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Patrick (08-17-2001 11:58):
I did want to be a lawyer. I really thought it was smooth sailing after school but it's not. I got the chance to meet some lawyers and they have a pretty stressful life.
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FYI -
Nobody's life is without stress! Some at times more than others, some fields/professions more than others, some places more than others. But all jobs have an element of stress. That's why it's called "work" and they pay you!
About choosing your future at a "young age", is 18/19
really all
that young? Yes, I agree someone that age lacks a great deal of experience (Patrick, hint-hint) but unfortunately we can't live 30-40 years without making a decision about the direction of our lives. And in most states, 18/19 is pretty much a legal adult anyway. An 18/19 y/o can drive, get married, go into the service, enter legal contracts, be arrested/tried as an adult, run for most public offices, etc etc. And it's only a mere 2-3 years from the big "21" where most of the other age restrictions are gone. IOW, if we as a society say an 18/19-21 y/o is old enough to be trusted with most adult privilages and be held to adult standards, why not then expect an 18/19-21 y/o to also be able to start in a direction for thier lives too?
One other point - Age is no guarantee of having direction as well. There are
many 30-somethings who still don't have any clue, direction or goals as to what they "want to do with" or "want to accomplish in" thier lives. Being directionless isn't a sin, but even while you're looking you need to provide for yourself. Even if you decide to change paths later everyone has to start somewhere.
That's where going to a good school, being in a realistic program (not a do-nothing program like Nordic Folk Lore or Egyptology),
applying yourself to your studies and making good use of your elective credits becomes important. Even if you decide later in life the major you took isn't for you, odds are more general courses in things like math, computers, finance, marketing, accounting (the #1 best business subject IMO!), english writing and presentation skills, etc will do you well in just about any endeavor in life.
(Pardon the long winded post.)
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