Foxus
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The reason I posted this here over the Pool Room is because the matter in this thread is up for debate.
The nature of this thread is to address what you want to do in this life? Seems like a pretty simple question any education counselor would ask, but its merely tapping the tip of the iceberg. When it comes to what we want to do with our lives, we must also think what do we want to leave behind when we die. That redefines the question to becoming, "What do you look to become in this life (and beyond)? Some would argue you're expected to become a working class citizen (or commonly known as a middle class citizen) and give back to society, 8 to 5, for 5 days a week, for the rest of your days, whether its 40 years or 80 years down the road.
The term, "Career," is tossed around like popcorn kernels when you come close to graduating high school. For the record, its a word that, while it should be in the back of the mind, shouldn't be at the center in my belief. Journey is a much better term. Cutting to the chase, what do you want to be? What do you want to accomplish that not only friends and family will remember you, but complete strangers will as well? What footprint will you leave in the soil where you came, and eventually will return?
Its a lot to digest, isn't it? If you enjoy what you do, by all means do it, but keep in mind you have one chance to contribute to the history of this earth, unless somehow you're resurrected or reincarnated.
The best field to do this in, and I beg of those in the process of finding their way, to go into the arts, whether its designing a game like Smash, authoring a book like Harry Potter, or creating music like Green Day. The question of what will you become after this life is answered, and you are not reporting to someone, or adding to the balance sheet. You inspire and intrigue people around the world who you don't know from Adam, but look to you in their own endeavors through your art. That going into criminal justice, culinary arts, or healthcare cannot necessarily fulfill.
But you don't need to be Lady Gaga to fulfill both these questions.
Let's take Sakurai, the person responsible for why we're on this page in the first place. He's not a famous person, or a billionaire (but must be somewhat wealthy). He created a game where all of Nintendo's worlds collide. Long after he's gone, people here and beyond will still be smashing. He's known by the world, and that's what counts.
That is the type of answer to this question. Its not becoming a working class citizen, or reporting to someone every week. Its going above and beyond that, far exceeding what that type of lifestyle would be.
I hope this thread opens up not only to debate what you believe the answer to this question is, but motivational to how you go about answering this question. So go ahead, be my guest and ask yourself,
"What do you want to be?"
I'm curious to see what you think.
The nature of this thread is to address what you want to do in this life? Seems like a pretty simple question any education counselor would ask, but its merely tapping the tip of the iceberg. When it comes to what we want to do with our lives, we must also think what do we want to leave behind when we die. That redefines the question to becoming, "What do you look to become in this life (and beyond)? Some would argue you're expected to become a working class citizen (or commonly known as a middle class citizen) and give back to society, 8 to 5, for 5 days a week, for the rest of your days, whether its 40 years or 80 years down the road.
The term, "Career," is tossed around like popcorn kernels when you come close to graduating high school. For the record, its a word that, while it should be in the back of the mind, shouldn't be at the center in my belief. Journey is a much better term. Cutting to the chase, what do you want to be? What do you want to accomplish that not only friends and family will remember you, but complete strangers will as well? What footprint will you leave in the soil where you came, and eventually will return?
Its a lot to digest, isn't it? If you enjoy what you do, by all means do it, but keep in mind you have one chance to contribute to the history of this earth, unless somehow you're resurrected or reincarnated.
The best field to do this in, and I beg of those in the process of finding their way, to go into the arts, whether its designing a game like Smash, authoring a book like Harry Potter, or creating music like Green Day. The question of what will you become after this life is answered, and you are not reporting to someone, or adding to the balance sheet. You inspire and intrigue people around the world who you don't know from Adam, but look to you in their own endeavors through your art. That going into criminal justice, culinary arts, or healthcare cannot necessarily fulfill.
But you don't need to be Lady Gaga to fulfill both these questions.
Let's take Sakurai, the person responsible for why we're on this page in the first place. He's not a famous person, or a billionaire (but must be somewhat wealthy). He created a game where all of Nintendo's worlds collide. Long after he's gone, people here and beyond will still be smashing. He's known by the world, and that's what counts.
That is the type of answer to this question. Its not becoming a working class citizen, or reporting to someone every week. Its going above and beyond that, far exceeding what that type of lifestyle would be.
I hope this thread opens up not only to debate what you believe the answer to this question is, but motivational to how you go about answering this question. So go ahead, be my guest and ask yourself,
"What do you want to be?"
I'm curious to see what you think.
