What information is the most valuable to you . I 'm not asking for something on a hallmark card I 'm asking for a piece of information you think that you or very few people know or heard of . [ WP ]

When you turn forty, or sometime thereafter, but never any sooner, one or more of your deceased ancestors comes to you and reveals the tinies bit of life's mysteries. It's all quite subtle, and with hardly any fanfare, but they come, they share, they leave, all rather businesslike. It's a lot like when you get your driver's license or graduate from school: A huge milestone arrives, and you realize that the anticipation of the day itself does n't change the fact that tomorrow is quite like yesterday. The moment of pride comes and, for a little while, you ride the afterglow, until it subsides. Except, for the plus forty-crowd, those who have had this experience, know it's more like marriage ( sans divorce ) and having kids, that a momentous day has come and gone, and life, though reeking of familiarity, is never quite the same because you know that you yourself are compelled to change to accommodate the revelation. And you want to know what the great secret is? Well, I ca n't tell you. That's part of the deal. But what I can say is you can tell who is in on it when a person has an over-forty mid-life crisis, and in the end turns into either a vibrant or bitter old person. Some people do n't take the news well, I guess. Do n't worry, do n't let not knowing bother you. You'll have your moment soon enough, and some random spirit will whisper some innocuous secret in your ear, and then you too will be driven mad that you ca n't share it.
