All I want for Christmas is some brand spanking new confidence.

just in case and i told you so

I like my sister. I like how she approaches me with a simple, 'hey do you want to catch some breakfast?', which ends up to be a labouriously long breakfast conversation about life and all the so-called hardships we face. And perhaps, it was I who brought up the conversation... I who needed advice and it so happened, she had the right type of wisdom to impart at that particular moment. Although, I have to say that I still felt somewhat ambushed as she spoke to my feelings.

I stuttered and stumbled, as I tried to explain to position of us Gen-Y-ers. How we needed the space and the time to find ourselves and should not have to deal with the pressure from our parents to find the perfect job or get rich and successful or at least have a plan or something... pronto. It is true, that we have the privilege and the right to find ourselves while we can. But she said in a very matter-of-fact tone, that privilege will not last forever. And that is a fact you cannot change.

Not all of us are trust fund kids. Although the few that are.... well, good for you. That privilege will not last forever - I guess this is the reason why we do what we have to do, even at this moment, even if we don't want to. Knowing that it can be stripped away from you, that is kind of like a sucker punch line.

That is why we have plans, however vague they seem. Because even the most carefree or free-spirited person will need a plan for just in case moments. An experienced skydiver will still need to put on his second set of parachutes. Because when that moment comes and you are unprepared, well that's really an i told you so moment.