High school and teenage years, in general, is a super hard point in life. We have to balance studies, family, finances, friends and think about our futures simultaneously. Personally, I didn't care much about my future back then; I just went with the flow and never really worried about what job I wanted to pursue in the future.
As college entrance exams were coming nearer, we had a serious talk with my friends as to what courses we wanted to take, and most of us were very unsure because we were torn between our dreams and practicality.
One of my friends mentioned that he wanted to pursue a course in medicine and work as a doctor. But knowing full well his financial situation, he just let his dream slide. He found other studies more in line with what his parents could afford because medicine costs a lot of money and takes a long time to finish.
A few weeks passed, and one of my schoolmates posted a genuine question on Facebook for everybody to answer. She asked whether we should choose our dream course or a more practical one, practical meaning a course that's bound to generate a lot of money in the future.
Not surprisingly, one of our teachers says that we should pick a course that we would be happy studying in, and work a job that we would never get tired of doing.
As I read the response from my teacher, I shrugged it off because it doesn't matter what job you're doing; as long as you generate a lot of money, you will be happy no matter what.
For context, the teacher who responded is already a successful teacher studying for his doctorate at such a young age. In short, he generated a lot of money.
And so, I took that into account; he seemed happy making a lot of money for a guy who did not pursue his course. So, I went with my parents' suggestion, who pressured me to take a course in civil engineering. They ensured me that once I passed my course, I would already be taken care of because my uncle owned a private construction firm that was super famous in Davao.
Blinded with money, I now feel how my teacher felt. The first year I studied engineering was horrendous. I had challenging subjects, and I did not have any motivation to learn them, but surprisingly I passed.
It was such a horrendous experience that I searched for free Aeronautical Engineering schools in the Philippines to escape Civil Engineering. Although I found one, it was located in Luzon, and you had to fly there to take their entrance exam. And so, I'm stuck with CE.
And all these stories from my seniors and other people that Civil Engineering was not worth it because of meager wages in the Philippines is honestly terrifying.
Luckily though, I found Hive, where I could pursue my other dream of becoming a full-time blogger and providing for me and my family's needs through blogging and sharing content with people all around the world.
So, if you've learned anything from this post, it's to continuously pursue your dreams no matter what.
Money is not everything in life.
What about you? Are you stuck with a job or course that you hate?
