Reply to What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "What happened to curing cancer or saving the world?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was so different at his age. Idealistic, driven to change the world. Which I never did, of course.

I think this next generation is more cynical, or maybe just realistic.[/quote]

Oof, this hits.

It was a thing back then, right?  Wanting to better the world and not stressing as much about the money but seeing a mission-driven career as valuable and not looked down upon.

My kids (granted an N of 2) just don't view the world that way.[/quote]

Yeah. It was a thing. And a beautiful one - I still believe a life rich in purpose is a happier one than a life rich in money. And by that metric I am rich indeed! But my kid wants to go on nice vacations and go golfing without stressing about the cost, and I get that too. I don’t quite understand how anyone goes to work day after day after day without a driving purpose beyond money - I just don’t care enough for money to work that hard for it.

But my kid is not me, and he’ll find his way, even if it’s not my way.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics