Being Twenty-something - they call it the "Quarter-life Crisis".
I read this touching, yet alarmingly true reading via email not so long ago, thinking to myself "OMG! How true is this?" Seemingly when I shared my thoughts and revelations about the quarter life crisis, every single friend and colleague of mine seemed to agree.
The quarter life crisis, as it is described, is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.
You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones.
You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love someone but they love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you know that you aren't a badperson.
One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot doesn't seem as fun. You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision.
You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself...and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to be a contender!
What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it.
We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
It's really amazing when two strangers become the best of friends, but it is really sad when the best of friends become two strangers.
Author: Unknown
I read this touching, yet alarmingly true reading via email not so long ago, thinking to myself "OMG! How true is this?" Seemingly when I shared my thoughts and revelations about the quarter life crisis, every single friend and colleague of mine seemed to agree.
The quarter life crisis, as it is described, is when you stop going along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things about yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but then get scared because you barely know where you are now.
You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are some of the most important ones.
You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love someone but they love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you know that you aren't a badperson.
One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot doesn't seem as fun. You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem to make a decision.
You worry about loans, money, the future and making a life for yourself...and while winning the race would be great, right now you'd just like to be a contender!
What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to it.
We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.
"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."
It's really amazing when two strangers become the best of friends, but it is really sad when the best of friends become two strangers.
Author: Unknown
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