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When the wrong decisions bring us to the right places
You’ll know what to do when you are older. Once you get a degree, you’ll have a much better life than us. You’ll do much better than us. You’ll be the first graduate in our family. You have to set an example for your younger brothers.
That was what my parents told me since I was little.
I never really knew what I was doing
I was born before the internet became an integral part of our life today.
Nobody told me about the “life journey” and what the options were.
Naively, I was under the impression that as long as I follow along what others were doing, I would eventually know what to do when the time comes.
I thought if I obeyed the rules and completed what was required of me, eventually everything would fall into place.
Get a high-paying job, achieve financial freedom before 30 and maybe start a family and have kids.
I seriously thought grown-ups (my parents and relatives) around me knew everything there is to know about life. So whatever they told me, I followed suit — presuming they know what’s best for me.
