I am 20 years old. I'm still an adolescent, but i'm told that i will soon become an adult. Really? But what does that mean to "become an adult" then? Is it about taking care of yourself, being self-sufficient? Is it about having responsabilities? Having a job, a wife (or husband), a house and some kids?
For us all, unconsciously, this is probably what it is all about… and i do believe it is a shortcut. But people are always acting in a way i could not forget that someday, i will have to deal with such situations. And that's the reason why i should be thinking about my future right now. I have to build up a plan for my life, so i will enjoy a healthy life later. Otherwise, i'll be a failure and my life will be fucked up!
Paradoxally, i can hear too, that once you're an adult, good time is over. You can no longer do what you like, because work and family life is taking all your time. I'm still young, so i have to take as much as i can… And what does that mean? That after 30 my life will be over?
I think it is funny that most of the people who are speaking such way, are people of my age…
That's such a sad future.
In a society that glorifies youth, beauty and perfection; a society where everything is going so quick, i hope i will grow up at my own rhythm. I hope i will accept time passing by, and i will enjoy every moment of my life, the bad and the good moments…
-Hervé