It 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. What you don't recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren't really cold, mean or insincere but that they are as confused as you. You look at your job and it is not even close to what you thought you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares you.
Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what isn't.
One minute, you are insecure and then the next, secure. You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and confused. Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are or move forward.
You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do such damage to you. Or you lay 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 love someone else too and cannot figure out why you are doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person.
One-night-stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic. 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.
"I bend but I do not break."
2 comments:
An intersting insght - is what you have - and while a lot of it is stuff i know i have gone through - i also look upon these insecurites and certain indecisiveness in ourselves as moments that necessitate people as individuals to put their best foot forward.
I guess another way to look at it is that in all these 21 years the one thing has remained with us are relationships we formed and nurtured - in all honensty believe these will bear fruit at a more relevant point in our lives.
For now... lets meet up man :)
cheers - nice blog btw
Hey bro !!
This is most well put. I cant imagine a better description of what I feel now. I just turned 23 and this is just the way I feel.
I've read most of your posts and there is one thing I can't understand - do you live in another country now? Do you work/study? Its a bit weird to understand the feelings behing an article unless you know where it comes from.
I do hope you write more often coz all that you have written till now is very interesting to read and I can expect you to follow it up.
-PeAcE
--WiTh
---GuNs
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