"Go out and do something. It isn't your room that's a prison, it's yourself"
-Sylvia Plath
Have you ever wanted something out of life, but you were too afraid to go and get it? It seems nowadays we get so caught up in school and work that we have stopped taking chances and have begun to settle for a normal life. What happened to all of plans you made at 18 years old? Don’t let them go because you think you don’t have the time or guts to do it now. Believe it or not, now is exactly the time you should be jumping in to take that risk.
1) Do it while you're young.
It’s very cliché, but it’s the truth. When you start to get older and settled in to a real life job with a family, you lose all of the free time and leeway that you have right now. We fail to realize how busy life becomes the older we get, so the more we push off the things we want to do, the more we’re running out of time to do them. Everyone only has one lifetime to do the things they want to do, take
2) You'll eventually look back on your life with regret.
In your life, it’s inevitable to have regrets about certain choices you’ve made. But if you want something bad enough right now, go out and get it. Why wait any longer and possibly lose your opportunity to do it? Nobody wants to look back on their life and think about all of the chances they could have taken but never did.
3) Make new memories.
No one looks back on their life and talks about the times they went to school or went to work and got to bed at a reasonable time. What we always remember most are those moments we stepped out of our comfort zones and decided to do something worthwhile. Life was made so we could do amazing things and get the most there is out of the time allotted to us here. Do yourself a favor and make a memory worth telling your kids before you have them.
4) It could change the rest of your life.
What if taking that risk you’re so afraid of could change your life for the better? What if you met your soulmate? What if you found out what it was you wanted to do with the rest of your life? Going somewhere new and going on an adventure could turn the whole course of your life. Imagine missing out on that because you were too scared to do something unusual. No matter where you are right now, don’t forget that you could be missing out on the opportunity of a lifetime.
5) There's nothing to lose.
When you’re young, there’s a lot less at stake than there will be when you’re older. You don’t have to worry about all of the things tying you down because how many things are actually tying you down when you’re 20? Right now the world is at your disposal: old enough where you can take a drive or plane to anywhere you want to go, and young enough to not worry about what it is you would be leaving behind. Go out and explore more than what is around you, get a taste of something new.
