What really resonated with me yesterday in class was the
photo that is posted on the class homepage.
“Can you remember who you were before the world told you who
you should be?”
Well, can you? I’m
not so sure I can remember anymore. For as
long as I remember I was always told there was only one way to my future and that
was it. No other options. Absolutely nothing. This future contained: high school
graduation, attendance of a four year university, graduation of said four year
university, and employment at some firm with a nine to five desk job earning a
six figure salary. I can remember
talking about the plans I had for my life and being shot down when the occupation
weren't up to my mother’s standards concerning monetary value. Hey guys, guess what? I don’t care what my future salary is going
to be. The one concern I have that has
any pertinence to my future is my happiness.
As long as I’m happy I don’t care if I’m the poorest person out there or
the richest person out there. Money
doesn't have anything to do with one’s happiness.
Sadly this is not the mindset of today and it probably has
quite a bit to do with why I can’t remember who I wanted to be or my dreams and
ambitions before my future had any real importance. I’m sure that I’m not the only one out there
that feels this way. How much of an
impact money has on people and they don’t even know it? What would our world be like if there were
more people out there living new and different lifestyles? Lifestyles that would be preposterous in
today’s society? It would be interesting
to see a world like that; to live in a world where you are completely and
utterly free to make your own choices and follow your dreams without any
pressure to fit today’s “norm”.
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