Comments on: Being an Adult http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/ More than just a blog. Fri, 16 May 2008 04:03:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: XaS http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-243179 XaS Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:38:57 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-243179 <p>Oh my, Josh: "Part of being an adult is to adapt yourself to the situation - and not make the situation change to accomodate you.".</p> <p>This has a double meaning. Making the situation change to accomodate you is being selfish for sure, but making the situation change to accomodate everyone is completely different, and, in my eyes, actually being more adult than accepting some silly situation that really makes everyone around you unhappy (not always you included). Being adult requires much will, and accepting some absurd situations is just lacking the will or courage to change them, nothing more. Btw, I did mention changing a "situation", not "people" (which we indeed have to learn to bare with on some occasions).</p> <p>Moreover, change is only painful when it's forced upon us. If you have the will to change, then you shall manage, and it's surprising how many people are afraid of changing because they fear that a new and unknown situation will occur (even though it may be better still).</p> Oh my, Josh: “Part of being an adult is to adapt yourself to the situation - and not make the situation change to accomodate you.”.

This has a double meaning. Making the situation change to accomodate you is being selfish for sure, but making the situation change to accomodate everyone is completely different, and, in my eyes, actually being more adult than accepting some silly situation that really makes everyone around you unhappy (not always you included). Being adult requires much will, and accepting some absurd situations is just lacking the will or courage to change them, nothing more. Btw, I did mention changing a “situation”, not “people” (which we indeed have to learn to bare with on some occasions).

Moreover, change is only painful when it’s forced upon us. If you have the will to change, then you shall manage, and it’s surprising how many people are afraid of changing because they fear that a new and unknown situation will occur (even though it may be better still).

]]> By: /teenager? http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-168747 /teenager? Sun, 22 Apr 2007 11:53:44 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-168747 <p>Im a student in turkey and Im a teenager because Im 15. I can make some mistakes so Im so sorry. ı read your writing about being an adult because my teacher gave me a homework for researching. you told the truth about our lives because in my opinion you know something or everything aboutlife and the parts of it.I don't know anything about other countries but in my opinion students have to get good marks to be a successful adult in every country. ı know and I want to have good marks but sometimes I don't have... I realize something and ı don't think being an adult is hard.......=)</p> Im a student in turkey and Im a teenager because Im 15. I can make some mistakes so Im so sorry. ı read your writing about being an adult because my teacher gave me a homework for researching. you told the truth about our lives because in my opinion you know something or everything aboutlife and the parts of it.I don’t know anything about other countries but in my opinion students have to get good marks to be a successful adult in every country. ı know and I want to have good marks but sometimes I don’t have… I realize something and ı don’t think being an adult is hard…….=)

]]> By: Josh Tervit http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-140159 Josh Tervit Sat, 10 Feb 2007 17:24:57 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-140159 <p>Neat article Steph. I believe that being an adult is difficult - and we shouldn't shy away from becoming one. The end result is worth the effort. To analyze your current situation - then look to the past and see how far you're come is an incredibly rewarding perception.</p> <p>Being adult forces us to change, and change is a painful thing.</p> <p>Part of being an adult is to adapt yourself to the situation - and not make the situation change to accomodate you. Forcing the world to change for one person is selfish. I just wrote an article in my blog about it - and some other things as well - <a href="http://tervsparadigm.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">http://tervsparadigm.blogspot.com</a></p> <p>Take care</p> Neat article Steph.
I believe that being an adult is difficult - and we shouldn’t shy away from becoming one. The end result is worth the effort. To analyze your current situation - then look to the past and see how far you’re come is an incredibly rewarding perception.

Being adult forces us to change, and change is a painful thing.

Part of being an adult is to adapt yourself to the situation - and not make the situation change to accomodate you.
Forcing the world to change for one person is selfish.
I just wrote an article in my blog about it - and some other things as well - http://tervsparadigm.blogspot.com

Take care

]]> By: Chris http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-46855 Chris Tue, 03 May 2005 15:22:37 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-46855 <p>Im 23 years old and half the time I still act like im only 15.. Its hard, 23 years of bad habits and ill perceptions on life..</p> <p>Im just begginning to realise that life is a game.. and that everyone is a player, even the people that love you the most, they still want whats best for themselves..</p> <p>I guess no matter what, youve gota put yourself number one and use information as power to get what you want out of life..</p> <p>Wouldnt it be nice if we could get by in life without not having to keep a part of ourselves protected.</p> <p>PLAY THE GAME</p> Im 23 years old and half the time I still act like im only 15.. Its hard, 23 years of bad habits and ill perceptions on life..

Im just begginning to realise that life is a game.. and that everyone is a player, even the people that love you the most, they still want whats best for themselves..

I guess no matter what, youve gota put yourself number one and use information as power to get what you want out of life..

Wouldnt it be nice if we could get by in life without not having to keep a part of ourselves protected.

PLAY THE GAME

]]> By: snood http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-46082 snood Sun, 10 Apr 2005 11:44:22 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-46082 <p>oui, c'est dur, mais en même temps super! plus de responsabilités mais aussi plus de choix...</p> oui, c’est dur, mais en même temps super! plus de responsabilités mais aussi plus de choix…

]]> By: xxbabiexx s2 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-45887 xxbabiexx s2 Tue, 05 Apr 2005 20:54:20 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-45887 <p>is being an adult REALLY hard???? ></p> is being an adult REALLY hard???? >

]]> By: drac http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-2500 drac Tue, 26 Oct 2004 12:17:11 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-2500 <p>please stop speaking about that, i haven't yet realize that i'm not a kid anymore!</p> please stop speaking about that, i haven’t yet realize that i’m not a kid anymore!

]]> By: neuro http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-2350 neuro Sat, 16 Oct 2004 07:34:58 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-2350 <p>You know, I've recently learnt the hard way you can't see yourself growing and becoming adult. But once, you just realize game is over.</p> You know, I’ve recently learnt the hard way you can’t see yourself growing and becoming adult. But once, you just realize game is over.

]]> By: Gianfranco Ramoser http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-2334 Gianfranco Ramoser Fri, 15 Oct 2004 19:45:04 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-2334 <p>La vie est dure même pour les adultes...</p> <p>Gianfranco Ramoser</p> La vie est dure même pour les adultes…

Gianfranco Ramoser

]]> By: Matthias http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-2308 Matthias Thu, 14 Oct 2004 21:05:40 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-2308 <p>Christopher, congratulations on your two kids in one year - that was quick :-).</p> <p>My kids are 12yrs / 7yrs / 10months old. Time went by so fast that I'm sometimes surprised to realize that <em>I</em> am supposed to be the grown-up around here.</p> Christopher, congratulations on your two kids in one year - that was quick :-).

My kids are 12yrs / 7yrs / 10months old. Time went by so fast that I’m sometimes surprised to realize that I am supposed to be the grown-up around here.

]]> By: Christopher Schmidt http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-2302 Christopher Schmidt Wed, 13 Oct 2004 20:53:47 +0000 http://climbtothestars.org/archives/2004/10/13/being-an-adult/#comment-2302 <p>Tell me about it. I've been dropped into being an adult - somewhat forcibly, I suppose - and it's quite an interesting culture shock. Switch from being a 19 year old college kid whose parents pay for everything to a 20 year old parent of a 7 and 3 year old who is working full time and pretty much ignored by his parents.</p> <p>Quite a culture shock indeed.</p> Tell me about it. I’ve been dropped into being an adult - somewhat forcibly, I suppose - and it’s quite an interesting culture shock. Switch from being a 19 year old college kid whose parents pay for everything to a 20 year old parent of a 7 and 3 year old who is working full time and pretty much ignored by his parents.

Quite a culture shock indeed.

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