Merlin's magic (Oneshots) 1

Don't assume you know

A.N.://  I think the story speaks for itself. :) Happy Merthur feelies, ya'll.

(I know Gwaine is a little OOC. But that was intended)

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To start off the story.... Arthur was 23 years old. He was studying politics and history and was about to decide what to do with his life. Would he become someone who shaped the future, or one who kept digging in the past?
He had yet to decide which one he found more interesting.

Then again..... everyone was at some point at the crossroad of decisions that would decide upon their life. Arthur wasn't too worried to be honest.

You know, the thing is.... when you're in school, you're pressured from all sides. Your parents want you to graduate with the best grades.
Your teachers expect you to become someone noteworthy. Someone who will be important and great and all that junk. And your friends are challenging and betting on who gets how far.
And you, yourself, want to hide from all this. But you know you have to face it or else you will fail massively.

The closer to graduation you get, the scarier it is. Because you HAVE to know who you will be. Now more than ever.
You HAVE to choose a path now and follow it till the end, and it will be the most important decision in your LIFE.

It's strange when you leave school.
From one day to the next, the pressure is just.... gone. All of a sudden. And suddenly it's like... you don't like your job? Alright, try another.
You don't have the qualifications for this other thing? Yeah, you could do a few practicums here and there, I know a guy who could help with that. Or... well you weren't smart enough for it? Have you considered settling for slightly less in the same department? You even get to know people who are willing to help, it's seriously crazy.

Suddenly time seems endless. And yet it passes so much faster.
I truly think, teachers are only so hard on their students, because they never left the life that was education. They never got away from the pressure around them. Not really. That's why they are handing it down to you. Because they think, if YOU don't succeed, THEY failed. Which is partly true. It makes them think making a few people noteworthy is worth more than helping everyone get to the right level. Which it's not. That's not the point of education.
But they never got out of that circle to see it.

Nobody tells you that being able to be anything you want, means you could sit in a garbage truck all day and laugh and joke with your coworkers and then you get home to your TV and your family or friends or whatever you prefer and be happy with that.
You don't have to get yourself indebted forever and more to get a major in a subject that doesn't even interest you. Even if that would make you oh so important and interesting or whatever.

Sometimes, things are easier, and worth more, when you're watching from the sidelines.
I reckon, a football game isn't as fun playing it, as it is betting and cheering on from afar. And it makes it worth for the players too.
Of course, all that important and well paid stuff is pretty amazing.
But people underestimate the aesthetic of the simple life.

It's ok to change your goals half way. It's okay to change. It's okay to fail. We pressure ourselves too much. It's not our fault. It's the one thing school never fails to indoctrinate into our brains.
You can be more. But you don't have to be.
You're perfect the way you are. Life is about learning and having fun. Don't be too hard on yourself.
Everything is easier after school.
Even not knowing, even being uncertain and indecisive is easier. Because you can still decide to wait another year. You don't have to know right away. It's okay.
You will be okay. There is always a way left for you to turn.