Milind Soman Learns How To Drive, Says ‘Most People Learn At 18, I Learnt At 54!’

I suffered from major FOMO when I was 18 because all my friends were learning how to drive and I wasn’t. Somehow I neither got the chance nor the time back then. Now, I feel too old to learn how to drive and wish I did when I was younger.

However, after coming across a recent post by Milind Soman, my outlook has somehow shifted. At the age of 54, our heartthrob has learnt how to drive and that makes me think if he can learn a new skill at 54, why can’t I?

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Friday Face!!!! . . . I sat up. In some dusty recess of my brain, a long-forgotten memory stirred and stretched. A marathon! There was something golden and heroic and mythical about the word itself, conjuring up visions of ancient Greece and unbowed heads and bloody battlefields. And I, thirty-seven years old, and at a point in my working life where things were good and steady but not particularly exciting, was ripe for a midlife crisis, a brand-new challenge, or both. My various careers in the glamour industry had each brought me a wealth of new experiences and a generous measure of fame and money and success, enough of it for me to realize that they weren’t the really important things. I had been looking for something more ‘real’, and now I had no more excuses—the marathon was coming to my own city. It would never get easier than this. I decided to sign up and train for it. ( excerpt from 'Made in India – a memoir' with Roopa Pai 😊 ) . . . If you want the book, find the link in bio – will sign it for you when we meet!!! 🌝🌝🌝

A post shared by Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) on Jan 30, 2020 at 11:17pm PST

Milind Soman took to his Instagram to post a video shot by his wife Ankita Konwar where he can be seen driving. He captions the video, “My new accomplishment! Most people learn at 18, I learnt at 54. Never too late to learn something new.”

Have a look:

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My new accomplishment!! Most people learn at 18, I learnt at 54 😋 NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW !!! . . . #keeplearning #keepmoving #neverstop #nevergiveup #betterhabits4betterlife

A post shared by Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) on Jan 30, 2020 at 3:16am PST

People on the internet took to the comment section to express how inspired they were to learn new things after reading his post. Have a look:

This just inspires me to let go of my fears and inhibitions and take that wheel, and you should do it too. Remember, age is just a number!