“Whatever goals you set, it really doesn’t matter. What matters most is the path you’re going through to reach to whatever goal you set.”
Yes, this is exactly how it came out during GZ’s dissertation party, where her fiancé gave his amusing speech. It was funny from the beginning till the end, except this part of his speech. It was his heartfelt words that he wanted to share with his fiancée. Everyone there nodded their heads, including GZ’s professor sitting at the main table.
I have always been thinking whether am I on the right path to whatever I am doing. “Did I make the correct and wisest decision?” “Would it be better if I went for the other goal?”…all these questions just keep lingering in the back of my head once in a while, on and off. It is gone one moment but it comes back later. It visits frequently when things aren’t running smoothly.
But seriously, will it be better if we could turn back time and went for Option B instead of Option A? I doubt it. Probably Option B might sound a bit easier compared to Option A. But Option B has its tough sides too. Everything comes in a package. No pain no gain. You just have to choose something you are truly interested and what you really want and then go for it. Nothing will ever be perfect. And it really doesn’t matter what options we go for. It is the process and the path that all matter.
I was sharing a table for lunch some time last year with the head of the department of radiology. I didn’t know he was such a big shot until he left and the other clinician told me so. This clinician told me this radiologist holds a degree in aeronautic engineering and also an MBA degree. Whoa?!! Was he making this up? Yep, this was exactly what I was thinking, but felt too embarrassed to express it verbally. That radiologist must be darn smart eh? Most likely. But from that brief acquaintance, he doesn’t appear it that way. Anyway, this is not the point. The point is why did he bother to get so many degrees? “He has diverse interest,” I was told. I think I get it. This radiologist even though in the end decided to practice medicine, he did not think developing interest in other areas is a waste of time, effort and energy. He enjoys the path(s). The path of not only about learning or the knowledge path; but more of the path of how he can truly enjoys everything he wants to acquire by walking it through.
I have met many people who ended up doing totally unrelated professions compared with their education. Yet they are making excellent achievements or at least they are enjoying what they are doing. You can just see the charm on their face. If they knew they were going for the current career option; would they have gone for it straightaway without making a detour? When asked about this, surprisingly many did not feel regret of making the detour. The training of the detour did bring an additional experience in their current career path.
The path needs not necessarily referred as career or professions. It can be any choice or decision we make in life. Each path we make forms the journey of this life albeit this life itself is short. There are various paths we have to go through in this short journey to get to various destinations. Just follow the path we really want. Enjoy the walking process along the path. That’s all it really matters. Because if we don't even enjoy the path, even if we have arrived the most beautiful destination, we would not be able to appreciate it.
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