Personal growth at 18: Who Am I
Hello, friends who are 18 years old! Your enthusiasm is so powerful that it has allowed me to travel through time, making me feel like I am 18 again.
Time is truly a fascinating thing. 20xx years ago, there was certainly a midwife who picked up a pair of scissors and, with a “snip,” cut your umbilical cord. That marked your departure from your mother’s body and the beginning of your physical independence.
Today, in 20xx, an invisible pair of scissors has once again “snipped,” cutting an invisible umbilical cord and declaring the independence of your social persona.
At 18, many people will ask you a lot of questions, like who you want to become in the next moment.
I once wanted to be Yao Ming, but I can’t grow that tall; perhaps you want to be Kate, but Prince William is already married.
What I want to tell you is that you are so unique—your beliefs, your enthusiasm, your talents, your temperament, your charm, and even that little bit of imperfection—all of this makes you the vivid person you are.
At 18, instead of repeating, why not create? Why not be yourself, be the best version of yourself? Don’t you think so? Perhaps this is the first important decision you make independently at 18, like receiving a passport to the future.
To become yourself, you must first understand yourself. Do you really understand yourself? Let’s do a little test.
First, use your imagination to estimate: if you clap your hands as fast as you can, how many times can you clap in one minute?
100? 200? Okay, let’s try it. Take 10 seconds, ready, go… How many times? 40? 50? 60? Multiply that by 6, and even if you discount it a bit, you can actually clap 300 to 400 times in a minute, far exceeding your expectations, right?
Even for things we do often, we may not have observed or understood them closely, and we still have a lot of potential.
For example, our brains are a huge reservoir of energy, but in our lifetime, we can only utilize about five percent of it. So much energy remains untapped. Psychologists tell us that if in our lifetime, what we want to do, what we can do, and what we are doing are all the same thing, then we may unleash more of our nature, realize our potential, and achieve a healthy, happy, successful, and fulfilling life.
Best wishes to you, my 18-year-old friends.
Thank you for reading! ” Sitestorys “
