I often find myself looking back in the past, and subsequently wishing I could send a hand via time-traveling DeLorean to my 18 year old self to smack him in the back of the head. As in “Why didn’t you do this?” or “What the hell were you thinking by choosing that?” But it’s part of the learning process in life, and that’s the way it goes. I don’t sulk over it, I just shake my head and smirk as I tend to do.
When I really think about things, I do regret wanting my 4 years in college to move fast. Had I the chance to go back, I would have savored it much more. I guess back then, I could never realize what the work world would hold… or rather, the absolute lack of substance that awaited me upon graduation. But when you’re a 20 year old kid, you don’t realize these things yet, because only experience holds the truth.
Thus, if anyone out there reading this is still in college, I implore you to take time to enjoy the atmosphere, the wealth of people, the ability to absorb things, and the variety of each day. Because honestly, I tried going back to grad school a few years back, and the experience wasn’t the same after I’d been in the work world. Maybe it was because I was still holding down a 9-to-5, but who knows? I don’t have the luxury to say otherwise. However, I did buy tickets for tonight’s Mega Millions, so I’ll keep my fingers crossed.
Nevertheless, the moral of the story is: enjoy wherever you’re at to the best of your ability, because you never know when it could get a whole lot worse… but always keep an eye out at trying to make things better. Have a good weekend. Peace.