I can honestly say that the world is a funny (but yet mysterious) place. So much can happen in a mere second and yet you can still say that throughout a whole year there was never anything interesting that happened. It is as though a second, in its self, possesses infinite possibilities but yet again there will always be the end of the year when chances are, too much happened for you to remember anything in particular.

Moreover, the end of the year carries with it the burden of self-criticism. As the end of the year draws closer and closer, within us arises a daunting feeling; a feeling that tells us that throughout the year we accomplished nothing. Most of the time, this 'voice' will show up right after you realize the year is over. In fact, it's probably begun. How awful: the regrets of the year's end.

I can personally say that I have experienced these scenarios -- every year actually but it wasn't until this year that I realised the all so inevitable truth: With every coming year I was growing up! Although it's something that we all know will happen it was most certainly shocking to me.

In that exact moment, almost instantly I counted the fourteen years of my existence in this world. I can vividly remember my tenth birthday. Likewise, I can do so with my eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and even fourteenth. And now I'm only left to picture what the future holds. Sure, it's normal but the most ironic part is IT'S NORMAL! One second you're a harmless kid, the next you're a teenager trying to figure the world out despite its complexity and before you know it, you're an adult. This literally scares me.

I will never get the chance to live other people's lives but one thing that I know for sure is that a lot of people can relate to this. 

At some point we all have to stop being teenagers, right? Then really what is teen-hood? Is it the state of just having the suffix -teen in your name? Is it an in-between childhood and adulthood stage? Or is it just a stage of life with no meaning whatsoever? To be honest, I don't really know. I'm still trying to figure it out. But what I can say is that it is a really crazy and wild adventure. The journey of self-discovery is something that I might not be too fond of but yet I am always willing to give it a try.

All in all, it is only best that I learn to face the truth. Fighting it will change nothing. Even though it is inevitable, it doesn't necessarily mean that it's terrible. I'm willing to give it a try. The more I think about it, the more I see the beautiful adventure ahead of me.

Here's to teenhood. Here's to the adventure that comes with it and here's to growing up. Cheers!