Youth Wasted

cant wait neither lil brother,,,

 

Hey Seamonster, I just gotta say for your age you have a good head, I just about partied my life away, Now I'm sorry I did'nt get a good education. There's so much I would've liked to know by now. I never followed through on any of my interest's, They could have led to a good career....It's frustrating learning things now that I should've known already..But acid etc. were the thing to do when I grew up.Guess I was a follower.

 

?????????? we??? shouldnt it be they that we are surronded by?

damn dilli. that whole we shit..

remember others besides our lil brother is readin this shit..
i personally distance myself from the "we" comment when its in that context..

luv n lite

 

wtf i said "they as a whole..." therefore must also us the plural sense when typing the rest out or it just would make absolutely no grammatical sense.... or sumthin like that

 

shut up an come back down the stairs..

 

Seems to me that Ruben nailed it, for the most part, with post #67; but I think Seamonster is also strained in wanting to help folks in seeing his own lessons, and through his sense of empathy, and then making a comparison. Thing is it is often wise to have reserve and patience in approaching another if you think you can 'render aid.' I have found, sometimes, that I thought I 'had a line' on someone's course only to be humbled by discovering that I did not know after all. Seamonster humble me.


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young people, such as teenagers, think more with their amigdula (sp?) than with their frontal cortex because the connections haven't been fully developed yet. therefore they have stronger emotional reactions. they're thinking with their primitive brain. as we get older, we think more with the whole frontal lobe area,which tempers our immediate basic reactions to things we hear and such. which is why there will be youngsters getting manic about what i just typed here, while the older people like me will enjoy the show andremember what overwrought fucks they were themselves once upon a time. emotions and fears hit the youth harder than it does the rest of us, which is probably what keeps them alive.

 

thank you. When you say you've partied your life away, I'm sure you don't mean that you've learned nothing from it. i have a feeling that there is plenty of insight gained through all of that that you could share here, and i hope you do....street smarts and such.

Interesting about the " guess i was a follower" part, goes to show how much environment controls a lot of our behavior.

 

Well, yes i would like people to consider what I've said, but I don't think I am elevated above most people. Can't really humble you when i don't know a thing about you!

I try to have patience, but some people have rubbed me the wrong way too much to have any left.

I don't want people to get me wrong, i know i haven't got something to help each and every person out there, just trying to share some thoughts i have, and I'm glad that some people have taken the time to think about them, and then respond.

 

Ha, interesting KC, never heard that beofre but it makes sense. I'm sort of glad I wasn't around here at age 18 (Gore hadn't invented the internet yet) because if people think I am fiery and argumentative now, they would have sent out a hit man to kill me if I was on back then....it is a little embarassing to remember sometimes.

 

Wow I never learned that I find that very interesting and it explains a lot. Maybe some of us are slower in developing those connections as well. That puts a biological connection the id and levels of ego...it's nice to finally grasp that theory...sometimes it's hard to buy into theories without scientific proof.

 

burp..

 

hehe. i watched that on the science channel.

 

I have the sense that when one hears about a particular scientific study that believeing in the results of that study can have a significant effect on the psychology and psychophysical state of that individual. I believe that at our present state of scientific knowledege that we know very liittle about this relative to what we will know 30 years from now. The placebo effect and related knowledge, at it's present state, is just the tip.



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it just affects how you view certain things, which can be very handy. for example, if you know that you're about to start your period, you're bloated, and emotionally off the wall, best not to ask you man if your pants make your ass look fat.

 

im not wasting my youth, i dont worry and stress about anything ever, enjoy every day and pay attention to how alien and beautiful this planet is

 

thanks guys it's nice to know that people think enough of me without knowing me in person. I greatley appreciatte you taking those of you who have given me the opportunity to get to know you and vice-cersa I feel like I have some great friends on here *hugs* and sweetdreams

 

i dont know Gary. when i was younger i did a lot more spontaneous things. whatever i wanted to do in that moment, i did. i didnt care about the consequences, i didnt care about tomorrow. just the moment and how i would be affected, either being fucked up or else engaged in a moment of excitement. man i am fueled by excitement.

this has not changed as i have grown...the fueling of excitement. i really enjoy thrills. though i find them in different ways now. i find them in simpler ways, in my daughters smile, in the sunrise as well as going out dancing to a good band. i enjoy having some drinks, i enjoy smoking ganja and partaking other substances. i have just learned to be a bit more responsible in it since i have a bigger responsibility with it.
i am happier as i age but was much more carefree when i was younger. i miss being carefree. but i dont have as many next morning regrets, wink, wink.

 

I wasn't very productive trying to plan my future during my youth. I would say a lot of my youth was wasted with some of the choices I made HOWEVER my adulthood has not been wasted. Whatever plans I could of done in my youth would not of changed what my ultamate goal was. I knew I wanted to be a stay at home mom and raise my family. It's been a huge challenge but also a rewarding one. My children make me very proud.

This is a very good thread Gary. I read some of it yesterday and spent some time thinking about it through out the day. When I look at how most of the children/teens act these days it makes me very sad and scared. There is not much discipline nor consequence for actions these days. Children are hitting their parents and the parents are numb. It's very frustrating when I see this because I put every bit of energy I have into raising responsible well behaved boys. I take my job seriously even if I do complain every now and again I need a break.