"It's all a load of old nonsense"
I don't mean that as a throwaway - This is what I feel I have learnt over my years. I'm 44 and the idea that 'my' life has ever had any real meaning outside of pathetic attempts to pass on my DNA have long since passed. It's not a depressing thought - I'm much relieved that's it's all nonsense. I now view life akin to walking through a rural carnival show.....sometimes laughing in merriment, sometimes crying in disbelief, maybe once in a while having a go on an exciting ride, enjoying it, and being sick afterwards. But at the end of the day the 'fun' will be over and it will be time for bed. That's okay.
What about you good folks? Have you found contentment with age; or have you carried your youthful hopefulness along with you through the passing of time.