Changes

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we’re gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won’t be coming back
No more hanging out cause we’re on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don’t have another day
Cause we’re moving on and we can’t slow down

Those are words from the song “Friends forever” by Vitamin C (video below).

I was listening to this song and I just got to thinking about life, and me. I thought of life back in high school. It feels like just the other day…yet sooooo far away. I had high hopes and dreams back then, but absolutely nothing worked out the way I had planned. Back then I dreamed of doing some high-tech engineering course in uni, then (lol?) starting my own business and making lots and lots of money while pushing the boundaries of my field…..

Well, in reality I did not even study engineering or anything tech. related in uni. I still think of myself as a ‘techie’ but what good is a techie without a solid education? So that part of life did not work out so well, or at least not how I had planned it. Yet if it had, my life would be nothing like it is right now.

I get a sense that things actually do happen for a reason. Because I did end up in my own business, of sorts (in the ‘tech’ field even). And perhaps more importantly, I met my best friend and my future, the beautiful Softie. If things had gone like I planned, would I have ever met her? Probably not. I regret that my high school, and other, plans did not work out. Yet I am pretty much loving how my life is going.

I guess things do happen for a reason. I do not understand it, but all I can say is that you should just live life by your own standards and ideals and take every opportunity that comes your way, with no regrets whatsoever. Don’t let things just happen and life pass you by – go out and actively look for what you want (you will often get it).

I do not know where I’ll be next year or five, ten years from now. But I know that I will not regret being there. I cannot.