May 9, 2005

  • I was 30 before I figured out what I wanted to do with my life.  I was 40 before I realized I was smart.  I think one of the jobs of school should be to help you discover what you are good at, and what you want to be when you “grow up” or, if we are to live in the moment, what you want to be “now.”  Yes, that’s right, worry about what you are, not only what you will be when you “grow up.”  “later”, ok, a little thinking about later is good.  But that point at which you are “grown up” should only be discussed in the context of a math discussion on infinity, for that is a day that always approaches and never do you get there.

Comments (6)

  • That's very insightful! Nice Post!

    I agree %100

  • When I was 20, I figured I was smart, smart enough to do whatever I turned my hand to, when the fancy took me. By the time I was 30, I figured out that I was *just* smart enough to realize how ignorant I really am. Now I'm 35, I still don't know what I want to be 'when I grow up' but at least I am more inclined to find out... In the meantime, I do what I am able to, which ain't so bad

  • it's actually a more pressing issue for folk of my age nowadays to consider several careers in light of a fast-adapting world economy where globalization is turning things around for everyone

    can't stay grounded to a job that may not even exist or be viable in a few years

    gotta keep movin'

  • Wonderfully poignant. So true.

    "Welcome to the real world
    She said to me condescendingly
    Take a seat, take your life
    Plot it out in black and white
    Well I never lived the dreams of the prom kings
    And the drama queens
    I’d like to think the best of me
    Is still hiding up my sleeve

    ...

    I just found out there’s no such thing as the real world
    Just a lie you’ve got to rise above"

    ~ John Mayer - No Such Thing ~

  • I feel the same way

  • when i was 10 i thought i'd be a writer for my love of books
    when i was 15 i dreamed i'd be a rock star for my love of music
    when i was 20 i was up against the realities of my limitations but still strongly believed in me so i travelled far and wide searching for satifaction in education and found none
    when i was 30 i settled on fashion design
    when i was 40 i reinvented my self for the age of information

    i dont think that school could have saved me from myself and my own inner drive

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