i read this off of my old blog and thought it was important to post here since i am going through a quarter life crisis.
Don’t think you’re on the right road just because it’s a well-beaten path. ~Author Unknown
I came across this quote and I love it because of it’s simple truth. I think it is very easy for us as young adults to simply follow the path that people would like us to. I guess they call this conventional.
As happy as I am sure this would make our families, (nothing new=no risk=no loss) it is a sad thing to see people simply conforming to “keep the waters calm” or to make things more simple. New things and ideas come from new experiences… this is what creates variety in life.
When I look at people who are unhappy in their middle-aged lives, I wonder if they simply “followed the beaten path”, I wonder if they would feel more complete if they had indulged in some of their ideas or dreams. It is easy to conform when everyone is asking you to be a certain way, but “off the beaten path” is not so bad, there is a type of freedom in actually exploring what you want to explore. I just know how easy it is to forget what you want to explore when other people are always telling you what they think you should be doing and how they think you should be living. So when we are all trying to figure out our lives and where we fit into this world, I encourage you to embrace your dreams and stay true to yourself, even if that means a little adversity every once in a while. Explore what you want to explore, develop your character, build your identity and dream… and travel… and go!!!!!!!! don’t stay, explore!!! There is no particular “right path”, the right path is the one you follow when you are true to yourself.
