Yet another birthday - 24

Birthday cake, people, dinner, alcohol, celebrations - 24. Yes, I am 24 now, a year away from completing the quarter life. I can't relate to being a teenager or young being stuck somewhere in the middle and the definition of fun has undergone drastic changes. Movies like Green Mile make much sense now, if you get my drift? ( I know I am writing this much after 27th July has passed away ).

It has been quite an interesting journey so far. I made amazing friends, some walked out, some are in still in, did amazing networking ( I can safely say that ) through a strong professional organization, made life long relationships.

Its a weird stage of your life to be in. ALL my closest friends throughout ( and I mean all ) are settling down, managing to take it to the next level. Over the past few weeks, I have been questioned over the exact same thing and honestly, my take on this has always been subject to difference

Every now and then along with all of this, you are popped with that question. Most of the time it would start this way with slight variations, " So, Shekhar/Roy/Dibby/Sumon/Dibs, I am pretty sure you are settling down with your life. Settling down? What does that mean? Didn't Mark Twain, Ulysses and W.B Yeats tell us NEVER to settle down and lead the average life? I am not trying to pull off an oxymoron or a metaphor, I am just saying that there is nothing in the true definition of the term as settling down.

If finding an average job, getting your 401k along with health insurance and other benefits every year submerged with the idea of getting married to a beautiful woman and getting 2 children out of the relationship when quarter life is closing by, I would proactively refuse to accept it.

Everything happens for a reason, it is meant to teach you something sooner or later. Age has nothing to do with it. Of course age makes you wiser ( depending on your experiences ) but you CANNOT stereotype age numbers with life progression. The ones that do ( no offense to anyone who is reading this ) are the ones who remain mediocre and I, REFUSE to lead such a life.