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Nov 06, 2006 22:21

I've been thinking a lot of late about what i've done with my life thus far. You hear these amazing stories of people of less than 20 that have done things i can never hope to achieve. These stories are both inspiring and depressing ( Read more... )

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finding_archer November 7 2006, 06:40:03 UTC
In relation to today's standards, everything you've done is seen as more commendable. Us non-tertiaries are sometimes seen as lay about hippies, using the excuse of "wanting to find ourselves" as a cheap way of losing the guilt we feel from never making more out of our lives. Moving out for me wasn't so much an achievement as it was an escape route, a form of abandonment.

On the other hand, who really is to say how you define a person as "successful"? I think you've really got to look at your own standards, and your level of happiness.

You should feel proud, you've achieved many things and experienced alot of situations. Moving out and becoming independent, you should see as the next step, not something you should've done sooner.

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zippydngstckngs November 8 2006, 03:33:53 UTC
I always hated how non-tertiaries are condescended. I dont think that there is anything wrong with not going to university ( ... )

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