Wisdom

Old people love to give advice. Unfortunately, I don't really like to listen to it (does anyone really?). Yet, this time as the whole group of them were discussing my future some of what they said actually made sense.

At first I was tuning them out like I usually do because they were telling me how to study and what to do in school. I don't really pay attention to any of that stuff because I think that studying isn't something someone can tell you how to do. Not the same strategies work for everyone and it's up to each individual to figure out what works for them. Of course if you're getting B's, C's, D's, or F's your strategy probably isn't the greatest one and you might want to reconsider the way you're studying because it's clearly not working. I think learning how to study is one of the most difficult challenges that school presents. It's difficult because if you've been studying one way all your life you don't want to change your tactic because you fear that it will bring you negative results. Then again if you're consistently barely passing, don't you think it's time for a change anyway? Sorry, I don't mean to lecture, I'm just saying as usual.

Anyway this is what I learned from the old people. They were dissecting my life and they were talking about friendships and relationships. I was rolling my eyes in my mind and I was preparing to tune them out while nodding and smiling when one of them brought up a good point. They said that I shouldn't worry about any of that right now because everything will eventually fall into place in the future. Things like this will come naturally. She said that I should focus on school and my future for now instead of chasing things that are negligible in comparison. She told me that when (or if...) I'm successful, friendships and relationships will follow. She said that one of her mistakes in life was wasting time trying to secure her previous friendships and relationships when everyone, including herself, had changed. This was a total "Aha!" moment for me. Maybe that's why everything is so different. Maybe it's because everything has changed it's just that none of us have noticed it (or care maybe). If that's the case then I should take the advice right? I feel so robotic. The only thing I'm driven by is my ultimate goal. While the old people admire my drive I still think it feels lonely on my goal driven island. Perhaps someday I'll run into someone else also on a goal driven island and everything will fall into place. At least this is what I think she meant.

be lazy & countdown <3