Posted by: Spade
Advice for the young but slightly older. - 05/19/08 06:40 PM
Tomorrow I turn 20 years young.
Over the past few years my fragile reality and perception of "life" has been shattered more times than I care to count.
Which, while stressful, has lead me to be a much happier person then I use to be.
Looking at the world around me, I've been thinking what will bring happiness to me, and people around me?
I use to think that I wanted to have "power" so to speak, I however realize I just want to be happy. (I thought power brought happiness, however it looks to be the other way around).
College/Carrier is the next step for me, I currently have completed 35 credit hours in a community college.
I'm still living with my family, and realized I won't be able to complete college while sharing the same living quarters as them.
So whats next? A carrier/job, until I gain my independence and decide to go back to school.
Military is something I have leaned towards doing, Air Force being the branch I had planned to join. (I want to do para rescue)
That would be 4 years I would spend in the military, then another 4 if they decided they wanted me to come back.
With the amount of peoples who's contracts have been violated, I don't really trust the military that much, not to mention being a combat medic I might have to end up shooting someone, which really isn't appealing considering I don't agree with this war. (I live in USA).
It will still take time to get up to the physical requirements anyway, so until then:
A Job:
"Would you like fries with that?" No more fast food for me. I've worked in a few restaurants and have lost my taste for the type of work.
I want to do something physical, Like landscaping or construction, I know a few people who do construction, and I'm going to hit them up and see what they can tell me. I would need a job that paid well enough/enough hours I can support myself. If you guys have any suggestions about what type of outdoors/physical jobs would be good to get into, by all means let me know!
For those of you who have life experience and are willing to share, I look forward to you replies, thanks in advance.
Over the past few years my fragile reality and perception of "life" has been shattered more times than I care to count.
Which, while stressful, has lead me to be a much happier person then I use to be.
Looking at the world around me, I've been thinking what will bring happiness to me, and people around me?
I use to think that I wanted to have "power" so to speak, I however realize I just want to be happy. (I thought power brought happiness, however it looks to be the other way around).
College/Carrier is the next step for me, I currently have completed 35 credit hours in a community college.
I'm still living with my family, and realized I won't be able to complete college while sharing the same living quarters as them.
So whats next? A carrier/job, until I gain my independence and decide to go back to school.
Military is something I have leaned towards doing, Air Force being the branch I had planned to join. (I want to do para rescue)
That would be 4 years I would spend in the military, then another 4 if they decided they wanted me to come back.
With the amount of peoples who's contracts have been violated, I don't really trust the military that much, not to mention being a combat medic I might have to end up shooting someone, which really isn't appealing considering I don't agree with this war. (I live in USA).
It will still take time to get up to the physical requirements anyway, so until then:
A Job:
"Would you like fries with that?" No more fast food for me. I've worked in a few restaurants and have lost my taste for the type of work.
I want to do something physical, Like landscaping or construction, I know a few people who do construction, and I'm going to hit them up and see what they can tell me. I would need a job that paid well enough/enough hours I can support myself. If you guys have any suggestions about what type of outdoors/physical jobs would be good to get into, by all means let me know!
For those of you who have life experience and are willing to share, I look forward to you replies, thanks in advance.