Sweet and touching confession: "The unsteady age of 22..."
For my 22nd year, yours and ours - those who have just graduated, have nothing in hand and are wavering between the crossroads of life!
Lately, I don't know why life around me seems to slow down, uncertainty keeps coming. Standing between life choices, in the end, after graduation, should I leave or stay, just that alone is enough to keep me awake all night long.
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No matter what, 22 is the most beautiful age of one's life... |
22 years old, not old yet but not young enough to be playing around while youth is slowly passing by. 22 years old, wondering between a job related to what you have studied or following your passion?
Actually, I never thought that being 22 would be so difficult. Sometimes I feel like everything is about to collapse. After graduating, holding a diploma and facing the word “unemployment” is really scary. Perhaps this is also the common feeling of those who are at the age of 22, teetering on the edge of everything!
Again, in a short moment, while walking in the middle of a crowded street, I suddenly wanted to leave this place. This city seemed so big but turned out to be so cramped. Have you ever experienced the feeling of a broken heart, a broken love when you were in the most precarious stage of your life?
It was not pleasant at all, yes, it hurt a little, cried a little, then wiped away the tears to focus on realizing the ambitions of youth. And then I understood that loneliness is not scary, unemployment is the thing to worry about, the right thing to do when the age of 22 knocks on the door is to seriously try for your own future.
My friends often joke that college is the time to have true love. But when I say goodbye to my youth in the lecture hall, love also leaves. This city, is not enough to keep me here anymore.
It’s not because a 22-year-old girl doesn’t have the courage to face everything, but because I don’t belong here. Life doesn’t give us the right to choose, like right now, feeling helpless, helpless to hold back tears to ease the pain.
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Just hope my loved ones always be at peace on the journey ahead... |
22 years old, sometimes I reminisce about the past, because at least that was the most beautiful youth of my life. I don't regret the past, I just hope that peace will knock on my door in the days to come.
At 22, let go of your dreams, sometimes we have to choose a practical job to support ourselves after graduation instead of pursuing some illusory passion. This is also the age of mistakes, but if you make a mistake, dust yourself off and get up, because life is inherently a never-ending race.
At 22, don't rush into love, take it slow and be careful. Because it's better to be alone than to be with the wrong person, otherwise you'll be the one who gets hurt the most!
At 22, we choose to be alone more, wandering alone, eating alone, going to coffee shops alone, and then overcoming the joys and sorrows of daily life alone. Then gradually, being alone is no longer a concern for a 22-year-old girl.
In a way, I still love this city quietly, even though the noisy pace of life is not very pleasant. At 22 years old, are you hesitant between staying here or leaving for another place? Well, youth is an experience, so be brave.
Just out of school, uncertainty is inevitable, but what's important is our attitude towards those difficulties. Be strong, because after all, everything will be fine...
Although our 22nd year has many stumbles, at least that youthful journey has left behind beautiful and sweet memories!