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August 08, 2003
Defcon 11: Where do we go from here?
I'm in a strange position I can honestly say I've never been in before. Man's search is to find oneself. Much like Anigo Mantoya after killing the six figure man, now that my mission is over, I wonder what to do with myself now! I like who I am. I feel I know myself well, but now I don't know what to do about it. Some people figure out what professional career THEY ARE. Then, once they're doing that thing, they feel they are who they are. Whether the profession they ended up in was as a result of, or in response to who they really are is irrelevant. What happens when you figure out who you are without it being related to or advantageous for a specific desirous career which allows you to maintain your idealistic dignity? I suppose you find a profession which one's self IS made for. But what if that profession might not make much money, or ANY money! Take writers. Writing is a profession in which the employee (though self employed) may never get paid. Of course writing is OFTEN ones second job. But what if it could be their only job earnings or not! Just what if. And why do I have so many questions about everything anyway? Why is it that every time I find what I think is the answer, then get there, I once again get plagued with more questions?Because it STILL wasn't weird enough for me.
Posted by wonko at August 8, 2003 03:47 PM
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It has been my lifelong quest to live in the question.This is challenging if you are an inquisitive, impatient person. Questions are GOOD! I do not fear the constant questions in my head, but I am more relaxed with them. This is similar to your idea of waiting to see what happens, but I do all I can to resolve things first and then wait to see what happens without the ensuing anxiety. It is refreshing to live in wonderment as I await the answer. Is it faith or patience? I think both.
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