Dudeness after high school.

[BikerDude]

Age brings wisdom.
I got news for you. Most brain surgeons don't exactly find it "enjoyable" even if it starts out that way.
But they do enjoy their ski lodge in Vail and their Yacht and the Hummer and BMW.
And they are absolutely doing a hell of an important service for others.
If you want to say success and money are not important that fine. As long as your not full of it.
Most are when they say that.
I say attempt to get it right the first go round.
Take aim and fire and don't accept failure.
Usually you get one shot at that. If that.
Yeah things might not turn out as planned but hey not everybody gets the gold medal.
Giving it your all is what counts.
Trust me you don't want to just burn a decade "trying to find yourself".
Finding yourself means making yourself. Work and grow.
Now IS the time to put pressure on yourself. The one time in life.

For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been"

[Reverend Curb]

I'm 26 and I have no idea what I'm doing.
With all respect to you, BikerDude, I kinda wince when I read your comments.

I get the impression that all that's important are ski vacations and nice cars and yachts.
You also seem to be equating money with success and happiness.
Maybe I'm too young and haven't lived enough.

You quoted this, "For all sad words of tongue and pen, The saddest are these, 'It might have been'".
It goes for both sides. You could be a rich, and therefore successful, brain surgeon and regret not having gone into accupuncture or horticulture or taking that decade to find yourself just as much as you could regret taking that decade only to be lead God knows where.

I would advocate getting out there, finding what makes you happy and not just a great paycheck. As I said I'm still trying to find that place of happiness coupled with at least a decent job that I could see myself doing until death.

Now, I'm not going to attempt to understand your position or hell maybe I am in my youthful idealism. But I guess I'm just being a different kind of monster and throwing my dick out there because I feel like I've been told all those things you've said all my life only to never find a fulfilling role in this play.

I've lost my train of thought. Hi, I'm new.

[DigitalBuddha]

"Money can't make you happy, but at least you can afford your own misery."