I always found it to be ironic that at 18 we are supposed to know or be on our way to knowing what we want to do with the rest of our lives. Merely months before starting your first year of college, you need to ask for permission to use the bathroom, but in September you are adult enough to make huge life choices?
At 18, or any age we can and will change our minds on various things. Whether it's choosing a major that we think we like, or our hair color, etc etc. We may think we like something or want to do something with our lives, but not everything is set in stone. For as much as our parents may want it to be, life just does not always work that way. Things are not the same as they were 8 years ago. It's difficult to get job and nothing is as permanent as many think.
The pressure to have it all together and get a job and just be a decent/functioning human being can truly take a toll on people. It's not helpful for anyone to have that constant thought or idea that you contemplate whether you made the wrong choice or whether you are setting yourself up to fail. No one wants to jump without a parachute. Of course, life and everything about it can and will cause stress but to have so much stress, regrets, and to question everything at the age of 21 is not healthy. In my opinion. We are young, we should live our lives to the fullest and take advantage of opportunities and try our best to make memories while we can.
It's difficult to find the balance between being young wild and free but also trying to manage responsibilities and learn what exactly adulthood entails. I do not have all the answers to the questions, I cannot see the future, I can only live in this moment and be present.
That's the beauty and yet scary part of life. Not knowing what the future holds for you and where you'll be but at the same time, who wants to read the ending of a book before starting the first chapter?
So the answer to everyone's question: No, I don't know what I want to do for the rest of my life. I have an idea and goals I want to reach, but I cannot tell you my future. (Unless you're a psychic or something, but is that stuff even real?)
It's ok if you don't know what you want to do for the rest of your life, you'll eventually figure it out. We do not have the answers and sometimes when we are looking for them, we find other hidden treasures along the way.
