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Question: In your opinion, why is the journey to discover "yourself" in college the most risky; what risks might exist!? !?
Hey all, just looking for opinions!.!.!.

Many people say that college is a journey to discover oneself right!? Now, why would this journey to be yourself be the riskiest among all others!? What risks might lay ahead in ones college career regarding the path to becoming "yourself"!. (discovering who you really are)Www@QuestionHome@Com


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David Wheaton is a successful, professional tennis player; he attended Stanford!. About his experiences there, he wrote "University of Destruction!." It gives some good insight!.

Martha Beck, Ph!.D!., and a major columnist for a woman's magazine, wrote "Expecting Adam," very funny and profound, about her graduate school days at Harvard!.

So, a major risk is: losing interest in championing one's inner childlike joy, purity, love, and healing childish greed, pride, etc!.

If one has love of God, the intense focus by most at a college on materialistic interests and sensual interests amounts to an obstacle course hating Christ and God!.

Experimenting with drugs that truly damage synapses, etc!., and overdoing alcohol, is another problem, as is soul-reducing promiscuity!.

Losing one's vocational interest in the smorgasbord of competing interests, some of which may simply be glamorous!.

Becoming alienated from less-educated parents and family, becoming prideful and superficially "headucated" beyond one's intelligence and common sense!.

A good method, along with prayer and Bible reading, is meditation, in terms of realizing Self: http://www!.easwaran!.org is good; a method given by a Professor of English Literature at U!. C!. Berkeley!.

"Extraordinary Knowing," Dr!. Elizabeth Mayer, U!. C!. Berkeley psychology professor, and
"Mindset," Dr!. Carol Dweck, Stanford psychology professor, are worthwhile!.

Other books which relate: "Liberal Fascism," Jonah Goldberg;
"Red Cocaine," Dr!. Joseph Douglass;
"The Overachievers," Alexandra Robbins;
"Man, Master of His Destiny," O!. M!. Aivanhov!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think this is a fine time to discover yourself, if you can!. I think it is more important to remain open to new intepretations of yourself as you grow and age and therefore change!. Perhaps it is unimportant who we are and more important to know who we are not!. If we know who we are not and continue to compile list of traits we are not then eventually we realise who we are!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The most " risk" you are going to find out in college, is>>>YOURSELF!.
All of a sudden you realize you aren't in High School anymore, and Mom and Dad aren't there to hold your hand!. Basically you have to GROW UP, and reach true maturity!!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Son!. Many people say many things!. Many people are wrong!. Do your own thing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

You may not like who you are !. Www@QuestionHome@Com