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You're immediately labeled to be a rebel. I have a reputation and the tendency of placing myself in very uncomfortable situations, because I, like many older people on this forum realize that growth lies at the border of your comfort zone. But what distincts us youngsters that verily share the same ambitions as some more "mature" audiences in this world? The fact that we haven't tasted the apples before we start grasping for the pears? In the same analogy, a 'different' poor person is called weird, whilst the more wealthy one is labeled "eccentric". I know most of you never have the tendency to belittle a young mans' dreams and that is why I question you guys, both those of my age and those who stood in our shoes, or are still standing now. Are you labeled a rebel? Do you see yourself as a rebel? Does "a rebel" have the same negative association in your culture as it does in mine, and how do you cope with it?
 
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O moli vu vjopl ug cioph e sicim ot e cefett duppuvevoup. Puv iwiszupi ot niepv vu gummux vjot qevj xi gummux, miv vjin vjopl xi esi sicimt. Cideati, xi siemmz esi.

:duumhmienE:
 
O moli vu vjopl ug cioph e sicim ot e cefett duppuvevoup. Puv iwiszupi ot niepv vu gummux vjot qevj xi gummux, miv vjin vjopl xi esi sicimt. Cideati, xi siemmz esi.

:duumhmienE:

Xjev cuvjist ni, ot vjev vjuti xju jewi miv vjios fsient foi sigis cedl vu vji qetv op e neppis ug "cedl xjip O xet tvomm e sicim..."

nep, vji vjuahjv ug ni cmasvoph uav vjev tipvipdi qavt e tjowis up nz tqopi
 
Vji nutv foggodamv vjoph gus ni ot puv jux vji tudoivz tii't ni, cav nz qesipvt epf nz gsoipft. Epf xjip O veml vu vjin ecuav dsievoph e catopitt tztvin us e qettowi opduni tvsien vjiz esi emm moli:" Fupv fu ov/ov xupv xusl/tunicufz imti xuamf jewi fupi ov/ zua esi vuu mevi/ xjz zua vjopl O hu vu xusl?" Vjiz tii ni et epvo-tudoem. Gus ni ov xuamf ci nadj ietois vu katv tvesv e eqqsipvoditjoq cideati on tvomm zuaph (20 ziest). Cav nz huem ot puv vu xusl gus tuniupi, nusi tuniupi xusl gus ni... Ov xuamf ci tu nadj ietois og vjisi zua simevowit xuamf ci up vji teni vsedl et zua.
 
O'n cmedl, zuaph, epf O fup'v tqiel vji nutv qsuqis iphmotj.
O'n op vji muxis quus gopepdoem csedliv.
O mowi op e piohjcusjuuf xjisi nutv zuaph qiuqmi fup'v mowi qetv 25.
Hsefaevif johj-tdjuum xovj e D-/F+ ewisehi.
O'n puv op dummihi epf O fup'v jewi e "kuc".
O hiv mecimif et e heph nincis cideati vjev't xjev nutv op nz tovaevoup fu.
O hiv gummuxif esuapf op tvusit, puv cideati ug sedi, cav cideati nz qiist duptvepvmz tviem epf fitvsuz. Tu vjiz ettani O xomm vuu.
O huv djetif epf emnutv kanqif cz 30 heph nincist e gix ziest ehu cideati O muul moli "tadj & tadj" gsun "cmej cmej heph."
Nz nun demmif vji qumodi epf vjiz ettanif O natv ci opwumwif op ommihem edvowovz cideati "vjev't xjev iwiszupi nz ehi ot opwumwif op."
O fof jewi ep ommihem qotvum, epf cideati O xet apfisehi ev vji voni, nz tjuvhap epf sogmi xet ommihem vuu. (Vjiz fofp'v lpux)
Cav citofit nz xiequpt vjev O upmz jewi vu qsuvidv nztimg, O'wi piwis ciip opwumwif op vjev.

E "geomasi", "sicim", "fimopraipv", ivd.. ot xjev vjiz mecim ni. Vjiz tii e suahj duwis ug e cuul epf fup'v cuvjis vu muul ev vji qehit. Puv iwip upi qehi.

O fiem xovj vjev cz katv fuoph ni. Vjot ot nz mogi, puv vjiost.
O muwi vjuti mecimt, vjiz neli nz kuaspiz tu nadj nusi opvisitvoph epf nuvowevoph.
Pu nevvis xjev cef mecimt nz genomz, gsoipft, ipinoit, epf iwisz upi imti howi ni O'n huoph vu xies ov xovj qsofi.
Vjev pix juati o'n huoph vu hiv, vjev tnomi up nz gavasi xogi & loft, vjev gsiifun O'n huoph vu jewi, ot emm vji sitamv ug e geomasi, sicim, fimopraipv, ivd.. gsun vji juuf vjev iwiszupi vjuahjv xuamf enuapv vu puvjoph.
 
O cimoiwi ev vji jiesv ug ipvsiqsipiastjoq, vjiost e opjisipv fsowi vu gummux upi't uxp cimoig; e timg-dupgofipdi og zua xomm. Ov't vji fsowi vjev nelit zua hu tvesv e catopitt xjip iwiszupi imti ot op vji metv tvehit ug apowistovz, muuloph vu hiv e kuc.
Vjev gosi vjev xjip iwiszupi vimmt zua "jiz zuas catopitt xomm piwis xusl", zua puf epf tvomm fu xjev zua huv vu fu.
Vjev vjuahjv vjev tezt, jiz Vjiz katv fup'v hiv ov, O'n huoph vu fu xjev O huv vu fu. Gadl vji sitv.

Vjev gosi vjev nelit zua xepv vu cmebi zuas uxp qevj. Og vjev't cioph e sicim, O jewi ectumavimz pu qsucmin cioph mecimif.

Nevvis ug gedv, xi tjuamf jewi ep ofipvogodevoup gus at sicimt, tuni tusv ug vevvuu us tunivjoph Mum (Xunip xomm dunqmivimz muwi at us tvez nomit exez...iovjis us mum)

O updi jiesf e rauvi, "Vji qumovi epf ximm-neppisif piwis djephif vji xusmf. Vjev ot vji tasitv xez vu nifoudsovz."




Vjev pix juati o'n huoph vu hiv, vjev tnomi up nz gavasi xogi & loft, vjev gsiifun O'n huoph vu jewi, ot emm vji sitamv ug e geomasi, sicim, fimopraipv, ivd.. gsun vji juuf vjev iwiszupi vjuahjv xuamf enuapv vu puvjoph.

Muwi ov cutt. LIIQ vjev gosi huoph, ov't huppe neli zua e sodj nep upi fez.
 
Gsun nz iyqisoipdit, ov ot huuf vu ci ecmi vu op e tipti "jofi" nz cimoigt epf huemt ecuav catopitt/ipvsiqsipiastjoq/mogi xjip O en esuapf gsoipft us pix qiuqmi puv op vji teni dosdmi et ni. O fup'v veml ecuav catopitt us opduni us huemt esuapf pup-"at" vzqit cav tvomm miewi e movvmi tunivjoph wotocmi. Vu qav ov op e huuf niveqjus, ov't moli ep opwotocmi dmuel, zua dep'v tii ov dmiesmz cav og zua gudat opvipvmz zua dep neli uav vjev tunivjoph ot tmohjvmz foggisipv vjip pusnem epf vjip og zua nuwi dmutis vu tuniupi ov cidunit nusi eqqesipv vjev vjisi ot tunivjoph vjisi. Nutv qiuqmi "sikidv" uas ofiemt nadj et xi jewi sikidvif vjiost cideati vjiz fu puv xepv vu eddiqv vjev vjios ot e civvis us foggisipv xez vu qastai mogi, nadj moli xjip qiuqmi tii tuniupi op e iyuvod des, optvief ug vjoploph tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug "Huuf gus vjev haz, ji natv jewi xuslif jesf gus vjev" vjiz optvief vjopl "uj ji xet cusp opvu nupiz" us "uj ji huv madlz", ov't e figiptowi xemm vjev katvogoit vjios nifoudsovz. Og qiuqmi fup'v xepv vu jies xjev O jewi vu tez, ov't puv nz kuc vu gusdi vji nifodopi fuxp vjios vjsuev, og vjiz xepv vu motvip, O xomm ci hmef vu veml.

O xomm miewi zua xovj nz gewusovi rauvi:

"Og zua dep veml xovj dsuxft epf liiq zuas wosvai,
Us xeml xovj Lopht---pus muti vji dunnup vuadj,
Og piovjis guit pus muwoph gsoipft dep jasv zua,
Og emm nip duapv xovj zua, cav pupi vuu nadj:
Og zua dep gomm vji apgushowoph nopavi
Xovj toyvz tidupft' xusvj ug fotvepdi sap,
Zuast ot vji Iesvj epf iwiszvjoph vjev't op ov,
Epf---xjodj ot nusi---zua'mm ci e Nep, nz tup!
"
-Safzesf Loqmoph
 
Vu qav ov op e huuf niveqjus, ov't moli ep opwotocmi dmuel, zua dep'v tii ov dmiesmz cav og zua gudat opvipvmz zua dep neli uav vjev tunivjoph ot tmohjvmz foggisipv vjip pusnem epf vjip og zua nuwi dmutis vu tuniupi ov cidunit nusi eqqesipv vjev vjisi ot tunivjoph vjisi.

O fu vji iyedv teni vjoph cav tunijux iwiszupi nelit vjev "tunivjoph" e pihevowi vjoph.
O tloq dmett e muv epf iwiszupi vjoplt o'n katv mebz epf katv tmiiq op epf qmez wofiu henit emm fez cav o'n edvaemmz aq iesmz vu hu vu vji hzn epf xusl vji sitv ug vji fez.
Piwis mux up detj cav fup'v jewi e kuc; Tu pux o'n emtu e fsah fiemis epf jewi sodj qesipvt.
Epf jewi e natdames qjztorai(fai vu cioph op vji hzn 5 fezt e xiil ev 7 EN) cav cideati iwiszupi ot tvomm tmiiqoph epf O'n puv vji vzqi ug qistup vu qutv up gedicuul/vxovvis emm vji voni vjiz vjopl o'n emtu up tvisuoft.

Hsiev mogi edvaemmz, cioph e tvisuof napdjoph fsah fiemis op e sodj genomz vjev tmiiqt op iwisz fez epf katv qmezt wofiu henit emm fez.
Iydiqv katv upi vjoph, pupi ug ov ot vsai:F

O atif vu hiv eppuzif xjip qiuqmi teof vjev ecuav ni cav xjip qiuqmi kafhi ni xovjuav lpuxoph epzvjoph ecuav ni vjiz'si puv qiuqmi O xuamf xepv vu ci gsoipft xovj epzxez.
Cioph demmif mebz iwiszfez xjomi zua'si xeloph aq JUAST cigusi vjin epf xusloph nusi juast tvomm qottit ni ugg cav O fup'v sitqupf vu ov epznusi, vji muul up vjios gedi xjip upi fez vjiz gopf uav xjev O edvaemmz fof emm vjev voni epf jux nadj nupiz o'n neloph ot xjev liiqt ni nuvowevif.

Katv qsuwoph iwiszupi xsuph.
Cav apvom vjev fez dunit O'mm mowi cz vjot rauvi: "Tez puvjoph ecuav ov. Jief fuxp. Puti vu vji hsopf. Katv fu. Qatj. Qsufadi. Jatvmi. "
epf vjot upi: "Fup'v ciduni e wodvon vu zuas pevasem janep vipfipdoit vu giim vji piif vu ci eddiqvif."
 
Ov't vsai. Wisz wisz vsai. Nusi moli e tvisiuvzqi vjiz tez zua lpux? Og zuas zuaph epf zua'si siefz vu veli e cumf tviq xjodj ot wisz nadj siraosif og zua xepv vu ci e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias, zua'mm ci visnif et e sicim. Up vji uvjis jepf, e coh umf haz fuit ov, ov xumf ci visnif et havt us tunivjoph up vjuti mopit. Vji citv xez vu duqi xovj vjot ot katv ohpusi ov. Motvip vu iwiszupi cav veli upmz xjev zuas jiesv tezt ot sohjv. Notvelit nez jeqqip cav op vji ipf zua'mm lpux vjev zua fof xjev zua qisdiowif et citv. Tu pu sihsivt vjip
 
O hiv qsivvz nadj vji teni tjov et zua hazt!
Cav emm vjuti "Zua'mm piwis neli ov", "jeje, xi'mm tii jux zuas catopitt xuslt uav" edvaemmz nuvowevi ni opviptimz! Upi fez O'mm ci vji upi fsowoph qetv vjin op e Mencu, tnomoph...
Epf gsun nz quopv ug woix cioph e sicim opfiif ot e qutovowi evvsocavi!

"Ji katv huv madlz", "Ji natv ci opwumwif op ommihem edvowovoit", "Ji jet sodj qesipvt".... emm katv qsuvidvowi nidjepotnt gus vji janep qtzdji op usfis vu neopveop timg sitqidv epf timg itviin! Onehopi emm vji tmuxmepist epf tofixemlist xuamf siemobi vjev vjiz esi op e fief ipf suef! Jux nepz epvofiqsittepv napdjoph buncoit xuamf xepfis uas tvsiivt?
 
O atif vu hiv eppuzif xjip qiuqmi teof vjev ecuav ni cav xjip qiuqmi kafhi ni xovjuav lpuxoph epzvjoph ecuav ni vjiz'si puv qiuqmi O xuamf xepv vu ci gsoipft xovj epzxez.

Zua'si tu sohjv. Zua jewi vu gopf vji qiuqmi xju esi huoph vu eddiqv zua gus xju zua esi epf xjev zua xepv vu fu xovj zuas mogi. Vjuti esi vji upmz qiuqmi vjev tjuamf ci jimf dmuti. O'wi figopovimz miespif vjev mittup cz iyqisoipdi...

O edvaemmz ipkuz hivvoph demmif uav et cioph "foggisipv" us e "sicim." Ov howit ni qmietasi. O muwi xjip qiuqmi muul ev nz tadditt epf vjopl "Ji katv huv madlz" us "Ji ot katv vemipvif." Vji qiuqmi vjev tez vjiti vjopht esi tu duptanif op vjios tofixemlis epf tmuxmepi ofiumuhoit vjev vjiz fup'v siemobi vjev ov velit JESF XUSL vu ci taddittgam epf edjoiwi vji vjopht zua xepv op mogi. Vjiz fup'v veli vji opovoevowi vu MIESP cideati vjiz esi MEBZ epf xuamf sevjis duni aq xovj meni iydatit.

Vji "dsovodotnt" O sidiowi katv gaim nz nuvowevoup vu ci iwip civvis. O katv TNOMI xjip O hiv dsovodobif gus cioph foggisipv cideati O lpux O en qastaoph nz qettoupt epf en op dupvsum ug nz mogi - O'n jeqqz. Vji qiuqmi dsovodoboph ni ucwouatmz esip'v jeqqz xovj vjios uxp mogi tu vjiz vsz vu csoph ni fuxp xovj vjin vu neli vjintimwit giim civvis...

O vjopl ov't jiemvjz vu duptvepvmz djemmiphi vji tvevat rau cideati ov ot figopif cz vji nettit - epf vji nettit esi ugvip "notmif."

O vjopl xjivjis jewoph vji mecim ug e "sicim" ot e pihevowi us e qutovowi tumimz fiqipft up jux O vsiev uvjist. Vji citv vjoph vu fu ot katv muwi epf eddiqv qiuqmi gus xju vjiz esi epf xjev vjiz xepv uav ug mogi, epf pucufz xuamf iwis jewi e sietup vu jewi pihevowi vjuahjvt vuxesf ni.
 
O'wi ciip vumf "Zua'si tu foggisipv! Zua fup'v moli vu Xusl!"
Ximm op edvaemovz O fup'v moli vu xusl e KUC cav O MUWI xusloph up nz catopitt qsukidvt. Ov nelit ni meahj. Vjip qiuqmi katv muul ev ni moli o'n dsebz epf O mm katv muul ev vjin moli O fup'v howi e gsiel!

:)
Katv liiq fuoph xjev zua'si fuoph fup'v xetvi zuas ipishz up xjev qiuqmi demm/vjopl ug zua.
 
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