Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Life and it's many hurdles. They say that what doesn't break you, makes you who you are. I wonder what situation they were in to have said something like that. I was at a seminar today, and the speaker mentioned that everyone had their price. Some form of remuneration that they were willing to accept so that they would work for the company. In economics we call it the reservation wage. The level of wage that would make you indifferent between working and being unemployed.
It was no surprise to me that his idea of price, as was for many of those sitting in the room, was in terms of dollars and cents. Whatever happened to job satisfaction? And then I started to think if I should be realistic, or idealistic. Realistically speaking, given the credit crunch, I should take any reasonable job I'm offered, furthermore, I'm only doing a part time internship, what's there to lose? Idealistically, it's not really where my utmost interest lies, and since I know what my heart desires I should pursue it.
Idealists are sometimes seen as dreamers when people think that their ideals are not worth it, not in the common frame of others thinking. And sometimes, they are seen as successors, they dream big and they get the big result. Realists are always seen as practical. They know what is within their reach, and they get what is attainable. Why go for the impossible when it is impossible?
I guess after all this ranting what I want ultimately is some kind of epiphany to tip me over the edge. To give me the certainty I need.
Dan
2:02 am
