a grim day in my life

[tyranim]

today is the day that most smart people dread in life.... the 18th.... birthday. today is my 18th birthday..... its bittersweet if you ask me, but slightly more bitter. my mother is they type that if im not "successful", shes pissed. she wants me to be wealthy in this world, but i dont want to be. ive explained to her already that i dont want money i dont need, and she says "your an adult now, be more ambitious!" however, ambition is not something a buddhist is accustomed to being. i told her it wont happen, ever. does anyone agree with me in my decision?

[Boingo]

What are we agreeing with--choosing to not be successful?  I don't recommend it.  You need to choose your own goals and then try to achieve them. 

[bojengles77]

I'm 18 as well, going to Cornell University next year, and aiming for better things. I would also not recommend being unsuccessful and having no ambition. If you don't want to have any money, and want to be a buddhist, try reading Siddhartha (not saracastic, its actually a relevant book). And not wanting excess money is fine, become a useful proffessional like a teacher.

[tyranim]

just because im not ambitious, doesnt mean that i wont get a good job. i intend to go to 3 different colleges. one for psychology, one for medicine, and one for physics. i may add to the list however, im only a sophomore becoming a junior... so i still dont know ENTIRELY what my plans for the future are. of course, i am going to accept minimum wage and ask for a bonus when i need one. im sure any boss would LOVE that deal. im a man (its going to be kinda hard to get used to that word) who desires knowledge for knowledge's sake. its just lucky that the knowledge that i desire helps out other a lot. heres hoping i dont get shipped to a different country while im in active duty

[Wardead]

Try some university for grammar. 

[kalkiran]

Try some university for grammar. 

lol

[tyranim]

i dont get it. other than neglecting to put 's where they are needed, not uppercasing certain letters, and i forgot an "s", what i said was acceptable grammar.

[bojengles77]

just because im not ambitious, doesnt mean that i wont get a good job. i intend to go to 3 different colleges. one for psychology, one for medicine, and one for physics. i may add to the list however, im only a sophomore becoming a junior... so i still dont know ENTIRELY what my plans for the future are. of course, i am going to accept minimum wage and ask for a bonus when i need one. im sure any boss would LOVE that deal. im a man (its going to be kinda hard to get used to that word) who desires knowledge for knowledge's sake. its just lucky that the knowledge that i desire helps out other a lot. heres hoping i dont get shipped to a different country while im in active duty

Well the grammar is fine except for the last line, not sure what you were trying to say unless you meant "here's to" hoping.... Also how are you a sophomore and turning 18. I just turned 18 in my senior year of high school

[Wardead]

Ok maybe not grammar, but Writing style. Note, no upper-cased letters where they are supposed to be.

[bojengles77]

Ok maybe not grammar, but Writing style. Note, no upper-cased letters where they are supposed to be.

Are you kidding me? This is a forum... and you're giving him a hard time for one sentence of poor grammar and some upper case letters? u iZ beiNg uPseRd.

[Wardead]

Sowwy. 



And...I haz 1337 $K1LLZ t00!!!!!

[tyranim]

i was held back in both 6th and 8th grade for refusal to do homework. but ive learned not to do that anymore. thankfully almost none of my teachers in highschool so far hardly give out homework