Lost and Confused

Sometimes I think that the confused 20-something generation is not meant to be lost and confused. But because we are told by the society that we are suppose to be lost and confused at this age, so we are. Maybe if we are told that in our 20s we will find ourselves, unleashing the endless possibilities within us with the promise of certainty, we would feel less confused than we already are.

This whole lost and confused paradigm on finding the inner you, makes it even harder to process. The pressure, doubts and self-question are overwhelming on its own. And since the day self-actualisation is being related with non-anonymity and success, human are running towards the path of mass-production. Those who are not fall under the criteria, automatically define themselves as unworthy. They gain their self-identity through mainstream comparison with the others.

This is rather a slippery road. When one is lost and confused, their soul tend to wither as they become more and more fragile. If they are not be able to see pass through the difficulties, living under the pressure of the society dictating them in their subconsciousness and even in their sleep, they won't be able to see what they are worth objectively in all fairness. Instead of fighting, they may lay their soul to rest and give up. Or, they may turn up to be what the society wants, not what they actually desire to be

We are howling under the impression that we are bound to be extraordinary to make it. If not, then it is the end of the world. But maybe, we can be good at being ordinary as long as we are happy and build up our way from there. It is quite hard to feel this way when everything that surrounds us and what construct the so-called reality are screaming the opposite. How can we sail the ship to the ocean of greatness if the tide keeps pushing us back to the shore?