The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
Confucius
Hello there, full-time weekenders!
There's this trend of talking about adult life as if it were a scam. I can totally get behind that idea. Adulting is seriously messed up! While one was a kid, thing always looked so easy. And I bet most of the problems with society have to do in part with the fact that children are shielded from the dire circumstances of reality for far too long. This may vary according to the situation you're born into, but most of the problems end up being the same.
Something that I have never understood (and I still don't) was this idea of having a map laid out for milestones in life. Finish school, go to college, get a job, buy a house, get married or not, have children or not, have them repeat the cycle. It seems the idea of living is based upon the survival instincts of the species, but it is actually on giving society a chance to keep going. The wheel of that machine keep turning and are oiled with blood and sweat. Those are taken from every living person who has set foot in life trying to achieve something.
Getting near to 33 years, I still don't understand what I'm supposed to do when the odds are stacked against me. I'm not the only one who feels like it. Life is hard and I have to deal with it. Adult life has been a serious of opportunities for work that have done something good for me at some time and then stopped being there. I decided to step away from my area of expertise just to find myself going back there to earn money since the chances of doing so with my passion are even tougher. A lot of my issues are inherited from the decision taken by my forefathers. Colonies became Republics. Republics were born corrupt. Corruption found the way to screw everyone up. In the end, it was all about decisions.
There's not much to be done in order to see a bight of light ahead but work. My brother did it in his own way. Why could I not? The problem is that I have too much time to being comfortable and less about getting myself into the zone of working and trying to reach a salvation from all the crap we must face daily. The thing I hate the must about my adult life is my own indulgence. Yes, I know how to do stuff. Yes, I should be doing more. But here I am, trying to grasp something that is too far away.
Change will come, but only through action. And at least, I have given my first steps into it. Hopefully it isn't too late to get the ball rolling and achieving something important. The goal is to have a good life. That is to be happy. Avoid being a slave to work. Be able to visit the places in my bucket list and do stuff in there.
The expectations of what I was supposed to do have all but crumbled away. At least, there are no more shackles trying to pull me into any other situation. I'm screwed for the time being, but I'm also free to do things. Some people don't have that luxury!
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