I am 16 now and it has been almost a month since my birthday. Obviously, I don’t feel that different. But, I am. Everyday, I slightly change to continue growing. The thing that bothers me is that my life as a 16 year old is not where I want it to be right now.

I want to be older! And I want to be older now!

I find my life beautiful at this age too. Hanging out with friends, doing spontaneous things, making furniture and the rest of things that I do in my daily life are truly enjoyable. But, as a human, we always tend to want more and never less. I don’t mean more in terms of money. Rather, I ask for an older age.

What Age Do I Want To Be And Why?

The ideal age group that I want to belong to is the 20s. This third decade of one’s life is probably his/her most hectic one. It is the years in which you spend making your career, close friends and family. That is what excites me the most. I want to be building my career instead of building towards it. I want to find those friends that will be with me for life (not saying that the friends I have now won’t be). I want to be part of my own family too.

One time, in Casey Neistat’s vlogs, he had said something along the lines of how he was living the best decade of his life. The best decade of his life was his 30s, and his reasoning behind this was because his career goals were finally setting in. He said his 20s were when he was grinding to set up his career. I can’t remember if that was exactly what he said; but it was something similar. Regardless of what he said, grinding to set up my career is where I want to be right now.

The Sad Truth is…

I cannot change my age because that only changes as time goes on. So, I wait everyday to get older and prepare myself by doing things that will make me more fit for the future I desire. I love living in the place I am now, but the future excites me more. Therefore, I live my present for a better future and that what I need to focus on. I will get older slowly but I’ll have to wait till then.