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You have probably heard those songs playing on the radio. You know, the ones with lyrics like "Lean on me" and "How can I live without you?" While these sentiments may seem affectionate, the message suggests that the singer cannot make it on her or his own. It is great to have friends, family, and lovers to support you, but you do not want to be so dependent on them that you cannot function without their help. You can live without someone; you can rely on yourself. Being independent gives you the strength to get through hard times and get things done. As actor Katharine Hepburn put it, "As one goes through life, one learns that if you don't paddle your own canoe, you don't move."

I am a mature student who has just completed a part-time degree course in History and Sociology. I enjoyed every moment of it, learning for learning's sake and gaining wonderful knowledge of the humanities and many other subjects. However, whenever I talked with friends about my studies, they would invariably ask me, "So what are you going to do with your degree? What's it for ?" I tried to explain that I did it because I love learning and want to expand my knowledge about the world, but nobody seemed to understand that. They would persist and say that I must use it somehow to advance my job prospects, or it would be a waste of time. It's a shame they don't understand that education and knowledge for its own sake is never waste.

One of the rules for success is that it doesn't matter where you're coming from; all that matters is where you're going. Almost everyone has the uneasy feeling that they have wasted a good deal of their time and their potential in the past. Unfortunately, many people use these feelings of regret as brakes that they set on their own lives. Instead of rededicating themselves to the exciting months and years ahead, they allow themselves to be overwhelmed with the mistakes that they made in the past. Don't let this happen to you. Instead, think about the future and where you are going. Think about what you can do to create the kind of future you imagine for yourself. Your resolve to be future-oriented will give you energy and enthusiasm. And your future is limited only by your imagination.