The youngest I will ever be

I just came across a YouTube video that gave me somewhat of a wake-up call.

The content of the video was totally unrelated, but it got me thinking: "I am sooo young."

In the last couple of months, I've come to realize just how I've started to look at my life like it's a dead-end. Like any career or life choice I make is going to be the end of my life.

But in all honesty, one of the things that matters the most to me is the following:

I don't want to look back at my life in 20, 30 or whatever amount of years and think to myself: "I should have done more when I was younger."

I'll never be as young as I am right now.

I will never have such few responsibilities.

I may never have such few responsibilities and such stability at the same time.

Literally, the sky is the limit.

If I want to jump, I need to make sure I jump as high as I possibly can.

If I want to fly, I better make sure I go up to the highest mountain my energy permits me to.

Cause... I might never be able to be at this very moment, in this very manner again.

Yeah.

And that's the only thing that really, really matters.

Not how much pursuing my dreams will affect others,

Not how I might hurt people by choosing myself,

Not what people are going to think of me,

No. None of that.

My dreams matter,

My passions matter.

And no one will fight for them as I can fight for them.

No one has a desire that burns as it does for me.

The responsibility is on me... solely me.

And after it's all been said and done, only I will give account for my choices (or lack thereof).

That's it.