Diamond Dave
What's everybody looking at?
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I am not sure about the place you live in, but there is a culture of shaming young people that want to have fun where I live. Not only the young ones experience this shaming, of course, since adults are expected to have more responsibility.
To exemplify, when people ask what you desire the most from life and your answer is something related to having fun, going out with your friends, dating, experimenting with substances, being wild, and just enjoying your prime years, they are suspicious of you and become very judgmental.
What people expect from you is to study and work hard so that you go to university, get a decent job, buy a house, and maybe have some kids. And this is perfectly fine. But the implication here is always that you sacrifice fundamental parts of youth in exchange for some material benefits later on like that can make up for what you lose in the meantime.
And what do you lose in the meantime?
The early days of your precious life. Sex may be fun at 40, but it never beats the experience that you have at 16 or 20. The same can be said about having fun with your friends, experimenting with substances, going to concerts, and being wild. Nothing can ever beat the adrenaline, sensation, and emotion that being young gives, so why on earth would you want to sacrifice your prime to study and work?
I am not saying these are not important. You must have a stable job that pays you enough so as to enjoy the older years of life, but do not become prey to the mentality that being a responsible adult is more crucial to your development than simply experiencing life to its total extent.
To exemplify, when people ask what you desire the most from life and your answer is something related to having fun, going out with your friends, dating, experimenting with substances, being wild, and just enjoying your prime years, they are suspicious of you and become very judgmental.
What people expect from you is to study and work hard so that you go to university, get a decent job, buy a house, and maybe have some kids. And this is perfectly fine. But the implication here is always that you sacrifice fundamental parts of youth in exchange for some material benefits later on like that can make up for what you lose in the meantime.
And what do you lose in the meantime?
The early days of your precious life. Sex may be fun at 40, but it never beats the experience that you have at 16 or 20. The same can be said about having fun with your friends, experimenting with substances, going to concerts, and being wild. Nothing can ever beat the adrenaline, sensation, and emotion that being young gives, so why on earth would you want to sacrifice your prime to study and work?
I am not saying these are not important. You must have a stable job that pays you enough so as to enjoy the older years of life, but do not become prey to the mentality that being a responsible adult is more crucial to your development than simply experiencing life to its total extent.
