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Originally Posted by placebo  I, on the other side, would like to travel the world till my 35 and then start to live their dream. It is too soon, in my opinion, to start family with 26. But when i say that to girls they laugh on me, say i'm a dreamer, maybe a fool. Some of them say that it sounds exciting but that they don't have courage or will to do something like that. |
We're conditioned by society to follow the herd: go to college, get a "safe, secure job" (which if you've read "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" you'll know is just an illusion). Then go into lots of debt and a mortgage, have some kids, send them to college, and then quietly retire and die. Does this sound like a life you want to have??? I didn't think so.
You only live once, so listen to your heart. Don't let other people's fear and insecurity keep you from living your dreams. I don't think you have to get married, have kids, and make mortgage payments for most of your life in order to be happy. I'm 25 and have been single my whole life so far. Two years ago after graduating from college and going through a few "real jobs" over the course of about six months, I've had enough and started my own business. Haven't made much money yet but I'm working on it, and I've learned a lot more than I'd ever learn if I didn't take the plunge.
What you need to do if you haven't done this already, is read Steve's article
Living Your Values. To know what's right for
you the most important thing is to discover what
your values are, and then live them. I found out that my highest priority value is Freedom. Since you want to travel, maybe yours is Adventure. The people you're citing sound like their highest priority values are Safety/Security. Understanding this value system has significantly helped me in understanding other people. I've had friends at one time who thought I was crazy to quit my job, but their top value was Security and mine was Freedom so it made a lot of sense to me but made no sense to them. So live by your values, not by other people's and don't worry about ruffling some feathers by going against the "common sense" mentality.