"I'm 15 for a moment..."
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What we don't think about when we are worrying over the next test, crying over our latest grade, obsessing over how to get into an Ivy League is that we only live once, and this one life is too short. We hardly realize it when we say "I'm going to be a lawyer, doctor, scientist, engineer, CEO, etc." and I think most of us won't realize it until our kids are leaving for college and we suddenly realize we weren't ready to see them grow up just yet, or until we look in the mirror and realize our skin has lost its elasticity and is lined with wrinkles, or until we are on our deathbed and finally realize we are dying with so much left undone.
So I'd like to ask you, are you happy with what career you are pursuing? Are you pursuing it because it makes you happy? Are you doing this for yourself?
If you answered 'no' to all of the above, I suggest you reevaluate your choices. There's nothing wrong with wanting to have a stable job with a steady income, but don't let that be the only deciding factor. There's nothing worse than slaving away at a job you hate for 40 years.
Ask yourself what it is you truly want in this world and go for it. After all, we only have one life to be happy, daring, passionate, ambitious, in love, spontaneous, artistic, caring, funny, real, creative, philosophical, crazy, impulsive, to laugh, to cherish, to hold, to achieve, to dream, to smile, to chase, to enjoy, to wish, to make, to wonder, and to live. We are only here for a moment, for a breath. In a blink of an eye we are gone. The greatest success in this life is to be happy.
You only live once, so make it worth it.
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"There's never a wish better than this, when you only got a 100 years to live."
("100 Years" by Five For Fighting)
I love that song, and it especially connects well to the profound thesis of your post. As always, mon amie, bon travail.
ReplyDeleteSadie, stop speaking in foreign tongues, je ne sais pas.
ReplyDeleteTiffany, good post. There's a trick you can do to figure out what you want. Flip a coin in the air, heads or tails makes your decision. In the split second while the coin is in the air, what were you hoping for?