January 5, 2009
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The concept of being an adult
As I get older ( I am only 25 so not to old ) I realize that being an adult does not always mean you feel like an adult. Take for instance myself. I have graduated college, work for a major financial firm, am married, make car payments, and own a dog. Yet I don't feel like an adult. It got me thinking...Where did this concept of what it feels like to be an adult come from? Was it from watching my parents and figuring that the way they acted meant they must feel a certain way? Is it nothing more than a concept and most people never feel like an adult? I mean I have reached all the major milestones of adulthood. I have a stabile adult career ( notice not a job but a career ) and yet I still feel like a kid. Perhaps though it has more to do with the fact that I associate adulthood with boredom. I still like to have a good time, drink occasionally, and do kid like things. I still enjoy punk rock music, watch the simpsons, and enjoy a good video game as much as the next guy. I just wonder if there will be a day when I say " yup I feel like an adult." Honestly, I hope not.
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I think it depends on if you allow life to overtake you, rather than proceeding to take over your life. When you take on too much and obligate yourself to too many things, you life overtakes you, sucking all your time and fun away. You become a slave to the grind, and therefore feel old, tired and unfulfilled. This is what you associate to being an adult. Realize that there is very little that you are actually obligated to do, and this is unlikely to happen to you.
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