Why older people prefer music that they did when they were young more than the music now.

ATTN: Please keep in mind that everything I am about to write about is purely thoughts and has no facts behind it.



In order to be able to enjoy your surroundings, you need time and you need to be aware of your surroundings. I find myself struggling to enjoy music of this time and I am only 21 years old, shouldn't I be loving this music? Now when I listen to music from when I was in high school, even if it is bad, i find it more enjoyable than some of the music now.
My theory to explain this is that when we are younger we have less responsibilities and when we have less obligations we have more time to do what we want. Back when I was in high school I listened to music all the time, because I had all the time in the world to sit down and do so. My current schedule does not allow me to do so, in fact it hasn't allowed me to for the past 2 years. I think as people grow older they begin to lose time to enjoy the things that are around them. Time seems to go by faster and faster every week, all because there are more and more things to do. I even find myself hoping time to pass by faster so I can enjoy my one day off of the week sooner.
After coming to the realization I feel that it is important to just step back, take a deep breath and take some time to think about what is important and possibly re-prioritizes our responsibilities. My main focus now is just to enjoy my life, enjoy what I do, even if it is something I dislike. Another option would just be to not do things you dislike, however most of the time that is not really an option that is realistic. This is a big problem with our social structure. Other people always telling you that you need have a lot of money and over-priced things. Everyone is working so hard towards being able to have money so they can do the things they want to do and mainly to enjoy life, but the process of reaching that point is so tiring and disappointing. When people are retired and they can finally do what they have been working up to, most of the time they are too old to do a lot of the things. Personally, traveling to rural parts of the world and sky-diving is what I want to do, but I can't wait until I retire to do that, my body would not be able to keep up. I must do it now, before I take on even more responsibilities and start a family.
Everyone should take some time and think about what you really want out of life and when it is that you can do it. We don't have forever to live, and our physiology is designed to be deteriorate, take action before it's too late.