you're wrong, Übereil - I thought a longlong time since yesterday, whom I would give my vote - and it is you <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" /> - congrats, winner <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/party.gif" alt="" />

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I'm young, you're old. I know what it's like to be young. You know what it's like to be old, AND you remember what it's like to be young. And you've got enough experience to reflect over it


This quote of yours rang a very strong chord in my heart. You're right! There's no use really in me telling you that adolescence is an everlasting boring cycle, as you have not completed it. Why? Well, you have to experience both yourself => youth and age. And it's not only you - but all adolescents who have to walk this cycle, otherwise it wouldn't be one. It wouldn't help you if I'd say: "I have eaten" and you are still hungry, right? (and it doesn't help me stating: Heavens, I've eaten, why can't they understand?)
Thank you for this sentence - I will keep it in mind and heart, hoping it will aid me if I'm impatient with adolescent behaviour again. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/kissyou.gif" alt="" />

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I have no need to do it. And saving the world: sure, it would be fun, but I will never get the opportunity, so why bother?


This here, made me sad though - but it's ok. Each group should experience and make its own priorities.

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Well OK things come back, but they change a little. But in the long run, a little is enough to make a big difference.


Yes, I guess this is the pendulum - swings back and forth. Maybe the policy of small steps is more lasting than large jumps.

@to all others => you all made great contributions - wise, funny, thoughtful ones - I will read this over several times - as I was really looking for an answer (for myself - because there are times when I want to leave my job. I'm not bored by answering the same over and over again - but a certain kind of adolescent behaviour has started to wear me out - and I tend to fail seeing a sense in my job. In case anyone wonders => Even though I'm a scientific librarian I chose to rather job for 1/2 yr in an insurance company and wait for a vacancy in a public library than take offers from a university and later on a school library. I already knew in my early 20es, I would not stand a certain behaviour without getting very unhappy. Due to financial restrictions, the pupil/student clientel is streaming since 10-15 yrs now - I'm exposed to behaviour I dislike. So, the choice I made has outlived me - I always preferred to work with an adult clientel coming out of own interest and not being forced by school or university.)

I know, Übereil won before me - but... some of you said, I'm allowed to choose freely? And in this case => my heart chose <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shame.gif" alt="" /> - his sentence helped me a lot.
Kiya