4) I didn't want to end up poor. Considering my background, this seems silly. I mean, what do I know about being poor? But actually, my parents have gone through some very rough times. We're still going through them. And given those experiences, I didn't want to end up jobless, homeless, etc. This may sound like a Jane Austen statement, but love doesn't hold up well to an empty stomach. I didn't want bitterness to spoil the few things I cherished. So I chose to make my living in a different way. Not to say that I'm not interested in medicine: I love what I'm doing now. But I can practice medicine and still write and dance, whereas having one of the other two as my primary profession would make the rest impossible.
5) I somewhat believe that my parents know best. Most of the time, they have no clue what they're talking about. But they know me, they know the world, and our close relationship means their opinion carries a lot of weight with me.
6) I didn't want to let my opportunities slip away. I'll be writing for the rest of my life; and I'm in or already past my dancing prime, in a professional sense. Now is the right time for where I am, so I'm doing it while I can.
4) I didn't want to end up poor. Considering my background, this seems silly. I mean, what do I know about being poor? But actually, my parents have gone through some very rough times. We're still going through them. And given those experiences, I didn't want to end up jobless, homeless, etc. This may sound like a Jane Austen statement, but love doesn't hold up well to an empty stomach. I didn't want bitterness to spoil the few things I cherished. So I chose to make my living in a different way. Not to say that I'm not interested in medicine: I love what I'm doing now. But I can practice medicine and still write and dance, whereas having one of the other two as my primary profession would make the rest impossible.
5) I somewhat believe that my parents know best. Most of the time, they have no clue what they're talking about. But they know me, they know the world, and our close relationship means their opinion carries a lot of weight with me.
6) I didn't want to let my opportunities slip away. I'll be writing for the rest of my life; and I'm in or already past my dancing prime, in a professional sense. Now is the right time for where I am, so I'm doing it while I can.
Whew, that was long. Ooo-kay, next.
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