I don't know if you have noticed, but our society is in the tubes, it is definitely worse than it has ever been. A thought occurred to me though, the way everyone acts is so contradictory.
Let me explain why...
Over the summer, I worked in the mall where I saw a 13 year-old mother. I see young girls walking around with Victoria's Secret bags, I even saw a 14 year-old wearing a tube top and heels! Not to say that she didn't look insanely adorable but what I am seeing is young girls who are trying to act older than they are; they are in such a hurry to grow up.
Then, I am watching TV and every other commercial is a cosmetic company advertising an "age defying" cream, or a "wrinkle reducer". So little girls are trying to act like they're 20 and 40 year old women are trying to look like they are 20!
My question is, WHY?
Each and every one of us has one life, uno. We don't get another chance to re-do anything! The age we are at, there is always something positive, whether you're young and able to have fun just being a kid, or you're 35 and have so much wisdom to offer.
Why are we so interested in rushing through the only life we have to live?
This sparked another motivation, I am 17 years old, I should enjoy being 17 years old, I shouldn't be waiting around for my 18th birthday, shouldn't be wishing I was a different age, or talking about "how much it sucks". I am going to embrace my age from here on out. Enjoy the life I am living now, not the life I could be living or what will happen in the next few years.
I encourage you to do the same. Definitely a work in progress, let's try together! :)
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