No One Is Ready For the Real World

A 22-year old wrote this by the way…

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As zillenials and even younger, the real world to us is scary and exciting, there are so many rules that come into play. The reason why we find it scary is that we'll be on our own for the first time in our lives and if we mess up, the consequences are a lot more severe than if we were to mess up now.

There’s no easy way to say this but, many younger people think that they will take over the world and that everything is going to work out in our favor. Aren’t we supposed to be thinking this way? Shouldn't we be optimistic about our future?

Or should we just fall into the same stigma as everyone else and look forward to a life of struggle and unhappiness?

The real world can’t be that bad right? Now, the real world can be exciting for us because it’s our time to exercise our freedom. We love our parents and appreciate everything they do for us but it would feel good to take some risks once in a while without an objection.

Again, we know that they’re looking out for us and the older we get the more we understand how right they are but we would like to make our own mistakes from time to time. (That sentence probably just summed up our whole generation but I digress.)

The real world will probably be a rude awakening for a lot of us younger folks but who’s to say that we can't succeed? There are many technicalities that come into play like bills, unexpected expenses, and family but this is why we’re getting ready for it now, or at least trying to.

Being young is fun but a little stressful at the same time, the main reason why we stress other than school and work is that we’re constantly thinking about our future. This is because, in our heads, we believe that this is where our life actually starts and that our future will make or break us.

There are so many prerequisites that other people have that prepare them for the real world that a lot of us don't have. It’s not good to compare but c’mon, we all do it from time to time and it makes us work harder towards our goals.

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