The media - it's everywhere: From the clothes we wear to the food we eat. We are influenced by celebrities and companies. We always talk about how celebrities are the same as we are, but we make these people seem like they are perfect or that they have the answer to life. Now I'm not saying that celebrities shouldn't be looked up to, but I think we should start understanding that we are all humans and that they will mess up and do things just like us. Everyone on earth is in the same boat of trying to figure out life and live it out the best they can. This is where I feel like the media is causing people such problems.

In society, we see people getting married at certain ages because we feel like it was an obligation or because we grew up thinking this was the way to live our life. We also think that we should have kids or have to do certain things just to become happy. Now, I'm not going to go on some rant saying how if you do certain things your life will forever be happy and you'll live happily ever after. In all honesty, I wish someone did have that answer; but we are all searching for the answers just the same as everyone else. We are so influenced by certain things; to believe that if we live a certain way, we are suddenly going to feel like we have everything all figured out. It's always okay to say that you don't know what is going on, because the world is one big scary place.

I'm in my third year of college now, and so much in life we are pushed to thinking that college will give us the best job and without it we will end up working the shittiest job ever. There are so many days I wake up and am so tired of sitting in a classroom when I wonder what else I could be doing. I wonder if instead of doing what the world seems to think is the answer, what if I would break the norm and go travel around and experience all the world has to offer. I already know what you are thinking this far into this article, this is such a millennial way of thinking. I get that, but we are living in a world where we are full of open thinkers and people who get stuck inside a tiny box forced to never express our ideas. For me I understand that marriage would be nice, but I also understand that things like this aren't going to make me happier. This is where I have discovered that all the people who talk about self love and understanding finally make sense. Like I said, nobody has the answers, but if you learn to understand that you are in the same situation as everyone else then you can learn to appreciate the life you live. This is the one reason I respect religion so much, because people really truly come to terms with believing their way is the best way to live. Still through all that you shouldn't ever feel pushed to live a certain way because of others.

Happiness is one of those things that we are all looking for, as well as the answer to why we are here. We may not have the answer to why we are here; but we can be happier. We need to stop allowing the media to influence the life we want to live. Whether it be marriage, kids, or even going to college, we should know that what we choose to do may not look like the best thing to do for others but it is our life and we shouldn't have others tell you what is right it is for us individually. We are all humans, we need to start taking the risks we want to take and doing the things we've always wanted. We shouldn't let the media and celebrities make us feel like we are living life wrong or that anyone knows any better then anyone else. If you don't want to do what others are doing that's how you should live your life. Let me say this though, there is nothing wrong with living a life where you get married or have kids and live a simple life, some people want that and that's awesome. What I am trying to get at is this: we shouldn't let how the world portrays us to live our life affect our choices and we should live the life that makes us happy and do the things we love.