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335 sats \ 6 comments \ @speakingyourtruth 13 May BooksAndArticles

FOMO is a big thing, especially with the rise of social media and technology. when we are constantly stimulated by the latest trends, viral videos, posts, the hot new materialistic thing to buy, etc. we cannot help but have this "want" for it just to say that we have it.

if that makes any sense, at all.

as i get older, i am learning that i really only seek to feed into things that are genuinely valuable to me, and have experiences that i will remember forever. things such as:

1. travel. this is at the top of my life for a reason. you are only young for so long, and there is something so special about "getting up and going" whenever. i want to look back at this time in my life and be proud i took the leap of putting myself out there to grow, learn and explore more of the world and who i am. having left my job on the 30th of April, I have taken whatever time i have left to explore japan before i go home. every second has been worth it so far, and solo travel is a taste of true freedom (which everyone needs to do at least once).

2. quality time. there is nothing more important than spending time with the ones i love. this life is too short, and the clock ticks for all of us. i haven't seen my family and friends in over 2 months, and there is nothing more i want to do than hug all of them when i get back home.

3. a yearn to learn. learning new things is amazing. i have no idea what kind of career or self-employed endeavor i am gonna take when i go back home, but i have been taking joy in content creation, and learning digital skills (social media, ads, and content writing: such as SN). i am always working on these so i can do work remotely and continuously travel the world.

at the end of the day, none of the materialistic things i own are going to go with me when i die, and i want to leave this life knowing i did some good things, and had a good time with the people that matter the most.

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115 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 13 May

I only lived in Japan for two years, but those were definitive years and helped shape the person I am today. I have no doubt that your wanderlust will lead you to explore other corners of the Earth. N hopefully your boyfriend will be inclined to accompany you 😉

41 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 13 May

I might sound a bit boring, but I always have felt that traveling was kind of a headache. I would rather have less stress and read a book out in the sunshine. Or play with my kids in the yard.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @purpurato 13 May

I agree completely with your last 2 points, but I always felt traveling is overrated, and the fact that so many people are obsessed with it, is another symptom of things that are not going well in our society. I associate traveling with some kind of escape and a way to avoid settling and building a family. I guess this is more common now as inflation and higher cost for housing leaves out many young couples out of the market, so they rather travel.

P.S: Is there a reason for you to not use capital letters when you begin your phrases?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @speakingyourtruth OP 13 May

i guess the no capitalization is a signature when i write here…?¿ if that makes sense haha.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Athena 13 May

Definitely all materialistic things are nothing in our life. We have our hands opened,when we die. Only our behaviour, nature and our good deeds are with us only. We will be remembered by others only because of these things not by our possessions.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Coinsreporter 13 May

there is nothing more important than spending time with the ones i love. this life is too short, and the clock ticks for all of us.

This resonates with me as well and it's growing with my age. I now don't)can't live without my loved ones. But, only for my dream, I would have to desert them occassionally. When I look back and see that I had worked/ remained far from my loved ones for almost 20 years, I see that I might have missed many things that I don't waana miss.