My Wisdom

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If there's one bit of wisdom I could impart on the next generation it is this: it never stops getting hard. It seems that I have had a number of encounters with adolescent men and women complaining about the difficulties they face.  They compare themselves to others, and hope for an extreme change in circumstances that will solve everything.

I truly believe that they have the best of intentions.  Their forward thinking and individually focused minds want to believe that there is hope for something, anything, to make their lives easier.  The only problem is, that thing is almost impossible to find.

The truth is that life is wonderful.  It's awe-inspiring, and incredible.  Life has so many rewards and benefits.  However, it is simultaneously, weird, confusing, stressful, and challenging.  No matter who you are (and I've confirmed this with a large variety of individuals) there will always be periods of time that feel unmanageable.  You can count on the fact that you will go through times that feel monotonous, aggravating, or down right depressing.  No matter how hard it feels, those of us who stick it out find it all worthwhile.