Nice weather. A little sun shine but windy too! I’ve always preferred cold to hot weather, which is why I loath staying in
It is not the way (s)he’s born, but the way he chooses and make decisions.
A question has been playing in my head while I’m studying intensely for my exams these days. Does everyone know their path (like what they wanna do for their whole life) when they leave high school? How does one knows definitely what his/her passion is at a mere age of say… 18yrs? Most teenagers continue their education today because it’s just the right thing to do. Everyone does that. A small number of people knows what they’re gonna be when they grow up but majority of today’s people don’t. What if we regret the course we’re in? We’re gonna waste our parent’s hard earn money. A person can have many interests, e.g.: gardening, cooking, computers, etc. How are we gonna choose which course suitable for us depending on interest before pursuing it by entering college? People say, choose something that you’re good at. But hey, what if your hidden talent doesn’t show before you enter college?
It’s sad to say this, but most people just go with the flow and do the “right” thing: finish high school, college, uni, work routinely (9 to 5 job), get a job, car, marry, children, die. Your life is then complete. What is our purpose in life? Is that circle a routine and considered ‘normal’ just because everyone is doing it?
I hereby would like to urge readers to step out of this routine. Do not worry about which course to take after high school just because everyone’s doing it. If you’re not sure about what you want, just relax and get a temporary job first. If that job doesn’t interest you, and you find yourself waiting for sign out time to get home, then I suggest you go on job hoping. Take 10 years if you must. Only pursue it if you’re absolutely sure if that is what you want to do for the rest of your life. Even worst, never go for fancy names of the course like: biotech or aerodynamics course because it makes you sound smart.
I would want my life to be meaningful. On the day I die, I would wanna remember who I’ve helped, who’s life I gave meaning to. Did I enjoy my life here on earth while I’m on it? That way, I would leave with no regrets.
Heck, I do not need to drive a fancy car or live in a palace or earn all the money in the world to be remembered. These things would stay here on earth when I die. If these things I’m after, on the day I die, I’m gonna ask this question: “What did I do my entire life? Where did everything I’ve work my entire life for gone to? I’ve saved every nick and penny to buy this enormous place just to live comfortably. Did I get to enjoy my hard earn money?”
We only live life once. Live it to the fullest. Human life is short. Enjoy it while you can. Do you know how big this world really is? With so much to see and learn, we really don’t have limited time as our life time is short. Humans have the means and capacity to reach out the other side of the world and learn different cultures. (We’ve invented airplane. What more do you want?) I once asked a back packer, why do you back pack? Isn’t it difficult to go country by country, stopping at some places to work odd jobs like in farms, or laborer in construction sites when you run out of money. Is visiting everywhere really worth all the hard work? (He’s a chef back in his home country) He said, I just love sitting down with a group of people all from different places and talking about their home country, or their backpacking experiences, is better than reading a book. These experiences, are something where you can’t find in books. So yes, all these hard work (I’m working part-time in the same farm as him to support my living expenses while studying) is worth it in exchange of all the knowledge that money can’t buy. (Even books can be bought)
