The Youth Divide

theyouthdivide — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 02:15:37 +0800

How many times have we thought, "I'm going to do this specifically for this purpose or reason" and when we mobilize and get the ball rolling, we find that what we have set out to do has evolved or is evolving?

Well I have. One too many times and sometimes I'm tired of it! So like life or the things that I have planned to do, things might change and morph into something else all together. So, the words, Version 1.

I have always been a person who enjoyed channelling my thoughts, sharing what's on my mind whether in writing or verbally and with that, I have started out many blogs in the past. I would write about my lunch, about what I did after college, about the parties, college trips, just about anything and everything.

I would say that I should give myself a pat on the back for going through the great pain of "ensuring" that I kept my blogs updated. Sometimes it became a battle between passion and for the sake of updating.

Reading back at my writings, my musings, rants and raves, it enabled me to reminisce, reflect and really do a deep dive into the person I have become today as I underwent many, many phases of moulding, whipping and perseverance.

It serves me as a great reminder to tell myself how much I have grown to look at things differently and at different perspectives, putting on different hats. My consumer behaviour is continuously changing, my adoption, comprehension, IQ, EQ levels has been shifting, social networking, my understanding on the human psyche, everything, primarily related to my mental maturity, continuously evolves.

Writing did me a LOT of good. It allowed me my own space, it gave me my own time and it never demanded anything from me but gave me a lesson on putting my mind in focus or letting my mind run free (depending on what I wanted to write about). Whatever it was, I found an escape.

After my graduation and when my lonely nights in a foreign land were over, when I didn't have a beautiful view of the city skyline or the docks any more, when the frosty windows and mug of hot chocolate didn't give me a sense of warmth and serenity any more, when I came back to my home country, the writing stopped.

And then, work happened.

Writing just didn't seem to be something I was able to do.

Time seemed so scarce, the pace of life starts picking up and before you realize that you wanted to pen down some thoughts, something else keeps popping in until the point that you just feel extremely exhausted that you just want to blank out.

The whole idea of what inspired me to start The Youth Divide is that, I've gone through so much learning, had just too much shit thrown in my face, roller-coaster experiences that I felt was worth sharing. Not only with the people whom I know, but also into the unknown. I want to share how I have experienced life, and have a forum on life and how we take the risks and challenges that we face and turn it into an opportunity of life long learning, etc. Seriously!

You might call this fluff, but yes, that's the entire point. I want to know how people have lived their lives, to be grateful for what I have, to learn empathy and to also let myself know that I have lots more to learn and experience about life, whether it's things to chase for, aspirations or even a cultural experience.

In the past years, I went through a lot and I bet this year and beyond would be an even greater experience with the plans I have in my head. I hope that my memories will remain fresh as I will stagger my experiences in writing when time grants me the opportunity to write.

I look forward to building up this blog into a place of self exploration, life's sharing as well as learning life. And one day, I look forward to sharing yours as well.

Cheers, to life and all that shit it's given us. We've somehow, some way, emerge victorious. We are still, alive.

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