Grow Up? No, Thanks!
It is not uncommon to hear children talking about how eager they are to grow up. Yet, as I approach adulthood, I shudder to think of what I will encounter.
This is especially so in the area of responsibilities. As a student now, all I need to ensure is that I make the most of my education so as to have a good basis for my career in the future. Other responsibilities include being a good child to my parents and living up to the expectations of the people who are important in my life. As an adult, I will have to be a responsible employee, spouse, parent and provider.
With increasing age comes a host of health problems as one is forced to handle more stress in work hitherto not experienced. The pressure of working life is not a thing of jest; it had repercussions that any sane person would dread to think! Imagine being incapacitated by work commitments and unable to flex those muscles that I now take for granted. With these looming in the background, growing up does not seem so wonderful after all.
An attendant reality of growing up is getting a job to support my family and myself. It is all well and good to talk now about ambitions and aspirations. But all these that buoy up my endeavors may come crashing down in the face of reality when I grow up. Nothing guarantees that I will eventually get the job that I desire. Even worse, I may get the desired job but find myself unable to handle it. The realisation of my incapability will definition disillusion me.
Even as I am writing now, the world is changing. In this rapidly moving world, the ability to adapt to frequent changes is crucial to survival. What if I am unable to handle such changes? I fear that what I am used to now will inevitably be a thing of the past when I grow up. As I may not be ready for it, I may find myself relegated to the heap of forgotten 'has-beens' or worse, the 'never-has-beens'.
Yet, the future holds unlimited promise of a radiant age. As Hamlet expounded in one of
This is especially so in the area of responsibilities. As a student now, all I need to ensure is that I make the most of my education so as to have a good basis for my career in the future. Other responsibilities include being a good child to my parents and living up to the expectations of the people who are important in my life. As an adult, I will have to be a responsible employee, spouse, parent and provider.
With increasing age comes a host of health problems as one is forced to handle more stress in work hitherto not experienced. The pressure of working life is not a thing of jest; it had repercussions that any sane person would dread to think! Imagine being incapacitated by work commitments and unable to flex those muscles that I now take for granted. With these looming in the background, growing up does not seem so wonderful after all.
An attendant reality of growing up is getting a job to support my family and myself. It is all well and good to talk now about ambitions and aspirations. But all these that buoy up my endeavors may come crashing down in the face of reality when I grow up. Nothing guarantees that I will eventually get the job that I desire. Even worse, I may get the desired job but find myself unable to handle it. The realisation of my incapability will definition disillusion me.
Even as I am writing now, the world is changing. In this rapidly moving world, the ability to adapt to frequent changes is crucial to survival. What if I am unable to handle such changes? I fear that what I am used to now will inevitably be a thing of the past when I grow up. As I may not be ready for it, I may find myself relegated to the heap of forgotten 'has-beens' or worse, the 'never-has-beens'.
Yet, the future holds unlimited promise of a radiant age. As Hamlet expounded in one of