Based on the popular tv shows and movies, and how I thought I fit into them, I thought I knew exactly what to expect from my life, romantically more than any other aspect. Because I go to a traditional college, started right after high school, am studying in a very typical field, grew up in a middle-class family, and am just all around normal, I expected, generally, the same from whoever it may be that I end up with. And I've been using that as a basis on who I would date or form an interest in.
But lately as I've been trying to branch out from what I think is normal, I realize how totally unfair I've been. Just because this has been the path that I've been fortunate enough to take doesn't mean everyone's been given the same luxury. And just because they aren't going to a 4-year university or want to be a doctor or teacher doesn't mean they aren't a good person. My dad's the best man I know and he's been working in the same steel company for the past 25 years without a college degree of any kind. I'd consider myself incredibly lucky to marry someone someday who's like my dad.
And the more I think about this.. the more I start to wonder how I got to where I am. It was never a question if I would go to college, it was just expected. I just wonder if I had been given the choice, where would I be now?
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