4:07 p.m. - July 06, 2004
Worry for others
Well, the US is another year older and still a 'young' country compaired to others like France, Spain, England and others. So...that's pretty much all I have to say about that.
I didn't watch the local fireworks this year because I've kind of out grown them and not to mention I was dead tired from the days' events. I did something I've never done before...and no, there was no drinking involved. I went 4-wheeling with my parents.
Now, the term '4-wheeling' is totally a red-neck/hick term because I seriously doubt city folk really know what it means. Anyway, I've never done that before and I went with my parents. I think the day trip was something like a 10 mile or more ride. All I know is that after a lot of dust and some pretty crappy hotdogs, fireworks really were not all that impressive or important.
That night, I talked to my friend Alexandria (also known as Sky). We ended up talking for close to two hours. Towards the end of the conversation we started to talk about this firend of ours who is caught in the limbo stage of life where you feel your a too old to be a child any more yet you're more kid than adult.
I can sympathize with them. I feel the same way plenty of times. Both me and our firend are the same age and graduated from high school the same time. Four years later we know several classmates that fall under one if not more catagories.
1-went to college and are either at the end of their program or a semester off from completing their programe,
2-married with a family (or at least engaged)
3-no college experience and working.
4-still in college and have no direction or an end point to their education (moi par example)
I'm betting what's happening with our friend is this: they've ran into a number of high school friends and is feeling left behind. I say that, because that's how I feel a lot, especailly after I do poorly on tests and stuff. So, I really feel for them.
In an unrelated issue, but kind of the same, the local National Guard was called into service and they left on July 3rd. It dawned on me that one of the guys I went to elementry school with all the way through high school, was part of that unit. So, with this firend of ours, feeling lost in limbo, I'm worried that they will go and join. And it wasn't until we had this talk about growing up, that I actually started worry about that as a possiblity.
I know my fears are the same as many others but I truly hope that if they do feel they need to join, they've thought about it long and hard and not just on a whim. I'm starting to ramble now because I don't even know what i'm trying to say anymore. In short, I'm worried and I wish them well.
~*~Dream Dancer~*~
