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Good advice, and it also points to the closing "window of opportunity" with the OP, who may be young now, but think how much harder it's gonna be to "make a change", the older he gets?
BTW, something that got me "on the right path" a long while ago, back when I was still trying to figure out "what do I wanna be when I grow up", was taking a bunch of the standard aptitude and personality tests, available at any community college for folks who can't figure out their 'major'.
Long-story-short, they made me realize what really interests me in life, that is after you strip away family expectations, "I don't know anything about that", "what'll make me the most money, status, etc.". But best of all, it showed where my true 'passion' lies, and put me on a career and occupation path that I've never regretted. But start by stepping outside your "Comfort Zone", 'cuz Comfort's a trap!
Yep!!! -- and a hearty "Hear, Hear" on the aptitude testing.
And while it might not seem so "on the surface", the societal changes of the past decade or two ought to allow the OP to take a little more time to examine his options before "putting his feet in the cement".
You might want to look into the new book walden on Wheels, by Ken Ilgunas. It tells the story of a young man who found himself stuck with a low-marketability degree and nearly $25000 in student-loan debt, but worked it off and put himself through grad school in about six years -- albeit by a not-exactly-traditional approach.
As Mr. Richard McKenna opined in his book The Sand Pebbles, "The only thing one has to do is die."
So explain it to me why I don't get to live the life I want to live.
I've almost killed myself because of this...being told how I must live my life, or else end up homeless, up hungry and cold. I just can't bring myself to not live every second of my life exactly how I want to and when backed into a corner, I've nearly ended it.
I'm 24. Degreed. Have a business. Internship experience. And working experience. So, I'm not lazy. Or maybe I am...
I just don't want to do something I don't want to do for the next 40 years of my life. I mean, I'm dying here...I need to live my life. It's the only chance I'll get to, and someone dare make it so that I can't?
I hate it. I've shown up to work with tears streaming from my face, I hate it so much.
Advice? Other than go to a shrink and swallow a bunch of happy pills? This is no life at all.
You have much more power in this situation then you realize.. my advice is watch the video.. and explore and experiment.. and if you see the results "you should" than smile more dammit! jeez
The truth is most people in life aren't given "the manual" to it.. I have the manuel.. happy to give it to you.. and if you have it.. you can reverse all this BS/lack above.. time to have fun with your life.. like your asking for!
(the manual btw.. costs $19.95 + shipping just kidding! if you need some more assist.. just ask )
I'm really confused as to why I must give up my time to another in order to be able to eat, live, and clothe myself. I'm on this giant ball with a bunch of other monkeys...and one day I will not be here at all...my time is slowly passing me by, leading me to inevitable nothingness...and you think for one second I'm going to allow any person or any group of people dictate what I must do with my time? It doesn't make sense to me that I have to spend half of my waking life doing something I don't want to do...in a routine...or else I'll be relegated to the streets...hungry, dirty and cold.
Don't get me wrong...I can be a hard worker..but it's on my terms, doing what I want, and getting money because of it has never been the goal. I rather wake up and read...or visit friends and family...or spend time with my wife...or write...or try to solve a problem...or anticipate one...or come to a realization, learn something..or meditate. I even like to think on how to cure cancer, or eradicate homelessness, or eliminate poverty. That's what I like to do, but I like to do those things when and how I want to, and not have them as responsibilities tied to me not eating if I don't.
So explain it to me why I don't get to live the life I want to live.
I've almost killed myself because of this...being told how I must live my life, or else end up homeless, up hungry and cold. I just can't bring myself to not live every second of my life exactly how I want to and when backed into a corner, I've nearly ended it.
I'm 24. Degreed. Have a business. Internship experience. And working experience. So, I'm not lazy. Or maybe I am...
I just don't want to do something I don't want to do for the next 40 years of my life. I mean, I'm dying here...I need to live my life. It's the only chance I'll get to, and someone dare make it so that I can't?
I hate it. I've shown up to work with tears streaming from my face, I hate it so much.
Advice? Other than go to a shrink and swallow a bunch of happy pills? This is no life at all.
Depression, an evil lil critter..you've already visited a shrink? wrong advice and wrong happy pills?
You may be better off doing your own thing in your own way...start a small business and work for yourself. It doesn't have to be huge, just something that will let you live. Marry someone who brings home the bacon or live with other likeminded people.
I read a lot of pain in the OP's post. Yes, work is trading your time for money. And our time on earth is so limited. It can be frightening or saddening.
My best advice is to always call a suicide hotline when you feel suicidal. Please try to address, with free counseling or group counseling on a sliding scale, these suicidal thoughts. That is first and foremost in my mind. Do not take chances; call the hotlines.
Second, you can lessen the stress of trading time for money by finding something you like to do. You might have to buck the culture to do this. Maybe you just want to make pies and sell them from a food truck (my dream), or have a pet-sitting service, or a guinea-pig "kennel" (other dreams). Maybe you would like to be a barn hand. I don't know. But ignore what society tells you you "should" want and try for what you DO want. That might help.
Did you compose this post while stoned? Because it almost sounds kind of Cheech n' Chongish..
Something went wrong somewhere, since you're very disconnected from reality. No woman is going to deal with a man who is aimless.
Good luck in your endeavors.
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just kidding! if you need some more assist.. just ask 
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