Life after Graduating.

Garda Rizkyamien
2 min readDec 13, 2022

It's an incredible 6 years to start with. Honestly never thought I would make it till today. Never thought I would graduate. I may say that 6 years is not a normal number in terms of finishing your bachelor’s degree, but I promise you it is worth the adventure.

I remember those days when shit was unpredictable, gloomy, and uncertain. At that time I never knew that I would be doing something I loved. I was still on the bridge of understanding what is and what will. Still on the brink of uncertainty and untamed. In simple words, I was worried about what I’m going to be, and who am I going to be in the future.

In the end, I tried everything. From being a Barista, buying my first camera, taking wedding gigs, street gigs, and every gig that is possible for me to do. I went into different kinds of areas in parts where I never knew I would be. It honestly took many times to do those kinds of stuff in a small period of time, and I enjoy every second of it.

“If you want to know how ‘spicy’ taste like, you should try what ‘spicy’ is”

Basically, at that time, hesitation filled me, wondering in and out about what and how I’m going to survive through that time of floating around my head on what I wanted to be in the future. So, I went with it, I took the leap. In fact, I took all the leaps.

Surprisingly, here I am. Accepting and loving what I do the most. Enjoying every moment, I had in my 18s. I did many things because I want to know what things would fit me perfectly.

Until 1 day.

My graduation day structs in.

Everything changed beyond that. All my thoughts and beliefs about my future shut down instantly.

The reality came in. Thoughts about my family, my life, my financial ability, my relationship, and all of them. Attacking me one at a time.

At that time, I realized, it gets scarier.

Life gets scarier.

Everything gets scarier.

Now, all you have is you and yourself. You need to make it. Not your family, nor your friends.

It's just you.

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