keepingitbig
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I feel like a failure for not having much right now and growing-up without a great education. I see all my friends having great lives and me by myself. 24, don't have much right now and struggling to keep up with life.
keepingitbig;400280 said:I feel like a failure for not having much right now and growing-up without a great education.
savageblue;400315 said:What education do you have? Is there anything you wish to learn in particular?
savageblue;400382 said:If you want to evolve in your education, remember that being self-taught is always an option. It isn't the easiest option, and you're likely to make many mistakes at first and you're bound to bump into some untrustworthy sources of knowledge. But, hey, it's all a part of growing up and can only enrich your experience.
Remember that books are good friends – and, for that matter, the Internet, how-to videos, tutorials for this and that, whatever it is you're looking for, are pretty helpful if you want to learn some things.
Dedicate yourself to one specific area or subject. If you can't find a single one to focus on, try 3 or 4 you like.
You will slowly improve your knowledge and, in time, you'll be able to even have a debate about the great literature classics, if you wish to focus on that area.
Don't get yourself down. Knowledge comes to those who seek it. Having a tutor or a professor helps, but it's not mandatory.
Basically, in life, if you are lucky enough to be able to read, you can learn virtually anything.
Just don't stand there sitting and whining about life. Move on with it and get some action going.
keepingitbig;401204 said:All I want is a better life and not see myself like the others who are in my family have done, that's all I want.
keepingitbig;400280 said:I feel like a failure for not having much right now and growing-up without a great education. I see all my friends having great lives and me by myself. 24, don't have much right now and struggling to keep up with life.
tester8888;401378 said:We all feel like failures at times.
I have felt it MANY times
Do not despair.
Life is a journey, not a guided tour, not a scripted
play, it's not something that anyone else can do for us.
Me must make it through ourselves.
The whole reason that I am here, is because 3 times in my
life, a man (yes, a man, I am gay), that I brought home
from the club for the sole purpose of sex, laughed at the
size of my penis, and said I was not worth their time.
And left me, there, in my small nakedness.
I grew up, as a gay boy, (I knew since I was about 12 y/o)
on top of a mountain in the Ozark National Forrests of
rural Arkansas, raised by a highly religious, millitaristic,
deeply red-necked hillbilly family. One set of grandparents
did not even have an indoor toilet! I was reminded every day
that I was a freak! At 18 y/o I was kicked out (1993).
I have been to Vo-Tech a total of 3 times, and have
some college, I have/had 3 medical licenses, and only
an Assoc. Degree.
At 20 y/o (1995), I was a new graduate of EMT-Basic school and
had me a job on an ambulance. I had accomplished my sole
goal in life, and was walking on air. Then, 3 months later
I was sent to, what at the time was the worst act of
terrorism on US soil in time immemorial. Many times
that day, I was CRUSHED in every imaginable way.
Watch this video, an just imagine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jva3q7OMDVI
In 1997, my first boyfriend, the love of my life, was
diagnosed with HIV, and commited suicide.
In 1999, I found myself serving as a combat medic in
the Balkans. If you have never been in a war zone,
especially one that is an ethnic genocide, then you
can not imagine what "HATE" truly is. The evil things
that one person(s) can do to another (others) is truly
unbelieveable. At this point, I had no trust in the
human race what-so-ever. Please watch this video, and
look at the number of people on the refugee ships, and
then imagine, that you are a Paramedic, 24 y/o, and you
are charged with the responsiblility of 'refugee
displacement'. : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErvZhqiNnDo
In 2002, new laws were passed, and I lost my lab tech
license, because I did not have a 4 year degree.
In 2005, new laws were passed, and the medical license
of CRT was being invalidated. Those who had some college
hours were given the opportunity to challenge an RRT
board exam in order to get a license. Luckily I had
enough hours, I challenged the exam, and I am now
an RRT, and can work.
In 2007, my husband of 6 years broke up with me.
As the house was in his name, I had to find a new home
So, I bought a new house. 10 weeks later, the hospital
I worked for closed, and I was unemployed.
I have been hopeless, crushed, embarrassed, etc, etc,
many times in my life. Yet, I still survive. And I always
will. Yes, I am not writing in proper grammar, starting
my sentences with 'and' and so forth, but I digress.
You must always 'stay in the fight', 'stay in the game'.
You need education, Clovis Community College online, is
a very cheap, online school, that you can get an
Assoc. degree from. I have used them, and they offer,
a very good, cheap, easy program.
If that is too much money, then make yourself a
self-educated man. The public library
is free, and, you have access to the internet. There
are many people and resources available to you, if it
is simply education or moral support that you need.
I, like many others, have had many heartaches, and
many failures, I have cried a million tears, and so
to maybe you will too.
Use these as motivation!
Keep moving forward. What seems menial or crushing
today, may be that which sustains you in order to
move forward at a later time.
Life is a journey.
Feel free to private email me if you need to.
In 1999, I found myself serving as a combat medic in
the Balkans. If you have never been in a war zone,
especially one that is an ethnic genocide, then you
can not imagine what "HATE" truly is. The evil things
that one person(s) can do to another (others) is truly
unbelieveable. At this point, I had no trust in the
human race what-so-ever. Please watch this video, and
look at the number of people on the refugee ships, and
then imagine, that you are a Paramedic, 24 y/o, and you
are charged with the responsiblility of 'refugee
displacement'. : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErvZhqiNnDo
Turnover;401487 said:Well, thanks for the story. The craziest part was divorcing your ex and then losing the job after buying a new fuckn house. The whole story was intense that part just hit me with a sense of familiarity. What did you do after the boy laughed at your endowment? I lived all over L.A. and Orange County since 2004. We're just natural born winner's! lol I like adding music to the good post's and they match your sincere story with contrast to it.