Have you ever thought about how your age affects everything in your life? Growing up was always a huge issue for me even when I was an adolescent or even younger. You see, many anticipate to get older, live their life to the fullest and be free from responsibilities or their parents ''chains''. And very often, a few years after you've reached your goal and you made it through your adult life you realize that life literally gives you hell. Why is that? Why were you so interested in growing up so fast?
The things that always came to mind when I was thinking about being an adult was responsibilities. I hated that word so much. Being an adult means you have to follow the norm, you have to have a job, pay taxes, have little or less time to see people you love and even when you do find the time to communicate and connect,you are out of energy. Sure this is the reasonable way of growing and I understood that clearly like I understand it now. However, that doesn't mean that I necessarily like it. That is because when you have a certain responsibility to something or someone that automatically means that some other aspects of your life will be affective (like I mentioned before less energy, little time to see friends etc. ). Some say that if one wants to see someone or call someone no matter what their schedule is , then one will always find time and effort to do so. I completely disagree and here is why. Supposedly you are an over thinker like me , or a person who is frightened by time, death and in general adulthood. When you are in this state of mind the only thing that comes through your head is disaster. Disaster to this, disaster to that and the list goes on and you over think and over react about everything. You are definitely making a list of all the things that will go wrong while you grow up and the thing is that you are mostly right. Inevitably you are in a world of your own and unwilling to communicate with anyone.
When I come to this state where I am scared and lost to my own thoughts I try to be calm and accept the facts by following some simple steps.
First and foremost, I try to understand that everything that starts in life has an end including a human life. Once I accept the fact that eventually everyone will die at the end I try to hold on into my dreams and the things that I want to achieve in the future. Growing up means fulfilling your dreams, but it also means that your life reaches an end line,which is inevitable.
Secondly, I try to hold on to my good memories of vacation, funny accidents etc. When you've reached a point in your life when you would truly wish to just pause the moment forever,try to understand that even if it was possible eventually you would get bored. You are a human being, you want the change even if it frightens you a lot.
Last but not least, every age has its own perks and drawbacks. Sure it is amazing when you are an adolescent. You're only problems are homework, girlfriends/boyfriends and other not so important issues. Think of all the other possibilities you can achieve when you are an adult. You can become a pro at a musical instrument and eventually be a famous artist . You can be a teacher, a doctor , a writer , whatever you want. If you ''stuck'' at a certain point of your life or a certain age you won't have any progress at all.
Growing up means learning new things, accepting and overcoming obstacles and just moving on . Even though I would literally die to stay forever young , deep down I know that I would simply be at the same spot all the time because I wouldn't have the opportunities to move forward. And moving forward is a great start to reach your dreams, to reach success.
The things that always came to mind when I was thinking about being an adult was responsibilities. I hated that word so much. Being an adult means you have to follow the norm, you have to have a job, pay taxes, have little or less time to see people you love and even when you do find the time to communicate and connect,you are out of energy. Sure this is the reasonable way of growing and I understood that clearly like I understand it now. However, that doesn't mean that I necessarily like it. That is because when you have a certain responsibility to something or someone that automatically means that some other aspects of your life will be affective (like I mentioned before less energy, little time to see friends etc. ). Some say that if one wants to see someone or call someone no matter what their schedule is , then one will always find time and effort to do so. I completely disagree and here is why. Supposedly you are an over thinker like me , or a person who is frightened by time, death and in general adulthood. When you are in this state of mind the only thing that comes through your head is disaster. Disaster to this, disaster to that and the list goes on and you over think and over react about everything. You are definitely making a list of all the things that will go wrong while you grow up and the thing is that you are mostly right. Inevitably you are in a world of your own and unwilling to communicate with anyone.
When I come to this state where I am scared and lost to my own thoughts I try to be calm and accept the facts by following some simple steps.
First and foremost, I try to understand that everything that starts in life has an end including a human life. Once I accept the fact that eventually everyone will die at the end I try to hold on into my dreams and the things that I want to achieve in the future. Growing up means fulfilling your dreams, but it also means that your life reaches an end line,which is inevitable.
Secondly, I try to hold on to my good memories of vacation, funny accidents etc. When you've reached a point in your life when you would truly wish to just pause the moment forever,try to understand that even if it was possible eventually you would get bored. You are a human being, you want the change even if it frightens you a lot.
Last but not least, every age has its own perks and drawbacks. Sure it is amazing when you are an adolescent. You're only problems are homework, girlfriends/boyfriends and other not so important issues. Think of all the other possibilities you can achieve when you are an adult. You can become a pro at a musical instrument and eventually be a famous artist . You can be a teacher, a doctor , a writer , whatever you want. If you ''stuck'' at a certain point of your life or a certain age you won't have any progress at all.
Growing up means learning new things, accepting and overcoming obstacles and just moving on . Even though I would literally die to stay forever young , deep down I know that I would simply be at the same spot all the time because I wouldn't have the opportunities to move forward. And moving forward is a great start to reach your dreams, to reach success.
