| In this harried era of electronic banking and laser | | | | means to them and how they can move gracefully |
| surgery, it seems fair to say that nearly all of us are | | | | onto the path meant for them. They are not waiting |
| living life in the fast lane. We love our fast food, speed | | | | until they are "midlife" to have their midlife crisis. They |
| dial, and instant messaging. Today's news is | | | | are much faster than their predecessors at grasping |
| yesterday's news before the sun sets. We are | | | | information and knowing what to do with it. |
| addicted to speed and if we knew we could get | | | | And yet, satisfyingly enough, the process is the same |
| away with it, we'd put the peddle to the metal and | | | | for them-no one gets to skip any of the evolution |
| drive as fast as the wind blows. | | | | steps. Granted, the younger generation may be |
| It should come as no surprise then, that you need not | | | | evolving at a faster rate, but in order to gain the |
| wait for the ripe old age of forty-five to experience a | | | | wisdom they seek they must go through their fitful |
| midlife crisis. I've noticed that many twenty-somethings | | | | bouts of doubt and angst just the same as the rest of |
| are already intimately familiar with the phenomenon | | | | us. They must question everything they thought they |
| Wikipedia (free online encyclopedia) defines as "an | | | | knew and come up with their own answers. They |
| emotional state of doubt and anxiety in which a person | | | | must feel that first uncomfortable, unexplainable nudge |
| becomes uncomfortable with the realization that life is | | | | that becomes an unrelenting restlessness that can't |
| halfway over. It commonly involves reflection on what | | | | help but to make them listen to the inner voice that |
| the individual has done with his or her life up to that | | | | wonders is this really my destiny? Is this really all I can |
| point, often with feelings that not enough was | | | | do for the planet and humankind? |
| accomplished. The individuals experiencing such may | | | | I am encouraged. Their waking pain will be the earth's |
| feel boredom with their lives, jobs, or their partners, and | | | | gain. And maybe, just maybe, they will evolve at a |
| may feel a strong desire to make changes in these | | | | pace fast enough to save the world. |
| areas." | | | | Copyright 2007 - Mary M. Bauer. All Rights Reserved |
| I don't see this as a bad thing. Many young people are | | | | Worldwide. |
| already deep into the process of examining what life | | | | |