Being Twenty Somethings

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 aren't really cold, catty, mean or
insincere, but that they are as confused as you.

You look at your job... and it is not 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.
Tell 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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Got it off somebody's bulletin board in Friendster.
Its a good read... And i thought i could honestly
relate to it.. and I think its worded nicer than I
can ever attempt... Any of you feeling the same way?