06-04-2014, 09:07 PM
(06-04-2014, 05:27 PM)Benny Joe Wrote: life is really hard and its hard to accept catalyst when i dont want to do things. my parents have taken out a huge sum of money for my college and are forcing me into a specific major i dont want to do. i really dont want to go to college. i really dont want to work. my friends own a commune near our local lake and i ideally just want to live my life there without the obligations society gives us.
I dropped out after my first year of college (we call it university over here though).
I was just following the 'projected trajectory' that I thought I should go; without really identifying what I truly wanted.
That first year of college was pretty terrible. I was out of my element, and couldn't really adjust (even if I wanted to).
I ended up taking a gap year (a year off) where I spent a year reading, and going in and out of libraries on a daily basis.
When I finally got my head 'sorted' I returned to a different course at college, and had a blast.
when I graduated, I ended up working in an entirely different field to my area of study.
life meanders like a river, and its not always a straight line to where you want (and quite often need) to be.
Don't be afraid to say no, and go your own way (even though your parents might not understand).
that said; this is not medical advice, but just a personal opinion based on my own life experience. The decision, ultimately, will be in your own hands (and responsibility).
ie the excuse that 'plenum made me do it' will not fly in the afterlife
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also don't be afraid to meet people as that is one of life's greatest catalysts of all.
Quote:19.13 This catalyst then is shared between peoples as an important part of each self’s development as well as the experiences of the self in solitude and the synthesis of all experience through meditation.
The quickest way to learn is to deal with other-selves.
This is a much greater catalyst than dealing with the self. Dealing with the self without other-selves is akin to living without what you would call mirrors. Thus, the self cannot see the fruits of its beingness.
Thus, each may aid each by reflection. This is also a primary reason for the weakening of the physical vehicle, as you call the physical complex.