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HUFSan’s Voice
“What’sSoGoodabout
StayingAnxious?”
ByAnKwanHo
Argusian
S
enior. I hate that word. Not just because I am one of them, but my anger rages from pointless things
connectedtoit.
Forseniors,itisofficiallyprohibitedtosay,“Iamnotsurewhattodo,”whenpeopleaskaboutplansafter
graduation.Formanybelieveseniorsmusthavefinishedpreparingfortheirfuture,nomercyisleftforthosewithout
the must-have-by-now ambition. Having nothing other than a shameful reply, they can only feel inferior to their
ready-madepeers.
Soundfamiliar?Thatisbecauseweallsharesimilarstories.Weliveuptoaprimetime(whatpeoplesay)fordoing
thingsinourlives:enteringuniversityat20;possiblygettingmarriedinaroundourearly30s;atlastrelaxingina
parknearbyonweekendsinourpeaceful70s.Westriveto,ifnotexpectto,tailorourfuturetotheso-called“decent
life.”
Still,havingplansitselffallsshortingivingenoughconsolation.Weknowalltoowellthatthebest-laidplansdo
fallapart.Whengoingalloutforourgoals,therearetoomanywhat-ifsonourway.Then,westarttofalteronour
yellowbrickroads,questioning,“WhatifIcannotmakeit?”
This gets even worse for those victims, who have already hit rock bottom. Having a dream is more like an ugly
nightmarethanafantasytowhoeverwitnessedthatmiserycalled,failure.
Inthebeginning,everyonestartsoffbyfancyingabetterversionofmyselfintheirfuture.Itissofascinatingto
seeouraccomplishedselves,itistoodifficulttoresistembarkingonnewchallengesoverandover.
Butonceagain,weendupfindingnothinghaschangedatall.Ourdreamisstilltoofaroff.Afteracoupleofmore
frustrations,weonlydiscoverourworry-riddensoulssurprisinglydark,twisted,andpowerless.
At this point, we can possibly diagnose a common illness from the fog-shrouded future?anxiety. Upon the
principlethatthefutureissynonymouswithuncertainty,hardlydoweharboraperfectsenseofconfidenceonwhat
wouldpossiblycomeacross.Thus,webarelyseethebrightsidenomatterhowpromisingourfuturemightbe.
Beinganordinaryperson,fullofmistakes,wedonotseethebestwaytosolvetheproblem.Wetherebytrytoget
rid of our misgivings or to pretend as if they do not exist. Just like we say, “Ignorance is bliss,” we often pick up
fakesolutionsthatextendourtimeinamoreconvenientway.
Iagree.Itistemptingtobelieveassuch.Butforourownsake,letmemakethisclear:Realitydoesnotreallycare
about us nor stays apart from anxiety. We are no less vulnerable to be swamped with our worries, and we cannot
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MAY 2019
“What’sSoGoodabout
StayingAnxious?”
ByAnKwanHo
Argusian
S
enior. I hate that word. Not just because I am one of them, but my anger rages from pointless things
connectedtoit.
Forseniors,itisofficiallyprohibitedtosay,“Iamnotsurewhattodo,”whenpeopleaskaboutplansafter
graduation.Formanybelieveseniorsmusthavefinishedpreparingfortheirfuture,nomercyisleftforthosewithout
the must-have-by-now ambition. Having nothing other than a shameful reply, they can only feel inferior to their
ready-madepeers.
Soundfamiliar?Thatisbecauseweallsharesimilarstories.Weliveuptoaprimetime(whatpeoplesay)fordoing
thingsinourlives:enteringuniversityat20;possiblygettingmarriedinaroundourearly30s;atlastrelaxingina
parknearbyonweekendsinourpeaceful70s.Westriveto,ifnotexpectto,tailorourfuturetotheso-called“decent
life.”
Still,havingplansitselffallsshortingivingenoughconsolation.Weknowalltoowellthatthebest-laidplansdo
fallapart.Whengoingalloutforourgoals,therearetoomanywhat-ifsonourway.Then,westarttofalteronour
yellowbrickroads,questioning,“WhatifIcannotmakeit?”
This gets even worse for those victims, who have already hit rock bottom. Having a dream is more like an ugly
nightmarethanafantasytowhoeverwitnessedthatmiserycalled,failure.
Inthebeginning,everyonestartsoffbyfancyingabetterversionofmyselfintheirfuture.Itissofascinatingto
seeouraccomplishedselves,itistoodifficulttoresistembarkingonnewchallengesoverandover.
Butonceagain,weendupfindingnothinghaschangedatall.Ourdreamisstilltoofaroff.Afteracoupleofmore
frustrations,weonlydiscoverourworry-riddensoulssurprisinglydark,twisted,andpowerless.
At this point, we can possibly diagnose a common illness from the fog-shrouded future?anxiety. Upon the
principlethatthefutureissynonymouswithuncertainty,hardlydoweharboraperfectsenseofconfidenceonwhat
wouldpossiblycomeacross.Thus,webarelyseethebrightsidenomatterhowpromisingourfuturemightbe.
Beinganordinaryperson,fullofmistakes,wedonotseethebestwaytosolvetheproblem.Wetherebytrytoget
rid of our misgivings or to pretend as if they do not exist. Just like we say, “Ignorance is bliss,” we often pick up
fakesolutionsthatextendourtimeinamoreconvenientway.
Iagree.Itistemptingtobelieveassuch.Butforourownsake,letmemakethisclear:Realitydoesnotreallycare
about us nor stays apart from anxiety. We are no less vulnerable to be swamped with our worries, and we cannot
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