Post by: non.existent.existentialist on June 28, 2017, 02:33:17 am
Because in my opinion we are not born with a purpose, we are not born with an identity, we create our identities, we find our purposes, so tell me a bit about yourselves. I'm a great listener!
Post by: Joseph41 on June 28, 2017, 09:32:43 am
I reckon that's a pretty good age for kids (28 to me feels too young - probably more the end of that 28-33 range). I fkn love my job at the moment, so if I'm as happy then as I am now, then that'd be pretty tops.
Post by: heids on June 28, 2017, 09:56:30 am
5-10 years, 24-29. In concrete terms, idk, the future holds too many unknowns.
But I'd like to see myself running a business/campaign/blog round promoting small consistent kindness and compassion in everyday life... y'know, blogging, social media advertising, speaking, idea generation, YouTube-ing, that shebang. I just want to spend my life promoting connection and compassion and kindness and oxytocin-spreading (hahaha I can't help mentioning oxytocin even when I try not to); I hope to be living that myself more and more, including towards myself, just opening my heart to all and overflowing with love. It's who I want to be.
“It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated..." (and my fighting weapon is trust, connection, kindness, compassion, love)
I also hope that in 5-10 years I'll actually want to be alive. It'd be a super nice change.
Post by: brenden on June 28, 2017, 10:30:57 am
In 5-10 years I'll be 28-33 years old.In the same boat and sickened by this.
Post by: Joseph41 on June 28, 2017, 10:33:40 am
In the same boat and sickened by this.
Genuinely fucked me up.
This thread is making me uncomfortable hahaha.
Post by: heids on June 28, 2017, 10:54:44 am
Post by: Sine on June 28, 2017, 11:10:27 am
I'm just posting here because I wanna find out about where each of you see yourselves in 5 , maybe 10 years time. Have you guys thought about this? What is your purpose? Purpose in life shall we say. I'm not talking about short term goals though, I'm talking long term. What aims do you have? What things do u want to do, to change, to achieve? before.......you know.....you leave :Din 5 years --> 23 years old : in university
Because in my opinion we are not born with a purpose, we are not born with an identity, we create our identities, we find our purposes, so tell me a bit about yourselves. I'm a great listener!
in 10 years -> 28 years old : not in university
Post by: K888 on June 28, 2017, 11:22:06 am
Will be 24-29 in 5-10 years like heids... I'll (hopefully) be in full time work as a physiotherapist and enjoying my job :D That thought kinda scares me though...a lot of responsibility!
Potentially could be undertaking post-graduate studies depending on what I decide to specialise in (if anything) :)
Otherwise, I guess I'll just be trying to keep it together, because that's what mature adults seem to do :P I hope to travel the world a bit and experience a lot of new things, too.
Post by: sweetiepi on June 28, 2017, 02:15:45 pm
I'll probably be stuck researching life-saving medications or in a lab somewhere. (Provided I don't change my mind and do pharmacy as well) 😂
Anyways, I'd probably trying to keep myself together and probably will realise one of these days that going to sleep at 2-3am is a bad idea. :)
Post by: Aaron on June 28, 2017, 02:17:08 pm
In 5 years: 27-28
In 10 years: 32-33
Purpose:
With a Bachelor degree and a Masters now, I think i've well and truly satisfied the university component of my life. I was the first person in my family to go to uni :). I have wanted to teach for a very long time (I don't know why, given the lack of respect for the profession and the not-so-great conditions at the moment... yet this has not really deterred me). I have been one of those people who has had a clear vision from my early teens as to what i've wanted to do. It hasn't changed one bit. I'm about to start my first full time job so my transition from university to employment has pretty much begun immediately after i've finished up... which is exciting and scary at the same time.
I believe that my skills in IT are a sign - everything has aligned perfectly. The emphasis on coding and IT in schools etc. is starting to grow, slowly but getting there. My aim in my job is to share my passions for IT and hope that more people take it up in VCE and then at university. I like being a mentor, someone who people can look up to and talk to if they need to. Teaching is so important, because you as a teacher can influence a student's life... and that hands-down beats any desk job.
In terms of other components of my life: I would like to develop some educational tech for schools to assist them in some way, travel a bit in my free time and start a family. I agree with Nick, I think that 30-ish age range is a good time to start.
My life is literally now helping young people achieve. Think i've got it pretty good.
Post by: zhen on June 28, 2017, 04:21:56 pm
Post by: S200 on June 28, 2017, 04:23:53 pm
Is it weird that I have no real goal for now? I'm just aiming for a high atar so when I do decide, I can hopefully get into any university course I want and hopefully get a scholarship.It ain't that weird...
I'm doin' pretty much the exact same! :D
#NonExistantFuture 8)
Post by: Aaron on June 28, 2017, 04:27:54 pm
Is it weird that I have no real goal for now? I'm just aiming for a high atar so when I do decide, I can hopefully get into any university course I want and hopefully get a scholarship.
Relatable to the whole: CHOOSE YOUR LIFE PATH DURING YEAR 12 comments. Really, it is so normal to have absolutely no idea where you want to be in the future. I'm just an odd case.
So many people change paths throughout uni (e.g. realise what they are studying is not what they really want to do). Just enjoy Year 12 while you still can. Things get very different after. :)
(I was going to say I miss the school environment.. but I can't really use that anymore. *sigh*)
Post by: S200 on June 28, 2017, 04:30:49 pm
Relatable to the whole: CHOOSE YOUR LIFE PATH DURING YEAR 12 comments. Really, it is so normal to have absolutely no idea where you want to be in the future. I'm just an odd case.Thanks for the re-assurance that we're completely normal :D :D...
Just enjoy Year 12 while you still can. Things get very different after. :)
(I was going to say I miss the school environment.. but I can't really use that anymore. *sigh*)
Post by: Joseph41 on June 28, 2017, 05:51:25 pm
Is it weird that I have no real goal for now? I'm just aiming for a high atar so when I do decide, I can hopefully get into any university course I want and hopefully get a scholarship.
Yeah definitely not too unusual - and certainly not a bad thing. :) I actually think that's a pretty smart thing to do!
Post by: zhen on June 28, 2017, 06:15:14 pm
It ain't that weird...
I'm doin' pretty much the exact same! :D
#NonExistantFuture 8)
Relatable to the whole: CHOOSE YOUR LIFE PATH DURING YEAR 12 comments. Really, it is so normal to have absolutely no idea where you want to be in the future. I'm just an odd case.
So many people change paths throughout uni (e.g. realise what they are studying is not what they really want to do). Just enjoy Year 12 while you still can. Things get very different after. :)
(I was going to say I miss the school environment.. but I can't really use that anymore. *sigh*)
Yeah definitely not too unusual - and certainly not a bad thing. :) I actually think that's a pretty smart thing to do!Thanks for all the replies and for showing me that it's normal for me to not know what I want to do. :)
Post by: Calebark on June 28, 2017, 06:34:18 pm
I don't really know what I want in 10 years. As clichéd as it sounds, I just want to believe I'll be happy and miiiiles past my depression by then.
Post by: Aaron on June 28, 2017, 06:35:28 pm
Quote from: Calebark
I don't really know what I want in 10 years. As clichéd as it sounds, I just want to believe I'll be happy and miiiiles past my depression by then.Sounds good to me. :)
Post by: Sine on June 29, 2017, 12:18:19 am
Is it weird that I have no real goal for now? I'm just aiming for a high atar so when I do decide, I can hopefully get into any university course I want and hopefully get a scholarship.basically me last year (year 12) and also basically the same right now :D ;)
Post by: peterpiper on June 29, 2017, 12:39:01 am
In 5-10 years I'll be 24-29.
I don't really know what I want in 10 years. As clichéd as it sounds, I just want to believe I'll be happy and miiiiles past my depression by then.
I hope so too. Let's have faith :)
As for what I'll be doing in 5-10 years time, I don't really care what I do, I just want to feel like someone needs me. Otherwise, I won't feel the need to continue on. So far it's been my friends who have helped me a lot. But I just know that life will take us in different directions, and that I'll probably lose them, so I'm hoping I'll find lifelong friends or that my relationships sustain as they are by the time I'm around 23-28.
Post by: CalvinHill on June 30, 2017, 03:47:24 am
Post by: heids on June 30, 2017, 09:41:34 am
Lately my desires are changing very fast. If only a year ago, I was sure that I want to live in one country, now I'm already thinking how to move to another. In any case, after five years I see myself as a successful person.
But how are you defining "successful person"?
Post by: Wales on June 30, 2017, 09:57:39 am
But how are you defining "successful person"?
Deep question.
I see it as being one that is spiritually enlightened and truly happy. Many of us today pursue goals without actually examining why we truly desire them. Earlier this week I realised that I was pursuing being excellent at tennis for the validation and compliments I would receive. Of course I enjoyed it but I identified that as a key driving force it shows the inherent failure in my definition of happiness as it is grounded on appearance rather than substance. For others happiness is constituted by an inflation of their ego, they seek to be praised for doing something but don't realise that all they are seeking is validation to feel secure. Once one transcend these boundaries and false ideologies, they are able to understand what happiness is. Once one is happy, success will be a result of happiness, at least I believe that.
Bit of a tangent :( Just wanted to express my standpoint~
Post by: heids on June 30, 2017, 11:11:54 am
To try and define what success means to me:
- consistently doing what I'm afraid to do
- having a loving, trusting and strong support network
- living in line with my values
- having a positive impact on those around me
Anyway, why should success be a future concept, a destination? If we're living in line with our values and connecting with others and facing our fears right now, aren't we being "successful" right now?