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This rambling came to me in the shower a bit ago
Think about it. Ten years ago you were 7 or 8 years old, and it was 1997. I don't know about you but 1997 doesn't feel like it was really 10 years ago. 1991 seems like a long time ago. 1997 doesn't, and 2000 certainly doesnt feel like it was 7 years ago. For me, the ten years have changed a lot, but at the same time not really. I still live with my parents. I still live in Albuquerque. I still have the same dog, the same sister, and many of the same friends. I live in a different house, but really, most the changes are minor. I'm older, and thats about it. Now think about ten years from now. 28 years old, 2017. Some of you will be married. Some of you may have a kid. Some won't even be alive, though no one wants to think about that. Thats truely a system shock isn't it? I can't imagine being married, having a kid, having a career. Not yet anyways. But life comes at you fast. When you were little, summer break lasted forever. Now, every year goes by and at the end, you think, man that year went by fast. As you get older, life seems to accelerate. In a way, we're probably more than half way through our lives. So we've established that time is speeding up, and changes are going to be great, so what do you do? That's actually the simplest answer. Don't blink. Don't hesitate. When an opportunity presents itself, take it, because if you hesitate, it will be gone. You won't have much time to mourn a past decision because before you know it, more are coming down on you. No one has time to be depressed, stressed, or lazy. Because when it all ends, you have to be able to look back and have the memories.
Think about it. Ten years ago you were 7 or 8 years old, and it was 1997. I don't know about you but 1997 doesn't feel like it was really 10 years ago. 1991 seems like a long time ago. 1997 doesn't, and 2000 certainly doesnt feel like it was 7 years ago. For me, the ten years have changed a lot, but at the same time not really. I still live with my parents. I still live in Albuquerque. I still have the same dog, the same sister, and many of the same friends. I live in a different house, but really, most the changes are minor. I'm older, and thats about it. Now think about ten years from now. 28 years old, 2017. Some of you will be married. Some of you may have a kid. Some won't even be alive, though no one wants to think about that. Thats truely a system shock isn't it? I can't imagine being married, having a kid, having a career. Not yet anyways. But life comes at you fast. When you were little, summer break lasted forever. Now, every year goes by and at the end, you think, man that year went by fast. As you get older, life seems to accelerate. In a way, we're probably more than half way through our lives. So we've established that time is speeding up, and changes are going to be great, so what do you do? That's actually the simplest answer. Don't blink. Don't hesitate. When an opportunity presents itself, take it, because if you hesitate, it will be gone. You won't have much time to mourn a past decision because before you know it, more are coming down on you. No one has time to be depressed, stressed, or lazy. Because when it all ends, you have to be able to look back and have the memories.