Originally Posted by
Machka
This is why I guessed, correctly, that he was young.
When you get a bit older you stop caring what other people think of what you do, and you start living your own life. You come to the realisation that other people really don't care what you do and that everyone has lives of their own which they are much more concerned about.
That's a good reminder. Maybe you've heard of the "happiness curve." In surveys, many of the very young report being happy because they have fewer responsibilities & more freedom; many of the elderly report being happy because (hopefully) they've learned not to sweat the small stuff & not to care too much about what others think of them. Those in the intermediate age group, though, sometimes lack those benefits.