Forever - is composed of Nows - (Emily Dickinson)

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in 'forever' that we forget about the 'now'. (And sometimes, vice versa.) As a college student who needs to declare a major next year, I find myself thinking more and more about the future. Nowadays, you basically NEED to have your life planned out by the age of five, because most occupations are so specialized. You can't just major in underwater basket-weaving and then after college decide that you want to weave baskets ABOVE water... you'd need a different degree for that.

Here is a quote for enjoyment and thought-provoking purposes:

"Did you know that for pretty much the entire history of the human species, the average life span was less than thirty years? You could count on ten years or so of real adulthood, right? There was no planning for retirement, There was no planning for a career. There was no planning. No time for planning. No time for a future. But then the life spans started getting longer, and people started having more and more future. And now life has become the future. Every moment of your life is lived for the future—you go to high school so you can go to college so you can get a good job so you can get a nice house so you can afford to send your kids to college so they can get a good job so they can get a nice house so they can afford to send their kids to college."
— John Green (excerpt from the book Paper Towns)

Maybe I'll double major: Underwater basket weaving and Terrestrial basket weaving. That should cover it.
-Emily