In my future, I honestly don't know where I see myself... Swimming the warm waters of a foreign country, traveling the world to broaden my horizons, or sitting in a small dorm room, studying hard alone for a huge test I have to pass to pursue my dreams. To me right now, both options sounds pretty amazing in very different ways. As I sit here on my couch, typing quickly, I think about my passions, why do I get up out of bed every morning?
In order to discover this, I need to reach out into my community and try a variety of jobs, volunteer positions, etc. and see where I like/dislike to work in, what I like/dislike working on, and who I like/dislike working with. Because I believe that the bad experiences will teach me more than the good ones. By persevering through the bad events, I always come out stronger, wiser, and most importantly; with a positive attitude.
Thinking more about what will help me decide what I would like my future to hold, one common thing people do nowadays is a gap year. I have heard many amazing stories and lessons from friends who have done a gap year and it really does sound like a miraculous epiphany. But, as lame as this will sound, right now I'm too scared to try that. I just can imagine leaving my whole life here in Marin and traveling thousands a miles to a place where I know no one.
When the time comes to decide what I want to do with my life, I hope that I will have a definitive answer because that is the purpose of life, to find what each and every person was put on Earth to do. By using my knowledge and personal experiences I know and hope that one day I will, "Do what I like and like what I do."-Life is Good Inc.
Julia,
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way about my hopes for the future as you do: I hope to find relaxation on a nice beach, and have the time to relax and enjoy my life every evening. But at the same time, I struggle to find a purpose and find an area I would like to work in or study. The only way to find a meaningful path in life is to experience as much as possible and view as many different potential paths as possible, and for this reason, I feel that a gap year would greatly open anyone's mind up, by exposing them to new points of view.
Anyway, I agree that we must do all that we can to achieve a career we're passionate about, rather than compromise for security or high salaries.
That's really interesting that you don't really know what will happen in your future - I'm kind of the opposite of you. I've always known what I wanted to do. I like the way you haven't made decisions yet, though. It's cool that you'll just do whatever makes you happy and keeps you interested.
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