They already knew how it ends

When I was young I heard the advice. I just didn’t listen.
Older people gave me advice I didn’t ask for and I dismissed it.

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Try This Tonight.

I thought they didn’t understand my situation. I thought I was different. I thought I’d figure it out when I needed to.
I was wrong.

What I didn’t understand then is that older people aren’t giving you advice because they want to bother you. They’re not doing it to feel important or waste your time. They’re doing it because they’ve seen the outcome.

Not as a theory. As a reality. In actual lives. People they knew. People they loved. They watched the road you’re on and they know where it goes because they’ve already seen someone travel it.

That’s the difference between their advice and anyone else’s.

They’ve seen the movie.

You haven’t yet.

There was a moment when someone gave me a real opportunity. A connection at a real company. I submitted a resume I barely knew how to write. I had nothing behind it. No degree. No background. Alternative high school. Early twenties.

They needed someone who could build a career. I didn’t have the foundation.

The door closed.

I got close once after that. A tutor. Real progress. Then everything fell apart and I had to start over. Again.
So I proved it through performance instead.

Two jobs. Seven days a week. For seven years. I paid off debt. I made good decisions when they came. I got lucky in ways people with degrees don’t have to get lucky.

And I’m still here. Still working harder than I should have to. Still carrying it.

I survived without it. I proved myself over and over. But the road was longer and steeper than it needed to be. A degree wouldn’t have made me smarter or better. But it would have opened doors I had to climb walls to get through.

I’m not telling you this so you feel sorry for me.
I’m telling you because you’re probably dismissing someone right now.

An older person saying something you didn’t ask for.
Something about finishing school. About preparing. About getting ready for the moment before it arrives.

They’re not wasting your time.
They’ve seen what happens when you’re not ready.
They’ve watched people work twice as hard for the same result.
They’ve seen the movie.
You haven’t.

Is there someone in your life that you’re not listening to right now?

— Neon