For all of us who are twenty-something

They call it "The crisis of the first quarter". You're beginning to feel unsure, wondering where you'll be in a year or two, and you suddenly get scared when you realise you don't even know where you are now. You begin to realise there are millions of things above you which you don't know or like. You become aware that your circle of friends is much smaller than it was years ago. Meeting with your friends becomes harder, and so does arranging things, for a multitude of reasons: work, college etc.. And again and again you enjoy that one beer that's an excuse for chatting. Multitudes are not so entertaining anymore, in a way they're quite redundant. You start to miss the comfort of school, groups, and constantly being around the same people. But you also realise that the people who you thought were your friends really weren't anything special. You realise that some people are extremely selfish, that friends who you thought were good people, are anything but, and that some people you lost contact with are your real friends. You laugh harder, but you cry with more tears. You end up heart-broken and you wonder how a person whom you loved so much could hurt you so badly. And it seems that everyone you know has been in relationship for years, some are even getting married. Dating and complications revolt you, getting plastered and making an idiot of yourself seems incredibly idiotic. Going out three times a week seems excessive, and a waste of your hard-earned money. You think about your job, maybe you're not where you wanted to be. Or you're looking for a job and being terrified by the fact that you'll have to start at the bottom. The strength of your opinion grows. You realise you look at what others are doing and judge them more than usually, as you have a list of acceptable and unacceptable in your head. Sometimes you feel like you could touch the sky, some other times .. alone and afraid. You're worried about the future .. and your life. And while some are building themselves a career you just want to keep up with what's going on around you. Everyone says that this is the best part of our lives and that we should not skip it just because of our fears. They say this is the foundation of our future. Does it seem like we were 18 yesterday? That means we'll be 30 tomorrow. That soon already ?!