“Why do people persist in a dissatisfying relationship, unwilling either to work toward solutions or end it and move on? It’s because they know changing will lead to the unknown, and most people believe that the unknown will be much more painful than what they’re already experiencing.”
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about this thing called “life”. This shouldn’t be a surprise to anybody. However, there have been a few recurring themes popping up in my life and in that of a few other individuals I know.
Let me also interject a short note. Contrary to popular belief, I genuinely love people; there are a few people in the world, outside of my family, who I adamantly love and cherish. Every now and then I realize just how much these people mean to me, though I lack the words to properly tell them. It isn’t every day that a conversation is broken, mid-sentence, with somebody telling them a blatantly honest opinion of how much one means to them. The world would be a better place if this were the norm.
Back to reality.
There are quite a few people who have been taking the time out of their lives to tell me exactly what it is that I should be doing with myself, education, career, relationships, etc. And I have begun to largely question the validity of what it is that they are saying. See, I have been doing a lot of thought on what Christ spoke about in the sermon on the mount and nowhere in this passage of instruction was I able to find a single reference to storehousing security in our lives. In no part of His words were lessons to trust on our own wit and intelligence. Rather, He commanded us to have a complete and utter trust for Him. Why is this so hard for us to understand?
Well, I understand there are many things about life that I have yet to understand and/or experience. However, I’d say that my level of experience has been above average for that of a 22 year-old male. In addition, I would like my life to continue onwards in the adventure it has proven to be. The scariest thing for me to think about is the idea of embarking on something with a definite and clearly-defined outcome; 30 year retirement, 9-5, degree programs. It’s not helping anybody.
I hear “go back to school and see what doors it will open for you”. Can somebody please explain to me why there is only a 20% hire rate for graduates of The Ohio State University Fisher School of Business? In addition, I do not want to have a regular “job” like these people!
That’s enough griping about outspoken opinions.
“Risk” is defined by the people who are too scared to enter the unknown. How can you calculate something you have not experienced? Granted, this scenario doesn’t work for everything. However, who is to say what we are to and not to do? Take a leap, son!
I want it all.
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