If there is one thing we know, it is that this world is not perfect, but people try to make it seem that way. Since we were young, we were taught to grow up, get an education, go a job, get married, and have children. That is just the norm in our society, and there is nothing wrong with those things because eventually I want all of that. But it seems nowadays if you have not reached these goals by a certain age, then it is your fault because you did not try hard enough. But that is not always the case.
As the generation of young adults, there is so much pressure to work and become the person you want to be and know who you want to be at such a young age that it is almost overwhelming. Education says we need to know what occupation we want to pursue in high school. My parents were still buying my gas in high school and I was supposed to know what I wanted to do with my life? I don't think so. If you don't have a steady job or married by age 25 then society and people wonder what is wrong with you. To everyone who asks "why are you still single?"... sometimes we want to be. It's okay to be independent and not depend on others to make us feel valued. Society has put such a time frame on when something should be completed that we honestly aren't enjoying our lives anymore. If you want to travel the world and not have a steady job, then do it. If want to be 30 years old, not married, and have ten dogs, then do it. If you do not want to go to college and immediately start working after high school, then do it. That does not make you any less valuable or important.
The only time frame that matters is the one God has planned for you. Maybe it's not in His plan to give your dream job until your 40 or to bless you with your significant other until you are 30. This is because He has other plans for you and is molding you the entire time. So, to my generation, it is okay to not have your life together when you are 21 years old. It'll happen in God's time and until then, don't let society make you feel any less.
