In less than 20 days from now, I’ll be turning 25. For the past years of my life, I really paid little attention to my birthday. I was never really excited and never really anticipated anything. Recently, I thought that it’s really sad that I’m almost apathetic to my birthday while others celebrate, party hard or can hardly sleep thinking of surprises and presents from loved ones. It’s a little inevitable though during birthdays that one is taken to a little journey back thinking about the life behind.
I’ve always told myself, I don’t have regrets - I’m never going to have any regrets no matter how many mistakes I make in my life - simply because I believed that even mistakes are destined to happen to make me what I am in the present. However, as the day I turn 25 grow nearer, the more I unconsciously let my mind slip to the past and ask myself, “What if?”
What if I obeyed my mother and stuck with my best friends in grade school who were always in top class? Looking at their Facebook profiles today, they all became what they had dreamed of: lawyers, business consultants, engineers, doctors, etc. - and I’m still dealing with myself.
Some say the first 25 years of your life is meant for all the mistakes you have to make: dilly-dallying, procrastination, cutting classes, fake IDs, under age driving/drinking/smoking, casual sex and parties. As someone, turning 25, I’d rather say that the first 25 years is so crucial and should never be taken for granted. While others suggest that you do all the crazy stuff before turning 25, let me advice differently:
5 Really Important Things to Do Before Turning 25
- Know thyself.
- Figure out what you really want to do with your career before you step on college.
- Take several moments in your first 25 years to sit down and objectively think about all the things your mother and/or father told/nagged you about. You’ll pick helpful ones along the way.
- Learn how to manage your money. Soon when your parents stop giving your allowance, you will be left to manage on your own. You will be faced with bills, student loans, mortgages, rent, etc. It’s VERY IMPORTANT to learn how to manage your money early on. Save when you can.
- Yes, make mistakes. Have a hundred bucketloads of fun with your peers. Party hard. Laugh hard. At 25, when you have no stories to tell, you will also regret that.
In less than 20 days, I’ll be turning 25. With this blog, I am embracing the fact that there are several things I regret and wish I did. But moving on, I hope that others following my years would be wiser before turning 25.
To my present now, I will be taking on a little time travel and ask myself, “What will my future self regret so I can be here to change it now?” I'll let you know.
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