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November 02, 2009 02:30 AM
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This is pretty normal. Your son's friend was exposed to new cultures and ways of thinking when he went to college. So now he's experimenting with them, learning about them, and trying new things. I'm very proud of him!
Even if he won't end up a vegan. Even if he won't end up a Norse pagan. Even if he won't end up in politics. At least he's trying something new. And that's what college is all about!
Don't worry. He may find that these are all just phases, or he may keep some of these new interests/habits as a part of his regular life. Either way, he's out there living it. Although the beliefs by themselves may be considered a bit radical, I don't think it's radical at all that he's out there trying to discover himself.
Applause all around!
Even if he won't end up a vegan. Even if he won't end up a Norse pagan. Even if he won't end up in politics. At least he's trying something new. And that's what college is all about!
Don't worry. He may find that these are all just phases, or he may keep some of these new interests/habits as a part of his regular life. Either way, he's out there living it. Although the beliefs by themselves may be considered a bit radical, I don't think it's radical at all that he's out there trying to discover himself.
Applause all around!
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November 02, 2009 01:42 AM
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Yup, that's normal for college kids.
When I was in college, I knew people who were into everything from no-carb all meat diets to no-meat all vegetarian to lacto-ovo vegetarian, who studied everything from Druidism to native American spirituality to Jehovah's Witness-ism to Mormon-ism to charismatic Catholicism, and who went to protests all the way from trying to stop dam construction on the last undamed river in the district to protests against talks being given by Westmorland to marching against US involvement in El Salvador etc. etc.
Frankly, if all he's doing is eating vegan, studying Norse mythology, and attending protests in Pittsburgh, that's pretty tame.
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When I was in college, I knew people who were into everything from no-carb all meat diets to no-meat all vegetarian to lacto-ovo vegetarian, who studied everything from Druidism to native American spirituality to Jehovah's Witness-ism to Mormon-ism to charismatic Catholicism, and who went to protests all the way from trying to stop dam construction on the last undamed river in the district to protests against talks being given by Westmorland to marching against US involvement in El Salvador etc. etc.
Frankly, if all he's doing is eating vegan, studying Norse mythology, and attending protests in Pittsburgh, that's pretty tame.
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November 02, 2009 03:48 AM
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It's difficult to provide a precise age when one begins to solidify one's belief system, lifestyle or method of thought. On average, that age is probably 25. Whatever that age is for an individual, prior to that, he or she has to "find themselves".
The techniques used to find oneself also vary from individual to individual. Some are dictated by circumstance and condition, others by environment and personality, but all of us, be it in wild, mild, extreme, outlandish, safe, risky, active or passive means do follow a path to "find ourselves" in our early adulthood.
In my case, there are many things that I did from 18 -23 that would shock me now, but that I will never regret. Some were fun, others painful, some helped build my character with depth and profoundness, others resulted in negative situations that I could learn from.
It is normal.
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The techniques used to find oneself also vary from individual to individual. Some are dictated by circumstance and condition, others by environment and personality, but all of us, be it in wild, mild, extreme, outlandish, safe, risky, active or passive means do follow a path to "find ourselves" in our early adulthood.
In my case, there are many things that I did from 18 -23 that would shock me now, but that I will never regret. Some were fun, others painful, some helped build my character with depth and profoundness, others resulted in negative situations that I could learn from.
It is normal.
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November 02, 2009 12:05 PM
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Well, we can't know what works for us and what doesn't if we don't try new things out! Sounds like your son's friend is having an interesting time exploring what's out there, and more power to him! He won't be one of those adults who ends up stuck in a boring old rut because he's too afraid to try something different.
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November 05, 2009 09:21 PM
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Well I suppose it depends on your definition of radical.
Going away to college means that you have the chance to see different things, meet different people, and try new things. He's probably more aware of issues than he used to be. So I probably wouldn't be too concerned.
Of course once he's left college theres a good chance that like the rest of us he'll go through another set of changes and be far more mainstream and less interesting.
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Going away to college means that you have the chance to see different things, meet different people, and try new things. He's probably more aware of issues than he used to be. So I probably wouldn't be too concerned.
Of course once he's left college theres a good chance that like the rest of us he'll go through another set of changes and be far more mainstream and less interesting.
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