Your twenties could be the apogee of your lifetime if you choose to live it that way. This is the time of your life that you can reach the stars, only if you desire so. Experiencing two dash of hopes of getting a lifetime partner, failing in both, venturing out for true love on random dates, ended up several trysts with supposed long-term beaus, realizing the mistake when invited for a two-hour quickie with a friend (whom I’ve never had any love interest in), venturing out for true friends, finding the best of friends amongst guys, being celibate for nine months, and living the goals set up for this year ... I am enjoying every waking moment of this life. I’ve read many articles, am still polishing my communication skills, my temper, outlook, and whatever I think that needs to be improved, only because I want to. Basically being a better me, am still longing for one partner to journey the rest of my life with. Now, that is considered settled as I have “logged” in a request for a sign from the Almighty.
There are many out there who are in the Cupid (that napkin dude with bow and arrows) and Hera’s (Greek goddess of love and marriage) waiting list. What do we do while waiting? Firstly, list out all your favorite things, learn about yourself, and begin with tapping your innate talent; if it’s music, take up guitar lessons/piano/violin or just keep the beat up with drums and play a three-chord song for starters. For example, I like outdoors and since I’m not an Olympian, I opted for diving. I never regretted using my savings for that. Underwater was a picture of immaculate magnificence. I can assure you that there’s no political bedlam, dubious facts, or a starving malnutrition fish down there. Pursue what your heart desires and never regret your decisions.
My first article is basically to tell you pretty young things out there to never worry about getting older. A wise friend of mine said, “The older you get the wiser you become.” True enough, I’ve made some sacrilegious decisions when I was much younger than I am now and made some wiser decisions to prepare myself as I’m getting older. Please don’t let time crawl, creep, and scare the living daylights out of your life. Get up, go out, do your favorite thing, learn the sleight of hands in breaking rules, choose your friends, and most importantly, keep being doggedly authentic in every situation. Be resilient towards any change to the authentic YOU. If you were not wrong in the past then you can’t be the right person you are today. Be focused on your goals to keep you busy while waiting.
Greet the world every day as a new you, face life unprepared, and as you’re working on it, you’ll notice that you’d have passed the energetic bug to those around you as well. I end my article with a line from Nina Simone’s song Marriage Is for Old Folks, there’s a line which says, “I’m exploding with youth and with zest …” Keep exploding. Carpe diem!
