A few weeks ago I accidentally came across someone I used to know on Twitter - well, we used to date, though it was a while back.
I had been in college for a year when we met and started dating, I was pretty obsessed with her, though you could be forgiven being 17 an all. Anyway, I was pretty taken aback to see she now had an art studio and a business creating cartoons and images for bands and shows on TV, she has a fiancé and a pet dog. She had always been pretty good at drawing and I knew she started studying art at University, but she ended up being one of those people who slowly fade out your life as you both grow up and do your own thing so I've not known anything about her for a long time, until I saw this.
It kinda made me reflect back to my life and how things turned out, and although things are starting to look up for me lately I can't help the feeling that I've under-achieved so much. At the time I was in college I was studying a lot of various technology and IT courses, I did achieved a lot back then it was all a waste of time since it's not something I followed through with. Truth is I only studied that particular subject because it was the best thing I was good at, but now it's not something I'm that bothered with. It's only now I know what I would have done, and I also think that my decision for not going to University was one of my regrets.
I should just clarify that I'm not mega old and I still may have prospects, but I can't help feeling that I should have done better by now, and I know that the choices you make define your path through life and ultimately who you are, still I find myself dwelling on this.
This is probably related to the thread
Have you ever sat and thought, "wow....how did I get to this point in my life?" but I'm wondering if anyone has a similar experience.
I had been in college for a year when we met and started dating, I was pretty obsessed with her, though you could be forgiven being 17 an all. Anyway, I was pretty taken aback to see she now had an art studio and a business creating cartoons and images for bands and shows on TV, she has a fiancé and a pet dog. She had always been pretty good at drawing and I knew she started studying art at University, but she ended up being one of those people who slowly fade out your life as you both grow up and do your own thing so I've not known anything about her for a long time, until I saw this.
It kinda made me reflect back to my life and how things turned out, and although things are starting to look up for me lately I can't help the feeling that I've under-achieved so much. At the time I was in college I was studying a lot of various technology and IT courses, I did achieved a lot back then it was all a waste of time since it's not something I followed through with. Truth is I only studied that particular subject because it was the best thing I was good at, but now it's not something I'm that bothered with. It's only now I know what I would have done, and I also think that my decision for not going to University was one of my regrets.
I should just clarify that I'm not mega old and I still may have prospects, but I can't help feeling that I should have done better by now, and I know that the choices you make define your path through life and ultimately who you are, still I find myself dwelling on this.
This is probably related to the thread
Have you ever sat and thought, "wow....how did I get to this point in my life?" but I'm wondering if anyone has a similar experience.