My younger sister just moved to Oregon last week. Cold, snow, green hippies, & adventure. She is the type of person that can do that, just up and leave, move. She is the truest definition of a free spirit. I envy that in her. I can't help but think about life--my life, and what it would be like if I lived my life that way--just doing crazy things and moving and living all sorts of cool places. Will I regret not doing that when I am older? Will I regret things I didn't do when I was young and had few responsibilities? maybe.
I almost feel that it is my duty to be responsible. To be the "good one", the responsible one, the one who will take care of things, the strong one, the one people will go to when they need help...I've always been that "one". When do I get to be the other one, the one that really gets to screw up, the one that drives our parents up the wall, the one that causes all the excitement, the one that can just pick up and leave whenever one wants? Well, actually, that doesn't sound like fun...not all of it. Maybe I like being the "good one". Sometimes I wish I could do crazy things though, to experience other places, other cultures, other's lives. Maybe someday.
