Salsa
11-12-2006, 04:15 AM
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 sincere, 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.
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 lay 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 money, the world, 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....and more
importantly,
YOU ARE NOT ALONE....
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 sincere, 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.
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 lay 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 money, the world, 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....and more
importantly,
YOU ARE NOT ALONE....