Growing up at the speed of light....

At some point of time all of us have wanted to be 'adults','grown up'.....the conditions and the time vary but the desire has always existed......maybe when you were 15 and your folks refused you a night out....maybe when you were 16 and yet being lectured on how much you need to study or you see your cousins partying all night and envy eats you up.....as I said it's different for all of us but the desire's been there, lurking at the back of our minds...a potential solution to all our problems real or imagined.

But then.... how do you decide at what point you pass from being a carefree guy to a responsible adult.Is there a point in your life that defines this transition- a decision you took ? A choice you made ?Your 18th b'day?Your 21st? 

 I recently heard a saying-"The problem with being an adult is that you're already 10 decisions into it before you realize where you are."

When you think about it-it's true.I mean sure I'm still in College ,I got my whole life laid out in front of me and in many ways I'm still ignorant of the true meaning of adulthood...But I've already made a series of decisions that will define the direction my life will take.Decisions that can't be undone and whose impact knowingly or unknowingly I'll feel 30 yrs from now.

Another year and I'm out of college.....is that when I'm officially an adult?or am I already one?

Asking for anyone else's opinion on the matter is pointless-your mom's always going to think of you as 12 yrs old,your dad probably feels you became an adult 5 yrs ago and your friends.....well they're more likely to  think of you as being at par with them what ever that may be.It's a decision I'll have to make on my own.....

And I must admit it's not something I'm comfortable with.Sure the inherent freedom that comes with it is great,as is the having control over your own life ...but then when i think about it , what was also great was when i was 15 and where the only concern in life is passing the next exam and trying to get the cutest girl in your class to say yes to you.

It's the decisions that weigh you down .