The3rdhero said:
i think you misunderstood me
there's so much more to life than working and learning.
maybe you do only go to school for 6 out of 16 hours, but you cant go anywhere for the other 10 because of school/work in the morning.
9 hours a day at work, when you come home you just wanna park your bum in front of the tele and order a chinese because your tired, on the weekend people relax and have a lie in too, take it easy, do some shopping, wash the car...then back to work!
not everyone can have their dream job.
the majority of people i know, hate getting up in the moring because they have to do their work, which they hate with a passion.
life is short, and there's so many places to go, so many things to see!
and you cant do it all while working/stuck in school
I think I understand you. I just don't agree with you.
You don't have to
go anywhere, in order to be fully alive! Learn, think, write, dance, dream, build, love, nurture, serve: all of these are things you can do right where you are!
Too tired after work to do anything but turn on the TV? Sorry, but that sounds like an excuse to me. My grandparents and grand-uncles were labourers, farmers and miners. But they had no TV to turn on after their shifts. They read aloud, played Bridge and Cribbage, discussed and debated, and enjoyed their families. You can choose how you use your time, how you respond to situations. The TV is an easy out, and it does sap your initiative. But in this day of remote controls, you don't even have to get out of your recliner to push the off button!
Here's a suggestion: for a week, just leave it off. I'm guessing that once its inane natter is no longer distracting you, you'll be able to think of plenty of worth-while occupations that are better than sitting doing nothing.
You don't have to find your dream job -- although why you wouldn't make a go at getting your dream job, and persist at trying for it until you do get it, is something only you know. All you need is to see the value and worth in the job you do get, and then extract the joy of doing that job well.
But, if you're dissatisfied by staying where you are and blooming where you're planted, then pull up stakes, move to one of those places, and find something worthwhile to do there. Many families have done so, taking their children on round-world trips or on mission-work in the third world. Nothing ties you to staying in a particular job except your own choices -- but you must find some work to do, somewhere. We are all gifted for something, and none of us can flourish when we're given a free ride. You'll find, too, that the trivial view you get of those interesting sights and places is of low value compared to the deeper experience of living and working in those places.
But it all starts with you, and the choices you make. And sitting your butt in a chair with the TV on-switch under your finger is a pretty wimpy choice.
