February 08, 2005
Advice From The Unconverted
There is someone in my family who is going through a bit of a career crisis. The person's name and relation to me are unimportant, for this person's dilemma is ageless. I have not given any advice on the issue because I'm not sure I'm the person who should pass on any wisdom, even if I had any.
But my father does have a lot of wisdom, and so I'll talk about him for a moment. He has this saying: time goes by no matter what you're doing. He told my sister this when she was having a tough time in nursing school. She's a very competitive person and was driving herself beyond her limits to be the first in her class (she graduated second; the woman who was first had already been through pharmacy school). She has now been a nurse for twenty years and is highly respected in the field. I don't know what would've happened had she given up school and done something else, but I'm sure there are hundreds of former patients who are glad she became a nurse.
There are many who say that you should do what makes you happy, and I agree with that. The problem is that what makes us happy changes as we grow and mature. I enlisted in the Navy instead of going to college. When I came back home, I started college as a 22-year old who wanted to be a history professor. Certain people in my life convinced me that this was folly, so I went into business management instead. I despised it, so I quit when I moved to Dallas. I eventually went back, but my heart was no longer in it. Should I have stayed with history? Yes. Would I be happy today as a history professor? Having seen the demise of higher learning in the liberal arts, I would have to say no.
Though every person's situation is different, my life has shown me that I should've dealt with more short-term suffering to attain long-term goals. There are too many times that I have moved on from something because it became too time-consuming or difficult. So if I had anything at all worthwhile to add to this, it is to say that you must weigh the value of temporary unhappiness against whatever long-term positive may arise from the endeavor.
And always remember that there are people who care about you and love you.
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Your father is right in saying that "time passes no matter what you do". But make sure that time is spent doing things you enjoy, loving the important people in your life and never taking a moment for granted.
I can only speak from my own experience, but while in college I changed my major from education to english literature. Why? I had become disillusioned with the entire education process. Needless to say, I decided to study a subject that is highly unmarketable for anyone not expecting to teach high school literature classes. Am I glad I did it? Yes and no.
While I enjoyed every minute of my classes, I now regret not spending that time getting a degree that would actually help me move up within the company. I console myself with the knowledge that I met a lot of interesting professors and studied with a very diverse group of students. The college experience was one I appreciated much more as an older than average student, and would not trade for anything
Time does pass no matter what you do. Matt, your father over the years has given you little "nuggets" of wisdom that have helped you and will help you throughout your life. I can say some of them have helped me as well. Cherish that relationship you have with your father. Alot of the "nuggets" I got from my old man may have kept me out of jail, but had me wasting time chasing and doing the wrong things.
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at February 9, 2005 10:12 AM
As pertaining to higher education in liberal arts... it's there Matt, you just have to look for it. I've taken a couple of classes on that side of the fence; half of them have been throwaway, the other half have been truly interesting. I say that as a history professor, you would be able to make your class the way you wanted to, be it worthwhile or trash. I'm generally quick to dismiss some liberal arts curriculum in the light of, say, an engineering degree (elitist? never...) -- but if I had to go back and get a second degree after this one, you'd best bet that it would be in Politcal Science or History.
Posted by: Tony at February 9, 2005 09:23 PM