Irvine511
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people in their 40s and up should remember a time when a college education could be paid for with summer jobs bagging groceries.
in many ways, i've been very lucky. i've struggled, so to speak, but have never, ever asked for help -- perhaps only out of sheer pigheadedness -- but then i also managed to avoid calamity or disaster. and when disaster did strike, i was secure enough to pay off my large (and still continuing) medical bills.
i also think that the 20s are a time when you should pursue a dream, if you know what that dream might be, or to search for that dream. but i think, naturally, when you shift into your 30s, the more practical aspects of life take over, and you become more able to work a 9-to-5 that is respectable and funds the rest of your life, and you're fine with that. i just think that many 25 year olds won't be happy feeling as if they've "settled" and would be happier trying to pursue what it really is that they want to do, and even if it doesn't work out, at least they can say that they tried. and then life will take it's course, and the idea of "settling" doesn't quite mean to a 35 year old what it might mean to a 25 year old. there are many, many ways to get through life, and everything is in constant negotiation.
my only advice would be to follow your gut, and to listen to what it is that you *really* want -- whether that's something to help you afford your true passions, or whether your true passion is working very hard for very little money, or if your true passion is not so much the work itself but the feeling of accomplishment in a fast paced environment, or if you've got some hungry mouths to feed and uninteresting but solid work is a mere 5-minute drive from home.
we give ourselves too much credit for the ability to steer the events of our lives. many decisions will be made for you, and remember that your decisions are 50% chance anyway.
in many ways, i've been very lucky. i've struggled, so to speak, but have never, ever asked for help -- perhaps only out of sheer pigheadedness -- but then i also managed to avoid calamity or disaster. and when disaster did strike, i was secure enough to pay off my large (and still continuing) medical bills.
i also think that the 20s are a time when you should pursue a dream, if you know what that dream might be, or to search for that dream. but i think, naturally, when you shift into your 30s, the more practical aspects of life take over, and you become more able to work a 9-to-5 that is respectable and funds the rest of your life, and you're fine with that. i just think that many 25 year olds won't be happy feeling as if they've "settled" and would be happier trying to pursue what it really is that they want to do, and even if it doesn't work out, at least they can say that they tried. and then life will take it's course, and the idea of "settling" doesn't quite mean to a 35 year old what it might mean to a 25 year old. there are many, many ways to get through life, and everything is in constant negotiation.
my only advice would be to follow your gut, and to listen to what it is that you *really* want -- whether that's something to help you afford your true passions, or whether your true passion is working very hard for very little money, or if your true passion is not so much the work itself but the feeling of accomplishment in a fast paced environment, or if you've got some hungry mouths to feed and uninteresting but solid work is a mere 5-minute drive from home.
we give ourselves too much credit for the ability to steer the events of our lives. many decisions will be made for you, and remember that your decisions are 50% chance anyway.