The heading of this article may seem a bit pessimistic, I know. But it’s the other way around. I don’t even know if it’s better to call it the weirdest or the funniest time of our lives. Anyways, it’s exactly the time from when you turn 20 until you turn 25, which is like an endless loop of paradoxes.
Why the time of paradoxes?
Whether you’re in this age scale right now or maybe slightly above, look around and notice those differences. Some of your friends are enjoying the careless student life, some of them are enjoying the “mama hotel”, some are dealing with relationship crisis or weddings and some are having babies. What’s more, on top of all of the abovementioned cases, you feel like a 16 year old trapped in the body of a grown-up. On the one hand, you should behave very consciously and according to your age. While on the other hand, you feel like throwing it all away and just do something stupid. Isn’t it weird?
What exactly is so weird?
It’s the fact that we are completely lost in our own world as well as the fact that the whole world is lost in us. We’re constantly evolving and our priorities and dreams are changing with us. Today, we have a bright future in front of us and tomorrow there’s just a huge black hole with no light at the end of it. The worst, however, is the pressure of the society, to which it's also not that clear how they should treat us. This leads me to one question. Why are we the only ones to be blamed for our confusion? It can be compared with the case, when your parents will pour you a glass of wine, because you are already old enough, but get angry when you actually drink it. We should focus on school, but then also find a job so that you actually use your time (which is sometimes hard to find) effectively. But I’ll tell you something, it’s not possible to have it all at once. It’s ok to make mistakes, it’s ok to try to find yourself and it’s ok to do everything at your own pace. All in all, the society itself is confused.
I know that it’s hard to look around and try to figure out what we’re doing wrong that we’re not where the others are. It’s also pretty hard to deal with those mood swings, when once your future is bright and then it all falls down. It’s normal to have doubts. And it happens that some people will treat you as a baby, while others let you sign important documents in the company. It may be the weirdest period of our lives, but it’s also one of the most beautiful periods. So, head up, smile and keep your eyes open. In fact, you should learn how to live with it as no-one really knows how to skip this whole period.
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