I'm beginning to see the light

[Brotherofwill]

Growing up certainly changes the way we think about the world.
I've made huge leaps in my thinking ability from around 14 onwards and when I look back at how I used to think about some things, it just amazes me at how much I've changed.

This thread is about certain revelations or times when you realized what changed in your life.

As a kid most people enjoy running around outside, having fun isn't limited to a certain purpose. I rediscovered this feeling and today doing something like walking around aimlessly or just laying on the grass enjoying the day can give me the same satisfaction as playing with games or being entertained by media.

Any moments in your life when you realized that you changed?
Ever thought about how you used to think about the world and you just felt like facepalming?

The title comes from a Velvet Underground song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3gWi9bBkHQ

 

[Johnnyallstar]

when I was 11 and realized that I was going to have to be a "third parent" to babies.

 

[Aardvark]

I saw the light, once. Then I got hit in the face with a torch. That's when I realised that I was too deaf to hear the darkness cry "Catch!"

 

[Brotherofwill]

I saw the light, once. Then I got hit in the face with a torch. That's when I realised that I was too deaf to hear the darkness cry "Catch!"

Must have been quite a moment for you

 

[This-is-Hip-Hop]

I saw the light when I enjoyed the Easy Bake oven, and when I listened to Kanye West the first time, Also, when I noticed girls the first time in my life. These three elements, Cooking, Hip-Hop, Girls, are some of the most important things in my life. And I can think of no greater revelation then that, well, ones that fit the topic acordingly.

-This-is-Hip-Hop

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

Yeah all the time these days, I've made some stunning realizations about myself, Like I hate paper work and would rather go on a shooting spree than work a white collar job, and I want to live in isolation on a small ranch somewhere in the pacific northwest.

 

[Brotherofwill]

when I was 11 and realized that I was going to have to be a "third parent" to babies.

These early responsibilities usually strenghten your character quite a bit. Has it helped you?

 

[Brotherofwill]

I saw the light when I enjoyed the Easy Bake oven, and when I listened to Kanye West the first time, Also, when I noticed girls the first time in my life. These three elements, Cooking, Hip-Hop, Girls, are some of the most important things in my life. And I can think of no greater revelation then that, well, ones that fit the topic acordingly.

-This-is-Hip-Hop

Yea I think every boy has the one about the ladies eventually ...it all makes sense all of a sudden . Never knew cooking could have such an effect, but then again I'm stuck to ready made meals.

 

[Brotherofwill]

Yeah all the time these days, I've made some stunning realizations about myself, Like I hate paper work and would rather go on a shooting spree than work a white collar job, and I want to live in isolation on a small ranch somewhere in the pacific northwest.

So what do you wanna do on your ranch? Had the same feelings, living in a city is awesome in your early life but I can't see myself enjoying it when I'm older.

 

[megapenguinx]

I saw the light, once. Then I got hit in the face with a torch. That's when I realised that I was too deaf to hear the darkness cry "Catch!"

I heard there is a bonus if your covered in gasoline

 

[Johnnyallstar]

when I was 11 and realized that I was going to have to be a "third parent" to babies.

These early responsibilities usually strenghten your character quite a bit. Has it helped you?

Depends on what you mean by "help." I wasn't a problem child to begin with, and it's been so long that I can't see how my life could have been any different.

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

Yeah all the time these days, I've made some stunning realizations about myself, Like I hate paper work and would rather go on a shooting spree than work a white collar job, and I want to live in isolation on a small ranch somewhere in the pacific northwest.

So what do you wanna do on your ranch? Had the same feelings, living in a city is awesome in your early life but I can't see myself enjoying it when I'm older.

It's mostly just to be a quiet place to live and reflect and relax, I wanna have a career involving motorcycles, repairing them, selling them, what have you.

 

[BeeRye]

When I first discovered a musical instrument and it opened social doors all around me. Still doing so too.

 

[Brotherofwill]

Yeah all the time these days, I've made some stunning realizations about myself, Like I hate paper work and would rather go on a shooting spree than work a white collar job, and I want to live in isolation on a small ranch somewhere in the pacific northwest.

So what do you wanna do on your ranch? Had the same feelings, living in a city is awesome in your early life but I can't see myself enjoying it when I'm older.

It's mostly just to be a quiet place to live and reflect and relax, I wanna have a career involving motorcycles, repairing them, selling them, what have you.

Sounds awesome, I could imagine you sitting around ocassionally growling "get off my lawn" to anyone that happens to stumble upon your house.
I think a lot of people get that need for isolation in their later life, which then drastically shifts toward a need for integration in the family once you're close to death

 

[Hunde Des Krieg]

Yeah all the time these days, I've made some stunning realizations about myself, Like I hate paper work and would rather go on a shooting spree than work a white collar job, and I want to live in isolation on a small ranch somewhere in the pacific northwest.

So what do you wanna do on your ranch? Had the same feelings, living in a city is awesome in your early life but I can't see myself enjoying it when I'm older.

It's mostly just to be a quiet place to live and reflect and relax, I wanna have a career involving motorcycles, repairing them, selling them, what have you.

Sounds awesome, I could imagine you sitting around ocassionally growling "get off my lawn" to anyone that happens to stumble upon your house.
I think a lot of people get that need for isolation in their later life, which then drastically shifts toward a need for integration in the family once you're close to death

Me and my dog will wander about enjoying the fresh air and open spaces.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

The moment I graduated from high school and realized it was just a meaningless marker in life.

The moment I realized that nothing really matters and yet I was completly fine with what I had.

The moment when I made the connection that my female gym teacher was female, and all the sub connections that come with that.

 

[Flying-Emu]

When I realized my life goal is to live long enough to be able to sit on my lawn with a shotgun and keep the damn kids off my lawn.

 

[sheic99]

The moment when I made the connection that my female gym teacher was female, and all the sub connections that come with that.

Is that the connection when you realize that the teacher is staring at the girls working out and they tell you she watches them in the locker room.

 

[NeverAiling]

I used to think I was cool because I started smoking younger than my friends. I thought I was cool when I figured out how to download porn, and my friends hadn't yet seen their first snatch. I thought I was cool because I never cried at movies. Because I could hold more alcohol than my friends. Because I had more sex than my friends.

But now I realize that I have a hereditary heart condition and each puff probably took years off my life. All those hours of porn only desaturated the real human contact I crave now. Every tear I stupidly held back just trained me to submit my own emotions to social anxiety and never stand up for what I felt. Now I have more trouble not drinking than drinking. And now I realize my ex was a creep and I wish we'd never met.

I saw the light.

I watch all the comedies now. Instead of the war movies. I drink more coffee than beer. I have more friends. And I wait for the day when I'll like myself as much as everybody else seems to like me.