You can't plan life. If you talked to me one, two, or even five years ago this is definitely not where I said I would be. I had big dreams, solid goals and high hopes, but the reality is that nothing ever goes as planned. Looking back, I'm not sure if everything I wanted was truly for me or if it was just to prove something to the people in my life. Now I'm twenty-two years old, I haven't accomplished anything I'd hoped to by now, and I could care less if anyone else has an opinion about how I'm doing or where I've ended up.
Actually, you know what? Maybe we say we "don't care" what other people think. or maybe we just can't come to terms with the fact that they don't want to hear the truth. I have no desire to confess to my father that I have not been in college for the past year; I'd rather lie to him over a five minute conversation every month by saying "there were problems with my paper work". Who are we really lying to? And why do we feel the need to cover up the reality of our lives to dismiss the opinion of someone else?
You only live one life so handle it how you choose. It's short, it's sweet, and you only get one shot. Don't let anybody make you sad, don't let anybody hold you back, and most of all control your own destiny. If it takes me five years instead of four years to finish college, than so be it. It's my life- I spent that extra year doing what I wanted to do. How many of you can say that for yourselves?
I have friends who claim they are "independent" but if they didn't have their parents, they'd be poor, homeless, hungry and lost. Take charge of your freedom. You only live one life- I'd rather struggle than have some other person control mine. Man up and do things for yourself, not for anyone else. At the end of everyday you can only count on one person, and that's you. Nobody ever got to the top because of other people, so grow up and carry your damn self.
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