Career crossroad

I was told from the very beginning that I need to be successful in school in order to advance in life. I need to do well. I need to get a good job in order to make money to survive in this society. Time after time, it makes me think... what is a good job and what is a job that will help me make a lot of money and how much is enough?

I can't answer all of these questions because I haven't been able to find it myself. As I am ready to enter a new phase in my life, I once again revisit this subject. I am about to start on a new journey that people said will guarantee me a good life later. I give it a thought and then just realize... well everything is just assumption. Whatever career is out there, there will be no longer a guarantee in life. In fact, it scares me when people start talking about money.

I'm scared when people talk about how much money you should make in order to be successful. I'm scared when people start measuring me with money. I'm scared when I realize how superficial the society has become. Yeah, we all measure everything with money. And yeah to many of us, money is very important.

I don't deny the importance of having money but being driven by money has made the society worse by the day, the hour, the minute, and the second. Without money, I can't get food, housing, or clothes. However, how much is enough? I think the problem arises when we can't realize or know how much is enough. We keep on going and going until we break down... until we can't go on anymore. Then we turn around and think... have we gone too far?

I don't know whether I will finish the journey that I am about to start but I am sure I will find something along the way that is worth pursuing. Hopefully, I won't be driving too far away from the original road. Let the force be with me as I continue walking on the path.