Every sentence said to you at 18 comes with a question mark.
Which stream? Which college?
Which skill? Which degree? And
What’s your five-year plan?
At 18, society considers us old enough to answer life-changing questions, even when we do not have enough experience to answer them…Having a roadmap at 18 isn’t something without which you can’t be successful but goals need clarity and clarity with your goals is your answer key for all those questions asked from you.
“Voting rights, driving licenses, and bank accounts do not automatically provide answers to life’s biggest questions.”
Having your rights and making the best out of them is what you are expected to do. No one’s asking you to be successful at 18 and go make your living but all these rights ask for a certain level of maturity to use these rights with sincerity and intelligence you should know how to manage that account you opened ,how to spend, save and withdraw, you need to know whom to vote for, where your political interest lies, you need to learn how to drive perfectly and properly to have a driving license with you.
Myth : Age is just a number
No, age is just not a number. Every age comes with certain responsibilities, expectations, and much more. Not necessarily you have to take all responsibilities on your shoulders but ideally by society you have to. No matter who you are, how you are doing, the question is always “what are you doing?” Often, people judge your worth based only on your achievements, ignoring many other aspects of who you are.
The Question Paper
You are handed a question paper filled with questions from society, family, and friends and irrespective of that paper you should keep doing what you want to do or going to do because you are going to learn from your experiences, mistakes, and knowledge of a world which is unknown to you till now. It’s kind of exploring the era of what you want from your life.
The Answer Sheet
In the end, being 18 is not about having all the answers. It is about understanding the questions and gaining the experiences that will eventually help answer them. Eighteen is not a deadline. It is the beginning of a journey. Later answers will come shaped by experiences, mistakes and growth.
18 is not a deadline. Figure out
what you want to do!
what you can do!
When you want to start!
All by yourself not by a deadline.
