By: Christelle MarambaAs I turn a year older, I’ve come to several realizations.
First, getting older can be sh*#ty at times. The number of friends greeting you for your birthday gets smaller and smaller every year but the ones who still does, especially those who gives you gifts and greets you with long messages, are the ones who really care about you. Forget those times where you get mountains of gifts and cake, as you get older, you’ll get no cake and be happy if you get a single gift. Second, keeping in touch with all your friends is difficult. Keeping contact with all your friends might be a bit difficult, most especially when some of them are far away. No matter how much we want to hold onto as much friends as we can, some are bound to fall through the gaps of our hands because we are not the carefree kids we are used to being, the kids with plenty of free time and a better social life, now we are the semi-adults trying to learn how to be an adult properly and most of our time are spent sleeping. Third, Adulthood is like a college. Adulthood is a course and we are freshmen once again. Being an adult is so different from what we are used to because adults know how to manage time properly, adults know how to make good decisions, adults know how to take care of themselves, etc., and we do not properly know how to do these things as of yet, so we learn again. Fourth, drinking alcohol is not such a bad thing. Most of us grow up thinking that alcohol is bad and vow to never drink a drop of it, if you are one of these people, prepare to eat your words. Being a senior in college and having the pressure of being a successful professional on your back, alcohol can be your best friend. I’m not saying you should drink excessively, but drinking moderately, and only when you absolutely need it, can help boost your mood and feelings. Fifth, Sleeping is God’s gift from above. When we were younger, we hated taking naps because we lost precious time to play. Now, however, you are going to pray for sleep. We might be a bit late in realizing how important sleep is, but as they say, better late than never. Sixth, I don’t have 20 realizations. I actually just have a few. Turning 20 makes us an adult in age, but our maturity still depends on us. Life doesn’t give out handbooks or guidelines on “How to Adult properly”, we learn by trial and error, so don’t feel pressured if you turn 20 and still not know how to cook or drive or swim, etc., because we still have plenty of time to actually learn those things. Just because we lost the word “teen” in our age doesn’t mean that we have lost the privilege of being carefree, being 20 just means we need to start thinking wisely and stop thinking of just ourselves. Thinking of adulthood can be scary at times; we do not know where to place ourselves. We are going to face more challenges and responsibilities, so be brave. Maturing is inevitable, so let us grow up and be wise with grace and dignity. Happy 20!
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