Not everyone gets their break at a young age. Some "lucky" ones arrive in their 20s and 30s, but many others in their 40s, 50s, or even later

If we anchor too heavily to what the society prefers (early success), we may not be present when our time arrives. The key is being receptive to what each season has to offer

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Early success is nice, it's like eating sweet food. But bitter foods have some medicinal properties and a fulfilling quality that sweets don't always have

Eating bitter gourd and wishing it were ice cream is probably the worst situation to be in

I'd have been better if I had that early access. I think people from non-first-world countries should be given a second life where they enjoy a triple double early success.

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I have a hard time taking young philosophers seriously (haven't been banged up by life enough)

I think there's a reason the USA sets an age floor of 35 for our equivalent of the philosopher-king

Philosophy is an example of a field in which people tend to ramp up to their best work late, at least historically

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Resonates a lot - the longer we wait, the less certain we feel

I haven't found an antidote for this fear, other than faith & patience. Perhaps the reason many don't succeed is because they don't persevere

Anecdotally, many of the greats have told us that success only arrives after much failure. Tenacity may be key

You're right in that being present is very important.

Aside from societal drives, I find the desire for early success coming simply from the fear of never having any success. It can be hard to believe your success will come when it doesn't for so many.

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“What each season has to offer” will be, and is, overlooked easily, yet summarizes all of this without any extra words.