It's been almost a month since the shit storm went down and one more month 'till I pass out! And I've been thinking a lot. Probably too much. My mind wanders off way too often in camp.
I'm gonna turn 20 soon. My youth will officially be over soon. So, do I really want to join the rat race? You know, I'm not bragging or anything. But upon deep retrospection, I realized I've actually done a lot in the past three years in Poly. Like, I've actually made things happen for myself. Like how, you say?
Love life's not brilliant but I've gotten laid a few times so bless whoever gave me that luck. Managed to juggle a couple of attachments simultaneously while studying and even broke into another field in which I had no business being in.
That's not bad, right? Sure, I'm no top student, and I'm not academic genius you'll look to for solutions on stopping global warming. But looking back, I take pride in that whatever I've done was with all my heat and soul and passion. I did them because I wanted to. I can rest well knowing that while other people were stuck doing shit they hated, I was having a ball of a time.
Where does this all fit in and where am I getting to exactly? Well, getting out of that youthful rebel excuse phase probably means I have to grow up like everyone else and get a proper job once this military crap finishes, right? I guess so. I've certainly thought about. The rat race, it scares me. Questions like if I'll be able to earn enough to give back to my ma and pops, if I'll earn enough to move out and support myself, they just keep popping up. Can I possibly make a living shooting shit I like? With humour half the peninsula doesn't understand? Or will my website venture be able to sustain itself?
It all looks bleak. But I'll still probably do it anyway. I'm stupid like that. Stupid enough to drag myself into a mountain of debts. Stupid enough to lower my value to a girl who didn't appreciate anything. Stupid enough to not join this rat race.
Old habits die hard.
Labels: Love, Money, Problems, Rat Race, Thoughts