kill all the fantasy elements of their thinking, and withdraw themselves from doing anything that could possibly be considered "silly" or "irrational." This could be because a lot of children's lives are barraged with colorful fantasy stories in order to teach them morals/ethics; however, I don't see anything wrong with having a vivid "childlike" imagination even if you live to be 200 years old, the only people who "grow up" into old farts in my book are those who kill their imaginations. They have a lot less fun and are often seen as the party pooper/ "*sigh* Yes, mom" type.
 
I have a friend who is older than me but acts younger. If you asked someone who the kid was, they'd point toward my friend.

While maturity tends to be looked upon as a positive trait, it also makes me worry that I might forget how to have fun.
 
I think a person ceases to be young when s/he ceases to laugh. In other words, people get "older" when they don't enjoy life as much.
 
To me it's never too late to be young. Young in spirit I mean, as long as the person have a mind to nurture.
 
Are we going back to the maturity thing? or?

I mean physically that's easy. Mentally.. well.. again it's all about experience really. When one loses his/her innocence and they can never return to that plane of existence anymore. This is not sex. I mean when one becomes aware of their surroundings and that they finally realize that each action has a negative/positive impact on everything else.

I think being young means, not caring about one's actions and repercussions as much. Still being in the dark about some subjects, and being naive. To get back to that state after so much experience, is pretty impossible, unless you are acting. Hence having kids means you get to watch brainless humor again.
 
Shu said:
Are we going back to the maturity thing? or?

I mean physically that's easy.
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There is also a certain paradox which comes in with physical age. For example, if I asked someone if 80 years old is old, they might say "yeah". And if I ask them if 20 years old is young, they might say "yeah".

But then I start up from 20 to 80 and ask "So is 21 old?" This person answers "No." I'll keep adding a number and pretty soon I'll be asking "Is 44 old? Is 45 old?" etc. Eventually this person will have to answer "yes" if they want to be consistent, which means the separation between old and young starts to get down to 1 year, ie one insignificant detail which probably doesn't point to anything.

A similar paradox could also be applied with how old a person looks.
 
Now that you discuss this... I feel... very sad. I'm only 14 years old and I feel old. o.o

I do have a fair share of very, very immature sequences of life, but... I seem to be too serious about stuff. I watch over and protect people like a freakin' mother most of the time. I have too much of a MATURE outlook on everything. I most of the time see that as good and NORMALLY (unless I'm having a 9 year old immaturity sequence) don't make myself look stupid in front of other people... Until I get a little too comfortable around them and start being an idiot.

Sometimes I wish my childhood extended a bit, without looking stupid... That's why I don't like my own childhood and try to forget it and get away, so I just wish I wasn't that much of a freak back then. So I try to act as old as I can and want to grow up really fast, but... at the same time I feel like I missed a lot. Maybe it's just my imagination and I just spent too many hours playing Final Fantasy and MMOs between the ages of 10 and the present...
 
For me, I generally feel older when comparing the general mentality of those around me with myself. I believe everyone goes through stages of personal development, and when you can look at someone and fully understand his/her perspective by looking into your past experiences, then you could say you are a bit "older" than that individual. I don't believe there is a clear dichotomy between old and young; it's more of a relative standard. I may feel like I've grown old when I'm w/ group A, but I can similarly feel relatively naive and young when I'm in a group of more experienced adults.
 
I am physically old...........I have the same physical body since I was 15 thats not a joke, I have not changed in all that time and Im closer to 30 than 20 but mentally I have not changed at all sure I have matured alot and dont make reckless mistakes as much but I just dont feel old.

When I will cease to be young is the day when I can no longer do the things that I enjoy. I try and maintain a healthy body so I can still play cricket and football and so that when Im older I can play with my kids..........and no they(kids) dont make you older if you have the right mentality they can remind you how to be young.

These days age is no barrier to fun.
 
I believe you cease to be young when you get too jaded mentally. While it used to take little to excite you, touch you or ease a laugh out of you, as you go through life you might take all that for granted. Or you find yourself restricting your emotions "cos it's more adult to not wear your heart on your sleeve".

Or you start saying stuff like "When I was your age blah blah blah blah"
 
yuri43 said:
I believe you cease to be young when you get too jaded mentally. While it used to take little to excite you, touch you or ease a laugh out of you, as you go through life you might take all that for granted. Or you find yourself restricting your emotions "cos it's more adult to not wear your heart on your sleeve".

Or you start saying stuff like "When I was your age blah blah blah blah"
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Agreed.

I think you don't necessarily have to be just either young and immature or old and mature. Age doesn't have anything to do with being young.

I think being young is being open to things. Getting excited, being able to laugh at yourself, indulging in the simple things, and so on. I think you can live and die without ever having to be old. It's true that with age comes better understanding and better judgment calls, but that to me doesn't mean you're old.
 
for me , old means responsible , it doesn't depend on age or whether u play games or not , it's just how u face life and serious issues and ofc we still need a break to feel young so our life could be a bit fun and balanced.
 
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