Age gets serious, but I never will.
by Lucy_bloom · 16 October 2026 · Biography & Memoir
A 17-year-old who has just moved out reflects on society's expectations around work, money, and success, setting against them a counter-model of lightness, spontaneity, and genuine joy. The text is a youthful manifesto against taking status and possessions too seriously, and a plea to truly live rather than merely exist.
Age gets serious, but I never will."
This sentence actually describes perfectly how life should be.
In a world where money, power, possessions and status mean so much, I want to be a system disruptor.
I don't want to claim that you can live without money. That would be a lie. But I think money shouldn't define our lives.
I'm 17 years old and have just moved out of my parents' house. Once again, it becomes clear that later on, everything will revolve around work, money and success. But that is exactly what I don't want.
I don't want to sacrifice my future self completely just to earn as much money as possible.
I want to live.
We all grow up so fast and forget to enjoy life in the process.
Be crazy.
Be unseriou.
Be curious.
Be cringe.
Be spontaneous.
Be silly.
Be adventurous.
Be yourself.
Do what makes you happy. Spend time with your friends. Laugh until your stomach hurts. Do something unplanned every once in a while.
Live every single second as if it were your last.
Because we often think we still have an infinite amount of time left. But sometimes that's not true.
That's why "YOLO" isn't just some random saying to me. It's a reminder that we only have this one life.
And one day I want to look back and say:
I lived.
Not just existed.
"Age gets serious, but I never will."
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