<p>Do you think it’s more preferable to have experience at the risk of losing happiness or to have guaranteed happiness at the risk of losing experience?</p>
<p>Haha, if that’s what you define as life then I don’t wish it on anyone. I’ve had some amazing and horrible experiences, but I would have rather lived without the pain.</p>
<p>Gah I’m waiting until college for a life. :/</p>
<p>The upshot of having done nothing is that you know that the most memorable parts of your life are still to come. Or would you rather find yourself looking back in 6 months time, thinking that you’ve already had your greatest accomplishments?</p>
<p>^ True. Maybe I will become a senior member some day.</p>
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My sentiments exactly. Cheers!</p>
<p>^Dang, I was hoping to cure cancer by 20. Apparently it’s more complicated than I thought. I’ll have to settle for 30.</p>
<p>Exactly! While my peers mourn the ever-approaching end of their happy childhood days, I feverishly anticipate the actual beginning of my “life” lol. It’s amazing how my Asian parents have totally made childhood a drag. :/</p>
<p>But no, Maple, astutely note that while I have moved to every extreme direction on the US map at least four times, I too lack the standard definition of a life. But I’m sure my college self will thank me for engaging in homework and EC stuffs instead of partying and…doing stuff with friends lol.</p>
<p>does that include extreme Northeast, id est Maine??? :O</p>
<p>^My college self will completely forget everything I “did” in high school. Asian parents are okay…they set you up for success in life.</p>
<p>Alas, Maple, I have not. But since saying so will probably rob you of the fact that, for some time, you had been in my awesome company, I will pretend not to remember.</p>
<p>Um, I’m not sure. Maybe. (shrug) :)</p>
<p>Maple!!! :)</p>
<p>^^ <em>~</em> what does that mean :OOOOOO ???</p>
<p>Trumpetgrl!!! :)</p>
<p>Lol, wow. Same here. Maybe in college. But probably not. After college seems most likely. idk I’m content atm.</p>
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Except constantly looking forward and having no accomplishments leaves one completely unmotivated. Just saying.</p>
<p>Ok, I can answer completely now that I’m not on my phone. Not necessarily to the OP, but in general. Yes, I have done all those things that you mentioned, but would you REALLY want to do any of them? Except for maybe working for a hockey team (which I love). </p>
<p>There are tradeoffs in everything. I’ve moved probably about 12 times. I’ve seen awesome places but until recently couldn’t call anywhere home. I wish I could’ve lived in the same house or neighborhood all my life. </p>
<p>I lived in LA and I met awesome people and famous celebrities but at the cost of living with my emotionally abusive uncle who micromanaged every detail of my life and berated me for not being Catholic. </p>
<p>I saw my best friend at the time overdose right in front of me (luckily he is alive today, but lives in prison and has on and off since he was 13). The tradeoff is that I can handle nearly every situation that comes my way. I still wish I had never seen him do drugs and that I lived in ignorant bliss. </p>
<p>Oh, and FWIW, you don’t forget about your “high school” self while in college. You may grow, but you are still the same person with the same life experiences, etc. Quit waiting for life to being, because as you wait, life is passing you by!</p>
<p>^romani, you totally need a long grey beard to stroke along with that wisdom. :)</p>
<p>^Haha</p>
<p>^^I miss LA :/</p>
<p>I feel like a woman with a grey beard is not wise- it’s circus material! :)</p>
<p>Hahahahahah 
true true…or you could just buy yourself a fake beard…that would be silly… :P</p>
<p>Ah, but beautiful gypsy eyes are circus must-haves as well!</p>
<p>Halloween, maybe? 
I find it unlikely that you would dress up as an old wise man, though.</p>