It's a 'psychology'

After reading my first blogpost, one ostensibly wise man told me that I was going through a mere adolescent identity crisis phase. According to my psychology textbook, there are two major identity issues which stare and mock adolescents:

a. The formation of an identity independent from that of their parents.
This surprisingly was never an issue for me.

b. The act of choosing a career option.
This has suddenly transformed into an issue of ginormous proportions for me,
and my household, leading to tears, and screaming, and eventually
(hopefully) some alcohol.

I remember, distinctly, that after this psychology class, I was rather taken aback and frightened. Although the textbook points to an end to this punitive damage inflicted upon us, the more I thought about it, I realised that the entire identity crisis is a never ending cycle. You know, quarter life crisis, mid life crisis...post mid life crisis, and the likes. So, I asked my psychology teacher, will this ever end? Will we ever be spared?

Unfortunately, she didn't say no. She said, however, that according to most psychologists, each crisis that we do endure, leads to stability. The question is, who wants to be stable?

I once remember trying to compare human life to atoms. ( In my defence, I have a very limitted knowledge about atoms ) Atoms, are constantly in motion, trying to attract charges, to become stable...but once they do become stable... they don't exist anymore. What I'm trying to say is, these problems, and issues, and identity crisis, they make us who we truly are. Not stable. And human.

And as Shakespeare said, " Be cheerful. Wipe thine tears. Some falls are means for happier to arise."

Or something like that.