Thrust vs Drag: Flying Through the Skies of Growing Up

Welcome back, everyone! How are you doing? This is your Turbine monk here, I've come up with a new spice mix for tonight. Today, I am going to talk about the complexities of teenage life — a turbulent phase full of contradictions.

Let's start with adolescence. This is the peak phase of life where you get the most freedom. You undergo significant growth — new feelings arise, and you seek thrills in every moment. You might get habituated to change but it can be the challenging aspect of this stage.

As a teenager, people won't consider your opinions and thoughts seriously because your moods can shift in an instant, you’re no longer a child, yet not fully trusted as an adult — stuck somewhere in between. Doubts multiply and clarity blurs, and you feel like the internet is your friend without knowing its dark side. Consumption becomes a viable way of gathering information instead of learning. Barriers and boundaries start rising slowly — milk becomes coffee, and Time feels like a rollercoaster ride.

From my POV, This is the time when many feel a bit crazy. The stage where you might try every type of shit struggling to distinguish what is truly good for you. And here comes the wild card — attraction to the opposite gender. This can make you feel even more confused. You crave companionship yet often feel lonely, even when surrounded by others. It can seem like no one truly understands what you want.

On top of that, academics add their sense of boredom to this chaotic mix. Dreams shatter, goals alter, and with an increase in workloads, the hope of happiness can begin to fade. However, if you manage to navigate through all of this, you might find a friend who is a warrior like you, fighting a similar battle with everything — someone who can support you for a lifetime.

They make sense to you because your interests and feelings align with them. A new bond begins to blossom into friendship —you share experiences and plan to create even more memories together throughout your lives, but destiny has other plans that won't allow you to continue the same path.

Here comes the final twist of the picture Family & Society who ignored all of your needs at the right time yet suddenly expect you to become a responsible citizen — overnight.

In all of this chaos, remember this:

Thrust is everything that drives you — dreams, friendships, curiosity, love.

Drag is what slows you down — confusion, pressure, fear.

You can’t eliminate the drag, but you can learn to balance it. That’s how you fly.

Until next time, Keep cruising. Keep climbing.

– Your Turbine Monk ✈️