quarter-life crisis

I had heard of mid-life crisis, but never quarter-life crisis. If this was a film parlance and we had Keshto Mukherjee on screen or maybe Amitabh Bachchan of Sharabi fame, then quarter-life crisis would mean: not being able to find a pauua ... quarter :)

Jokes aside, I just got this as a mail. Found it interesting because people never bother to find out what's irking the quarter-aged populace. Here's a small write-up that throws some light on this:

It is when you stop going along with the crowd and
start realizing that there are many things about
yourself that you didn't know and may not like. You
start feeling insecure and wonder where you will be in
a year or two, but then get scared because you barely
know where you are now.

You start realizing that people are selfish and that,
maybe, those friends that you thought you were so
close to aren't exactly the greatest people you have
ever met, and the people you have lost touch with are
some of the most important ones. What you don't
recognize is that they are realizing that too, and
aren't really cold, catty, mean or insincere, but that
they are as confused as you.

You look at what ur studying or ur job... and it is
not even close to what you thought you would be doing,
or maybe you are looking for a job and realizing that
you are going to have to start at the bottom and that
scares you.

Your opinions have gotten stronger. You see what
others are doing and find yourself judging more than
usual because suddenly you realize that you have
certain boundaries in your life and are constantly
adding things to your list of what is acceptable and
what isn't. One minute, you are insecure and then the
next, secure.

You laugh and cry with the greatest force of your
life. You feel alone and scared and confused.
Suddenly, change is the enemy and you try and cling on
to the past with dear life, but soon realize that the
past is drifting further and further away, and there
is nothing to do but stay where you are or move
forward.

You get your heart broken and wonder how someone you
loved could do such damage to you. Or you lie in bed
and wonder why you can't meet anyone decent enough
that you want to get to know better. Or maybe you love
someone! but love someone else too and cannot figure
out why you're doing this because you know that you
aren't a bad person. Getting wasted and acting like an
idiot starts to look pathetic. You go through the same
emotions and questions over and over, and talk with
your friends about the same topics because you cannot
seem to make a decision. You worry about loans, money,
the future and making a life for yourself... and while
winning the race would be great, right now you are
scared just to be a contender!

What you may not realize is that every one reading
this relates to it. We are in our best of times and
our worst of times, trying as hard as we can to figure
this whole thing out. Send this to your
twenty-something friends... maybe it will help someone
feel like they aren't alone in their state of
confusion...

Its called "Quarter-life Crisis." nothing is
constant......except change.
What is life without a few risks? Keep playing the
game