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The meaning of life and different experiences
So im a 16 year old girl and im just confused about life. I don't really have close friends and I can't really do a whole lot of things outside of the house. I always pictured that when i get out of hs and college that i'm just going to be a loner, i'm going to write and try to help people and hopefully travel but eh i dont know. Sorry this is hard to explain. I just feel like i'm going to watch my whole life past by without it being exciting, or actually living and that i'm never going to have a lot of fun or have a really creative life. I just want to know what i can do. And id love to hear about other peoples experiences when you did something crazy or had one of those deep meaningful nights. I dont know something. Thanks for helping if this makes sense to you haha.
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I think travel is one of the best and reliable way to explore the different experiences of the life around the globe. So we can say travel is a better way of pleasure, relaxation, discovery and exploration, getting to know other cultures and taking personal time for building interpersonal relationships.
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You actually make a lot of sense. You are 16 years old and in a manner of speaking you are wondering about the meaning of life. Specifically what life has in store for you.
What I can tell you is a little like what you have written, in that it is a bit confusing on the surface of things. Life is what you make of it. Meaning you can be that person, once you finish with schooling. That goes to work each day then comes home gets into comfortable clothes and sits in front of the TV and eats dinner. Not very exciting but safe, or you can make something of yourself and your life.
Now I am much older, in fact I am old enough to be your grandfather and the world was a different place when I was your age. When I finished school I joined the Air Force, my choice rather than wait to see if I would be drafted.
I'm somewhat of an introverted person and the Air Force in a sense forced me out of my shell. I had to interact with others to do my job. I learned a lot and I enjoyed the time I spent in the service. I also traveled to far off places I would never have traveled to on my own.
After leaving the service I took a job with an Airline as a customer service agent. Yikes I had to talk to people. I met my wife while working for the airline. I then spent the next 35 years as a manufactures representative selling into the wholesale trades industry. More talking to complete strangers. I was actually quite good at my job winning many awards for outstanding sales.
For a strange kind of relaxation over those 35 years I have been associated with different volunteer fire departments. Todays' fire fighter spends more time caring for the sick and injured then they do fighting fires. More talking to strangers. I guess you can say I am no longer as introverted as I once was. I learned how to come out of my shell.
I have also dabbled in politics, asked to run for political office and served on several committees. I found I could have a greater impact dabbling in politics from the outside then from within, so that is what I did. While I did I had the opportunity to meet our governor and had direct access to him, I still have direct contact with many State Senators, U.S. Senators and Representatives and even had the pleasure once of meeting President Clinton and Vice President Gore. No I am not a Democrat. At the time I was a state leader for Mr. Perot who was running for President.
These are just some of the things I have put into my life. When I was your age I never envisioned any of this for myself other than joining the local volunteer fire department. These were just opportunities that came my way that I either took advantage of or was encouraged to do so.
What I can tell you is we all have this habit of under estimating what we are capable of. What I have found is, to try and fail is never wrong it is a learning experience. To not try at all is wrong for then you learn nothing at all.
In sales it is said if you leave home in the morning and return in the evening and not sell something you were unemployed that day. I never worried about the selling. If I did not sell something today then I would sell two something's tomorrow. To me to leave home in the morning and not learn something during the day then I had an unproductive day.
My motto has been; "The only person I have to be better than tomorrow is the person I am today." To do that I have to find something new to learn while during the work day.
As I said what I was going to tell you is a little confusing. In short you are a normal 16 year old. As you go through life others will see things in you that you will not see in yourself. Trust their judgment. Never turn down an opportunity to grow and to learn. Challenge yourself and always set the bar just a little higher than you think you can reach. Most importantly make sure you set aside some time for family and fun.
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