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BEING TWENTY - SOMETHING...
>
>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
>they aren't really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but
>that they are as confused as you.
>
>You look at your job... and it isn't 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.
>
>Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what
>others are doing and find yourself judging more than
>usual because suddenly you realize that you have
>certain boundaries in your life and are constantly
>adding things to your list of what is acceptable and
>what isn't.
>
>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 lie 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 loans, money, 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...
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>
>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
>they aren't really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but
>that they are as confused as you.
>
>You look at your job... and it isn't 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.
>
>Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what
>others are doing and find yourself judging more than
>usual because suddenly you realize that you have
>certain boundaries in your life and are constantly
>adding things to your list of what is acceptable and
>what isn't.
>
>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 lie 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 loans, money, 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...
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