"The Future"

Ah, yes. “The future.” The subject of many-a science fiction novel/film, and the ominous force looming over our heads always. Well, I’m not here to talk about THAT future. The future I’d like to briefly discuss is the one we’re always being old about. The one we’re supposed to fear and look forward to our entire lives. And every time we reach said future, it always slips away into another 10 or so years.

Well, I got news for y’all. The whole “future” theory… it’s overrated. Don’t get me wrong, there IS such a thing as a future. Just not that ominous presence that everyone and their mother warned us about. Right now, I’m living the future I was told of 10 years ago. The future I’ve been working my butt off through 12 years of schooling to reach. Yeah, it’s here, and I have to say that it’s rather underwhelming. Without neglecting to acknowledge some drastic changes in lodgings and overall living situation, I’m doing basically the same shit I’ve BEEN doing for most of my entire life, more or less. Wake up, go to school (or something relative to an educational facility), do work, come home (again, something relative to a home). Lather, rinse, repeat.

I’m not even sure if there’s a point that I’m trying to get across here. All I’m saying is that all these years of being told to fear what’s awaiting for us around the corner isn’t very daunting. I met my future a long time ago and it wasn’t very intimidating. I think I can rest easy now and not have to worry about what else the big, bad future will hold for me. I’m sure I’ve dealt with worse.