“Don’t be dependent on or have expectations from even Mother Nature till you cross half a century, that is, 50.”
Give and create until 50. After that, you won’t even need to voice your needs; things will seek you out.
I am 32 and a recent mother. Super-joint elite Indian family. I was facing a lot of inter-generational conflict in ideologies. But what I really learned was that every elderly family member never asked for anything until they celebrated their 50th birthday. and their 40th wedding anniversary.
They didn’t intend to teach me this. I just learned. I even noticed that any person who felt entitled felt that I deserved this or should be treated in a certain way. They didn’t have peaceful nighttime sleep or decent health.
Love and honor are all about giving, and rest follows.
I was learning this easily. Not at all. Only the person who lives knows the odds you gracefully accept to reach this understanding.