Saturday, October 2, 2010

You can't always get what you want.

I thought wishing you were older was only for teenagers. Yes, people who are 20 wish they were 21 for obvious reasons, but I simply wish to be older. Odd, right? It isn't when you think about it. Here I am, finally working in a field I love, living a fast-paced life, nearly immersed in adulthood when I realize that I am still only 20 years old. I feel ready enough --save for the knowledge/degree part-- to take on the world, and yet my age holds me back from doing so. I don't feel young, I don't look too young, but I don't fit in just yet. It's a strange transitional period to be in.

I wonder what it will be like to not have you life drastically change every 2 years. Seemingly, that has been the case since eighth grade. No one wants to be stagnant, however being in constant motion doesn't exactly have its perks either.

Do I really want to be out of college? Do I really want to be 100% adult? Surely, I will be chastised by someone older for wishing away some of my glory days, but I guess that all depends on what you define as "glory." I believe mine have yet to come.


Al