21 is the prime age for anyone to start something great with their lives.

Not only are we being pushed to pursue a career, go to school, and work as much as we possibly can, we are also being challenged with understanding ourselves.

But how can one understand who they are if they are constantly being pushed?

It has come to the point where if someone my age wants to be accepted into society, you have to be going to school and working, or else people just frown upon you. It almost seems like they can not take you seriously, they think you are a dead beat, and they believe that you will be worthless to society.

But who are they to judge?

If you have a problem with someone, and you constantly remind them of this problem, aren't you really the one who has problems?
If you can not accept another human being for what they do and how they want to live, is it because you are not happy with how you are living? And just because someone isn't be a success story by the age of 23 doesn't mean they can't be a success story later on in their life.

I have grown tired of seeing good friends of mine do this to themselves; push themselves so hard, yet the end result only leads to depression, confusion, and emotional breakdowns.

Is this what we really need in our country?

I believe that if anyone wishes to acheive greater things, the person must know one's self. This is the only way we can work, study, and prosper without going past our limits, our boundaries, and our own life.

If it takes you until you're 30 to work yourself hard, then good.

I say, "To hell with the norm. Long live the mind."

If you feel like you're being swamped, if you feel like you are being pushed, and if you feel like you're being used, then just stop.
Take a break from the regular things in life. Go somewhere new, get laid, have a few drinks... just anything to clear your mind.
If that doesn't work, stop doing what you are doing all together.

What would make you happier? Success or Health?

We are at the age where we can make a difference, we can make a change, and we can learn more than we ever thought was possible.
All we have to do is learn to be who we want to be.
We have to understand who we are, what we want, and what we're going to do to acheive it.

This, my friends, is bliss.

Happiness, creativity, and total unity are within us right now.
The real challenge is trying to find it.