This is going to be my very short rant about being an adult, as it was the first thing I could think of writing. Anyway, at this point in my life, this topic is both exhilarating and scary. I don’t know exactly what I want to study, or what I want to do with my life. People always talk about their lives changing, and things happening that they didn’t expect. I don’t like surprises. I just wish I knew who I would become. If I could look into the future and see what my life would be like, I would.
Being an adult is a big step. I’ll admit adult life isn’t as interesting as I once thought it was. When I was little, I couldn’t wait for the day when I could drive, vote, and work. I thought those were the coolest things in the world, and I wanted to be a part of them. Now I know that it’s not that easy. Being an adult is a lot of responsibility. I don’t even want to start thinking about paying taxes, rent, or insurance. When you’re an adult, you have to do things on your own and be responsible for your actions. It’s a lot to take on if you’re not ready.
I think I’m on my way to being ready. But I think that although adult life is serious, it’s also a lot of fun. I have a huge bucket list that I want to finish up. I want to get a pet, buy a motorcycle, learn how to do parkour. I want everything from being successful and having a comfortable life to learning how to speak to Russian and how to bake. The future is open for me to make of it what I want. The possibilities are endless, to a certain degree. Don’t you ever think about who you might be in the future, what you could accomplish? I think about it all the time.
The future isn’t such a bad prospect. It is going to be a lot of work, but it’s also going to be a learning experience. I just hope that I’ll be able to look back on my life and be proud of the decisions that I’ve made.
I agree that the prospect of being an adult is terrifying and exciting at the same time. I can't wait to do all the things I want to. However, I find that the world of endless possibilities is also scary. I'm a naturally indecisive person, and having so many opportunities at my disposal is both a blessing and a curse. And in response to your question: yes, I think about who I might be all the time. I also stress over who I could have been if I'd done things differently. Although, it's reassuring to think that whatever happens, I'll still be alive and (hopefully) well, and I'll always have the chance to straighten my life out if things start going wrong.
ReplyDeleteIntersting. Reading through all of your future hopes, plans, and fears reveals side of you completely foreign to me. It makes one think about how little we may actually know our classmates, despite our forty hours a week of interaction. Even close friends are probably further apart than they feel. I personally don't have many thoughts on my future; I've always felt what I prefer at this age isn't going to match up with future ideas.
ReplyDeleteBeing an adult seemed so cool when I was five, but now, I'm kind of dreading the responsibility. Even today, I'm tired and exhausted and just want to avoid all of my responsibilities by watching my favorite TV shows or just lying around doing nothing. But I guess that there's a part of me that's excited about being in control of my fate as well as having people take me seriously. Sometimes I have daydreams of my future; most of them involve something exciting like adventuring with explosions in the background.
ReplyDeleteEven at fifteen, I have the same mistrust of adulthood as I did when I was eight. I guess I'm scared of adulthood as well. I'm scared of that tax-filling, rent-paying, responsibility-mongering sort of adulthood. That vehicle-operating sort of adulthood.
ReplyDeleteMy family drives everywhere, even if it's across the whole country and back. I have spent weeks of my life in cars. Just as a passenger, it isn't very exciting. and I can read or do stuff in the back seat. I can't imagine what it might be like for my parents.
I also don't see adulthood as a fount of endless possibility, or-- or-- what's holding you back from starting your your bucket-list right now, as a kid. Lflorez, the time to learn parkour is now. I expect you to be able to parkour off them walls by the end of the year. Go go go, go.
As adulthood keeps looming closer and closer, it's difficult not to be worried. A lot of the things I was excited about when I was younger (like driving) seem scary (why would I ever want to be in charge of a huge hunk of metal with wheels?). The idea of making the wrong decisions stresses me a lot, but I'm looking forward to all the opportunities that adulthood brings in addition to the added responsibilities and troubles.
ReplyDeleteIt's definitely hard imaging being an adult, but I feel like the transition is going to be much smoother than what I'm assuming right now. Currently I feel lost in college apps, unsure of where I'm going to be exactly a year from now, but I know once it happens, it'll feel natural. It's hard to stop say "I'm an adult," because I'm not really sure of a moment where one has made the transition from kid to adult-- I think once I've realized I'm an adult, I'll be happy where I am.
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