NormBlog

October 21, 2008

am i still angry?

Filed under: Journal — Norm @ 12:17 pm

okay, so if you knew me in high school or in college, i could have been described as an angry gentleman. i was very angry. i had so much anger that it spilled out into everything i did, especially my writing. many times, what i wrote was completely fuled by hate and anger.

these days, i’m not really that angry of a person. i often wonder where the anger has gone. but last night, for i think the first time, i wondered at what i was angry. this is the conclusion i came to, i was angry at high school. for a lot of things: not preparing me AT ALL for college, the stupid things i was required to do EVERY DAY, the dumb people, the unfairness of the education system in illinois and the chicago suburbs, and a lot more.

i know that i’m still angry at high school, but no where near the levels i felt before. my anger has faded into the background, as time and life have moved me further away from high school. so, i’m left with a question: does this mean i have grown up? am i an adult because i’m no longer so mad at the world?

does anyone else feel this way?

:P