YOUR TIME IS NOW
Every day you wait is another day you won't get back.
21st century is the age of technology and fast life. Today, it's the age of fast food and even faster relationships. I still remember, when I was in middle school, all of 11 years, I was not even aware of what love was! All my friends would tell me that a certain guy liked me and I should like him back and that became a relationship. High school was where I was introduced to the complications of a real teenage environment with complicated relationships and appearances to keep. You had to go on dates and show people that you were together or no one would believe you. At one point, this became so consuming that keeping up with these appearances became my life. And now, when I look back on that time, I try to think if I really ever understood what I was doing and why I was doing it.
College brought it's own share of problems. Now, the game had completely changed. it wasn't enough to just be with someone. There were rules and ways to be, you had to follow them if you wanted to be in a relationship. Love was not a simple 4 letter word. It was much more. I think that was when I finally decided that I was not going to be a pawn in this world of social appearances and make my life a public record. All this had already taken up a lot of my Time, and I intended to enjoy the one in college. I was happy. And when I finally accepted my place in the social chain, was when I finally grew. Time smiled upon me and showed me the true meaning of a lot of things that were obscured from my vision earlier. I got to know what it meant to really love someone and want to be with that person, not because it was right for the world, but because it was right for me! I saw what the company of a few close friends could do, the power they held over me. I finally started to love myself and was comfortable in my own skin. I did not want to conform to the "Gen Y thang" because I was finally tasting freedom, and IT FELT GOOD!
So, the only thing that I want to tell the younger generation or the people who are just getting into high school, middle school and college is that don't make it so hard on yourself. Yes, it is a minefest and yes, it may seem very hard sometime. But, always remember that it is your life and the only person who can a real difference to it is you. So, don't live it like someone else. Make mistakes and be proud of them. Do something crazy and laugh when you talk about it. Love hard and live with the passion you have. Be yourself and Be weird. You will never get this day or this Time back again. So, don't care about what they want you to do or how they want you to be. If you're happy with what you make of your life, everything else will fall into place.
When we were small, our parents would always tell us that Time is very precious and that we shouldn't waste it and make use of it and become better. I never understood the depth of what they said unless I saw the time slipping out of my fingers and all I could was stand there watching it go. Don't make the mistakes I did. I never had someone older to help me understand, but you do.
Time will not wait for you to make something meaningful out of it. So, don't wait and think. The only way that you'll make the most of the time and love it will be if you get to live it your way. There is an amazing beauty in making the Time you're given your own. So, do it! And do it now!
There's no better time to make memories than now!
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