Graduated at Twenty-Two
by : Arryo
I believe everyone has their favourite month of the year, while
mine is November. Luckily this November, I’m turning twenty two. Generally, twenty-two is the phase where
students graduated from college after four years of struggling for their bachelor
degree. Of course, that made them happy and their parents proud of them. Aside
from the good news, most of this fresh graduates will encounter the fear of what
the future lies ahead, especially the overseas students.
No plans
The most common question that was asked to the fresh
graduates is “What is your plan after you graduated?” or “What you wanna do
after you graduated?”. And the simplest answer to that is “I don’t know.”. That’s
the fact! But some of them will stick with the plan to find a nine-to-five job
as soon as possible.
Being unemployed
Sent your employment letter to every single company everyday
non-stop. Went into several job interviews and being rejected. At the end of
the day, you are still unemployed and it makes you realized that finding a job
is not as easy as what you have predicted. In the worst scenario, the trauma of
being turned down will dent your confidence.
Money to survive
Whether you are overseas students or not, one thing for sure
is that we all need money to live. This is the most difficult problem to deal
with, especially for overseas students. They must learn how to spend their
money wisely, from renting, foods, groceries and others. If you’re still
unemployed, then how to survive with no income? Except from your parents.
Burden your parents
At this point, you will start feeling bad to keep asking
your parents to support your needs. Even
though, they did not mind it at all. But, you couldn’t resist the feeling of
how irresponsible you are.
Depression
Summing up the misfortunes that happened from being unemployed,
no proper plans, financial problem, ages, can often be viewed as a sign of failure
in society. I believe one of the biggest fear as a human is, the fact of being rejected
/ unaccepted in society as a failure and that could lead to depression.
If you happened to feel that way, then please take note
about this. A gentleman once told me
about this “Do not mind of what other people think of you. They did not have
the power to control over you. In the end, you are the one who is in charge of yourself.”
He added “You are not worthless for being unemployed. So, all
you need to do is trying the best as you can and make your decision to keep
going. Because, you are worth more than that.”
So, get back on your feet and deal with the pressure! It
takes time, we just did not know when or how the life-changing moments came to
us. Keep trying the best and remember to enjoy every moment that you have right
now. Because, “you will figure it out.”
By any chance, if you were reading this post, I would like
to thank you!
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