'Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed
by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do.
So throw off the bowlines.
Sail away from the safe harbor.
Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover.'
- Mark Twain
If this quote wouldn?t set a person to trying something new and different, I don?t think anything would. I love this quote! I think it could apply to any age but most especially to young people. Eventually, we all settle into a routine: marry, raise a family, work, vacation, retire. But before then, what an opportunity to explore and learn more about the world and about ourselves!
I think skipping a year between high school and college is a great idea. Travel the country, visit overseas, and try different jobs ? I think that would be a great way to find out about interests and talents. I wouldn?t take more than a year, though, mostly because you get used to the freedom and the independence and it?s hard to go back to a classroom routine.
Another good time to ?throw off the bowlines?sail away?catch the trade wind sails?? would be upon retirement. All the kids are grown and out of the house? Great! Sell the big old house and go to a smaller home ? or, better yet, buying one of those luxurious RVs! Travel around the states. Meet people of different cultures. Go sightseeing. Learn. Enjoy. Then there won?t be disappointment!
As for me: so far, I?m not disappointed. I worked after I graduated high school. I moved to places in which I wanted to live. I married happily two times and have kids. I went back to college part time and enjoyed myself immensely. It was fun to learn new subjects, like marine biology. When TB and I retire, I think it would be great to go on long trips around the country ? maybe even overseas! We will not be disappointed, I think.
I say ? and you think ?