When you are getting older—wisdom is not a warranty card—you tend to become calmer. If not, you are wasting time and energy. The crux of growth is to achieve peace in essence (not just mind). The same old situations aren’t supposed to rattle you again and again and again. Your ancestors grew from their mistakes and so shall you. You are not a reel running on loop. You are a person. You can’t keep doing the same shit and expect something new to happen. At the end of the day, you tell yourself—no more surprises, I’ve got this.