(This photo doesn't exactly describe what I'll be talking about. But, hey. Quarter-life crisis. Quarter-life. Quarter. I know you get it.)
I remember a conversation I had with a friend about quarter-life crisis, and how to know if you're experiencing it. She made me read an article* about it which made me wonder if I have already faced this life's conflict. That time, I thought I had.
Before I started my MS degree, I was so frustrated that my life's not coming up to my expectations. I already passed my board exam but, there I was, spending time at home and just waiting (impatiently, I must add) for June to come. I knew that I want to pursue a master's degree, however waiting is never really easy. Seeing my classmates finding a job and earning money made me think, "What on earth am I doing, sitting around here all day?!" Those were the longest 6 months I've ever experienced.
But recently, I realized that I may not exactly had a quarter-life crisis. Learning about my friends' stories about them not liking their jobs or feeling that they don't have the job they want/deserve, I thought that what I experienced before was nothing but a mere case of envy. Envy because they had already entered the real world, and I didn't. Envy because there they were achieving something, while I was just there waiting. But all of these feelings ended when I started my graduate course.
About a year and a half from now, I'll be entering the real world (finally!). And then, I'll find out if I'll be experiencing this quarter-life crisis the same way that some of my friends did. And, if ever I do, I hope I'll be able to surpass it, too - because I know that they definitely will.
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