Does being in your 20s mean you have to act old?
I was having this discussion with a couple of friends (Emad and Mariam) of mine last thursday. We were discussing how so many of our friends seem to have turned into grownups over night. How doing the crazy things we used to do in uni seems so juvenile at our age. Mariam and I were so dissappointed about it. I mean...why do we have to be grown ups at 20! For God's sake we are still young and having fun is not a crime. I always believed that the trick to leading a happy life is to keep the child in you alive. Keep the curious kid in you awake and looking for new things to be amazed about. From time to time be silly, sing out loud, dance the night away, have pillow fights, lie down and try to image what the clouds look like, take ur friends and go on a trip, jump into the car with your friends and go cruising with the music on really loud. We should do these things more often as we get older coz our responsibilities increase and so does our stress...so these little childish things can put a smile right back on your face :) Don't be in such a rush to grow up, what's fun about being a grown up??

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Hanna said...
Hi Mai..first, I just wanna tell you that am really enjoying reading ur comments, and ur friends' comments as well..Since I have been abroad for quite sometime, they keep me upto dated with what's been happening in our Egyptians minds, hehe..Well, regarding this topic, I totally agree with you..I think the problem of acting old in Egypt in some girls is a part of a package referred to "societal expectations", that it is now time to be " a lady" but u see, you can be a young lady and you still have ur child side..i think that having this side is a blessing, and it is really fun believe me!! and i understand that some girls are put under pressure to act in such a manner, but my advice is that it is not about how to act, it is about where ur heart lies, it is about what makes you happy, and always think about the kind of person you wanna be, and when u become more in touch with urself, as when Mai said feeling " complete", you will be able to realize and cherish the beauty of being urself!!
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