Monday, November 20, 2006

This is an e-mail which I find interesting and useful to some people. It is not written by me but by someone name Li Ping. I don't know her at all.

> >Some might find it familiar, some might have already past this >stage, but nevertheless, its good to know more I guess (and another >excuse to get mood swings apart from PMS?) > >===========================================================

> >They call it the "Quarter-life Crisis." It is when you stop going >along with the crowd and start realizing that there are many things >about yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You start >feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in a year or two, but >then get scared because you barely know where you are now.

> >You start realizing that people are selfish and that, maybe, those >friends that you thought you were so close to aren't exactly the >greatest people you have ever met, and the people you have lost >touch with are some of the most important ones. What you don't >recognize is that they are realizing that too, and aren't really >cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that they are as confused as >you.

> >You look at your job... and it is not even close to what you thought >you would be doing, or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing >that you are going to have to start at the bottom and that scares >you.

> >Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what others are doing >and find yourself judging more than usual because suddenly you >realize that you have certain boundaries in your life and are >constantly adding things to your list of what is acceptable and what >isn't. One minute, >you are insecure and then the next, secure. You laugh and cry with >the greatest force of your life. You feel alone and scared and >confused.

> >Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on to the past >with dear life, but soon realize that the past is drifting further >and further away, and there is nothing to do but stay where you are >or move forward.

> >You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you loved could do >such damage to you. Or you lie in bed and wonder why you can't meet >anyone decent enough that you want to get to know better. Or maybe >you love someone but love someone else too and cannot figure out why >you are doing this because you know that you aren't a bad person.

> >One night stands and random hook ups start to look cheap. Getting >wasted and acting like an idiot starts to look pathetic.

> >You go through the same emotions and questions over and over, and >talk with your friends about the same topics because you cannot seem >to make a decision. You worry about loans, money, the future and >making a life for yourself... and while winning the race would be >great, right now you'd just like to be a contender!

> >What you may not realize is that everyone reading this relates to >it. We are in our best of times and our worst of times, trying as >hard as we can to figure this whole thing out.

> > >========================================================= > > >Best Regards, >Li Ping >