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I just watch the season finale of Gilmore Girls...Rori's quitting Yale to take time off and find herself because the newspaper guy told her she doesn't have what it takes to be a journalist...and is breaking Lorali's heart in the process...
Maybe I'm stuck up, or condescending, or just have an easier time of it than most...but to me, quitting has never been an option. I don't have a clear purpose, and it weighs on my mind almost every minute of every day - what am I doing here, what will I accomplish, what am I going to do with my life?? But not knowing the answer isn't a reason to stop trying or give up. I don't understand how so many people seem to be able to write themselves off and settle for so much less than is possible in life. Take advantage of a time when people will help you and you can get a leg up...it's hard enough to get anywhere in this fast-paced, gratification-based world, why reject any help you can get? School is the prime opportunity to explore options, do internships, try things out - once you're done in school those doors close and are so much more difficult to open later on.
How can people give up or not try their hardest? I work so hard, and stress out, and worry SO MUCH about where this is all going, but I never doubt that it's going somewhere and the only way to get there is with hardwork. I'm just so frustrated and tired of watching people around me get derailed and settle for less.
Why? Why can they while I can't let myself?
Maybe I'm stuck up, or condescending, or just have an easier time of it than most...but to me, quitting has never been an option. I don't have a clear purpose, and it weighs on my mind almost every minute of every day - what am I doing here, what will I accomplish, what am I going to do with my life?? But not knowing the answer isn't a reason to stop trying or give up. I don't understand how so many people seem to be able to write themselves off and settle for so much less than is possible in life. Take advantage of a time when people will help you and you can get a leg up...it's hard enough to get anywhere in this fast-paced, gratification-based world, why reject any help you can get? School is the prime opportunity to explore options, do internships, try things out - once you're done in school those doors close and are so much more difficult to open later on.
How can people give up or not try their hardest? I work so hard, and stress out, and worry SO MUCH about where this is all going, but I never doubt that it's going somewhere and the only way to get there is with hardwork. I'm just so frustrated and tired of watching people around me get derailed and settle for less.
Why? Why can they while I can't let myself?