The beginning of the five year plan
Just how many people are passionate with what they are doing? And how many people know what their passions are? How does one develop an interest with something, work on it, and be really good at it?
Personally, I took up Political Science, thinking that it will make a good pre-law course. Back in high school, I have felt like I do not have too many options (I have this theory of how most schools and mentors fail to teach their students how to choose, and actually present them with choices, but that's for another post)- a medical career sounds ridiculous for someone who even cringes at the sight of her won blood, and I find whatever skill I have in the visual and performing arts mediocre if not nonexistent.
I started reconsidering my options though during my senior year in university. Apart from how my Political Science professors have emphasized enough how Political Science is not just a pre-law course, and is, in fact, an avenue to various careers, I have started doubting my motives for wanting to pursue law and my desire for it.
I have to admit, I am not too enthusiastic with the idea of studying full time for four straight years, nor with the idea of memorization. Somehow, I can no longer picture myself in court rooms or law firms. It just does not sit well with me anymore.
This leaves me without a career plan - not that I had anything extensive to begin with. All these years, I have been pretty fatalistic, taking my chances.
This time, I want to do things differently.
I want to dream and I want to passionately pursue a dream.
At the moment though, I do not have a dream yet.
I have decided that for the next six to 12 months I will be carefully exploring my options (I did not exactly get to do that when I was still in university, much more during my first year after graduation). I more or less have an inclination towards a number of fields now, but I want to give it enough thought and time.
In the long run I want to master something, and do something useful, something worthwhile.
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