Your twenties are all about exploring, finding out who you are and what your passion is. At least, so you are being told. It seems that there are two sides on this issue. One side believes that finding your passion is one of the most important, if not the most important, thing in your life. According to them, once you find your passion everything else will fall into place. But there's another side too. They believe that while finding your passion is nice, but it's not the most vital thing to make this life of yours worth it.

I think I am somewhere right in between.

Yes, I do agree with people who say that it is important to find your passion but I also tend to side with people who say that there is more to life than just that. It might be because I am not the most spontaneous person out there but I'd never throw everything overboard to just go out on a wimp to find what truly fulfills me.

Maybe I speak from a very privileged perspective when I say that so far every experience I have had, has brought me closer to finding my passion. But I believe that even during the "bad times" you still take one step closer. Because the bad times are showing you what you don't want or how you rather not live your life. Personally, I think that's just as equally important as knowing what you want.

On top of that, you will learn and grow as an individual which will shape you to become the person you want to be.

So yes, it's important to figure out what fulfills you but at the same time don't just go chasing any wild dream that you thought of two seconds ago. Take some time to truly think about it and if your gut still tells you six months from now that this is what you are supposed to be doing than go for it. Despite, popular opinion this life can be pretty long especially if you burn certain bridges too quickly and end up with nothing.

Also, who says you need to figure it all out in your twenties anyway? Just because you might be expected to have settled, gotten married, or started a family in your thirties doesn't mean you can't still find your passion then.

Or even later than that.

Finding your passion should not be a race that you try to complete as quickly as possible. Rather, you should take the time you need and to truly find it. Don't compare yourself to anyone else. Just listen to your gut and trust that even the times where you don't feel like you are making progress, you actually are.