Today I tried to sell things in the Great Court on the University
campus. Chocolates, to be more specific. I spent the whole morning sitting with
a friend of mine yelling at innocent people walking past, demanding that they
buy chocolates for the cause I was fundraising for. After watching many people
avoid eye contact, walk faster and try not to smile at our poor sense of humour
and marketing skills, I couldn’t help but wonder if this is what it felt like
to be a journalist. Chasing people around trying to get them listen to what you
have to say and answer the questions you yell at them. The feeling of rejection
always looming in the air, not knowing where it would strike next. I then
wondered if every stereotypical movie about a journalist living a tough life in
the big city was true. Was it really a dog eat dog world? All that I knew about
journalism before this course, I’ve learnt from ‘Confessions of a Shopaholic’
or ‘Sex and the City’.
I then thought about my future career and how a person is supposed
to decide what they want to do for their rest of their life at a mere 18. I
still don’t know what I want to be. I feel as though when I decide, I’m going
to be trapped in that field for the rest of my life. Also, with the economy the
way it is today, is it better to go for a career with job stability rather than
a job you enjoy? How do we decide to take risks or play it safe?
So many factors to take into account. It’s such a big life
decision. It makes me wish someone would just tell me what to do with my life
so the dilemma would just be over. In the end though, personally I believe passion
should win. What is life without passion and fun? At the end of your existence,
it’s not going to matter how much money you earned or how long you worked for
one company or another. All that you will think back to is everything you loved
and if you don’t love your career, then so many hours of your life would be
nothing but wasted.
Just food for thought.
I would also like you leave you with a link to a news article I
found about men stealing a penguin from Sea World.
Enjoy!
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