What do you think is more important, a job you love or a job that pays well?
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
CYPRESS asked:
I’m a high school student in several honors and AP classes (no intention of bragging here), due mostly to the support of my parents. They want me to go to a good college and study to become a pharmacist (or anything that happens to be medical) so that I will have a stable life.
I’m a high school student in several honors and AP classes (no intention of bragging here), due mostly to the support of my parents. They want me to go to a good college and study to become a pharmacist (or anything that happens to be medical) so that I will have a stable life.
However, more than anything, I love art. Painting, sculpting, theater, fashion… etc. I have always been an artist at heart. In the US, however, art really does not offer a steady pay to support a family.
My parents say that I can be a pharmacist with an art hobby on weekends. To pursue such a career, I will need to devote several years of study to pharmacy, and really my only motivation is my parent’s hopes for me having a stable life. (These studies don’t interest me in the least)
There’s a lot to weigh on each side. What do you think? Should I go to an art college and do the things I love most, or study to become a pharmacist and fufill my parents’ dreams and live a successful life?
DONNELL
