Teen Years Molded My Passions  submitted by Zuve Dozo

I remember the times when life was simpler. There were no worries, not too many fusses and best of all I didn’t have to worry about what I would want to be doing with my life! Childhood was filled with carefree day outs, innocent friendships and of course, at a later stage, series of puppy loves, massive as well as light crushes.
As the momentum of  ‘growing up’ took a faster pace, sometimes I felt like the whole world left me out in the race of life. The art of questioning everything about life took a very important place in my little dizzied head. Had lots of questions, but it didn’t seem at all important to the adults around me. Sometimes I couldn’t even understand what was going on inside the heads of the big people around me but oh, how I wished that I was like them! Like the time when I saw a pack of sanitary pads in my older sister ‘s room, I died to start getting them. Or the time when I thought that squeezing pimples out was one of the coolest activities to do. Or the time when I thought getting zits on one’s face and complaining about them was an “in” sentence. I’d try to squeeze every tiny bump or breakouts on my, then, silk smooth face. Only to live in regret now! All that because I wanted to be one of them. I couldn’t understand how people could live without music. I'd listen to everything that was loud, jarring and any lyrics that I could relate with. Listening made me feel better about my confusion. I discovered another outlet for my pent up feelings WRITING! In this I found a lifelong friend would always stand my erratic moods and pass no judgment about them. I still can’t do without my music and journal.
Looking back now, my teen years weren’t as bad as I thought. Some of the best discoveries happened during those years. Learning to question about things, dreaming about the future, the bad days driving me to find ways to express my feelings, e.g. writing, art. Just about anything that would help me put my feelings across. All these have made me into the person that I am today; with years, my interest in this area has grown. Those years molded my passions. Helping me realize that I will always be an artistic sort of a person. And that’s totally me, which I am enjoying!
Don’t wallow yourself in the unpleasant things that come along with the angst of growing up. It can be tough but stay determined to make the fullest of these formative years and you will be grateful for the rest of your lives. For it will lead you to the path that’s yours alone.

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