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Stubborn
Why are we, young people, so stubborn? What makes us think we know everything and want to do everything our way? It must be some innate drive or behavior that rares it’s ugly head in our late teens and early twenties. Advice from our parents is heard, but we still do things the way we think they should be done. Correctness either way isn’t the issue. It’s about independence. It must be the underlining motivation to leave the nest.
Lately, I’ve seen it represent itself strongly in me. In looking for housing in College Station, or in looking for and applying for jobs down there. The twang of stubbornness has made me do just the opposite of what I was kindly given the suggestion to do: Turn in applications before we went on vacation. But no, something compelled me to wait until we got back and then sit around and wait for word from potential employers. I’ve been beating myself up for not ignoring that little voice in my head telling me to wait until we got back.
Obstinance seems to get the best of us, however. It also hits us in the prime of life. But the majority of people grow out of it with time. Hopefully, my unfruitful doggedness will soon be outgrown, for it’s causing me more problems than benefits.
