This is a sentence by Taylor Swift. Honestly, I haven’t listened to serious English music yet. I just pick some songs because of the melody :))). But I realize, music is also a good approach to putting myself in the English environment. So I am trying that and accidentally Spotify suggests that song: Nothing new.

Know everything at 18?

I don’t know about American culture, but maybe Taylor Swift still has the same mindset as us - Vietnamese children when we are 18 years old 

At that time, before moving to Saigon with a new stage of life: university. I had a strong belief in my knowledge. I talked to my parents “Con biết rồi, ba má lo chi mà…” I thought with a Gen Z like me, I was enough awareness of the real world through the virtual world!. It could be called “Tuổi trẻ chưa trải sự đời”

In fact, Saigon welcomed me quite slightly, I didn’t suffer a difficult time because I had my brother at there. He took care of all things in the beginning time I lived in Saigon. Under a familiar environment with that relationship, I reinforced my feeling that real world is easy to handle…

Until I didn’t depend on him, I began to live with my friend. I gradually understand things, which “Saigon hoa lệ” was. 

I know almost us, we used to be an amateur in new environments before leveling up more and more. But if the environment is the real world, we are always a chicken…

A clear mark for anyone to reflect on themselves through time is the “Tết” holiday. I sure when Tet comes, everyone have many different emotions. In that mess, all people lookback entire year, what did we achieve, am I more mature ?...The countless questions to ask themselves with only purpose: 

Did I become a better version to conquer life?

And the answer will be: “Nooo, I still lack of things…”

But, what is your definition of “Enough”

Because “Enough” is a relative definition. We don’t have a fixed meaning. With me, although it is very big goals - time freedom & finance freedom but no one taxes dreams so let’s keep it to move forward…

*In fact, I want to share much about this topic but my eyes are protesting because they need to rest. So I end here…

Summarize up, although now, 1 year later or even 10 years later. We are still a “chicken” in the life game. But, chicken also has a variety of levels. So try to be a “gà chọi” to willing anything you maybe face.

Fighting!

Wish you will have a productive week.

Day 12