Quarter life crisis??
This mail was sent to me 2 years ago.. dated 30 June 2003. Thought little of it back then cuz i was still a bubbly young 21. I chanced upon it again while i was reading some older threads in my jc yahoogroup, and i was really shocked to see that what i'm going through emotionally is really as described.. man.. Am i really facing the Quarter Life Crisis.... well.. pple, do read and comment on it =)
>>They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." 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, catty, 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 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 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.
> >>
> >>Send this to your twenty-something friends...maybe it will help someone
> >>feel like they aren't alone in their state of confusion.
> >>
> >>May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you
> >>strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy
> >
>>They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." 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, catty, 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 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 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.
> >>
> >>Send this to your twenty-something friends...maybe it will help someone
> >>feel like they aren't alone in their state of confusion.
> >>
> >>May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you
> >>strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy
> >
posted by junKiT | 5:04 PM
5 Comments:
wouldn't say completely true..
but definitely hits the nail on the head on many counts..
life sucks doesn't it..?
when we try to face up to all these changes...we tend to think too much abt everything and that's when we feel old...
and when we feel that we can't handle all of them & wanna escape, we sunddenly feel young n helpless again...
we are all going through it yah...
does tt make u feel better?? no??
haha.. owell... =P
Aw man, couldn't you edit your text to remove the arrows? ^_^
haha.. unfortunately i'm a fighter/rebel who is currently taking a break now.. but i will be back ready to fight again when the next bell rings.. keke.. (wa.. cheem.. i have no idea what i'm talking abt..)
SW: taking a break == very lazy :p
not exactly accurate, but it rings true in some areas, mainly because we want to think that way and sometimes make us feel better that others are thinking that way too...sheesh..what am i saying? go live your life man...it's not that hard...
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