Prime

Is the notion of being in one’s prime another version of “having it all?” Or is it simply about the physical body and sex, and less about self-actualization?

Joe had turned ESPN on in the background, just as a reporter began a long voiceover about an upcoming NFL recruit.

"This is it, this is his time," the reporter said, almost salivating, "He's 22 years old. He's in his prime, and this is his moment."

I was listening in the kitchen, while I prepped dinner. "When were we in our prime?" I shouted over to him in the living room. "Or, are we still working on getting there?"

A beat, then he shout-mumbled back, flummoxed, "I'unno."

It got me thinking more about that phrase—being in your prime or in the prime of your life.