The Road To Success Is Filled With Failures.

At Times I Really Wondered, What's The Point Of Getting A Degree? Because All Day My Parents Are Just Nagging About Getting That Piece Of Paper. You Spend $$$ And 3-5 Years Of Your Life Getting A Piece Of Paper That Will Get You A Job And Most Probably You Will Lead An Average Life Just Like Any Other People Out There. Your Life Will Have No Ups, No Downs. I Wouldn't Consider That As Success Because Are You Telling Me That You Have Encountered Failure Along The Way? What Are The Lessons You Have Learnt Along The Way?

And Let's Say If You Spend This 3-5 Years Of Life Getting A Job And Maybe You Get Paid Let's Say Around $400 Lesser Than A Degree Holder Every Month. But You Have A Pay Advantage Of 48 Months (4 Years) On Average. A Diploma Holder Would Get A Pay Of Around $2,000 After Coming Out Of Army.

$2,000 x 48 Months = $96,000

$96,000 / $400 = 240 Months (20 Years)

This Excludes The Cost Of Getting A Degree As Well As Your Pay Rise Over The Years. No Doubt 10 Years Down The Road You'll Probably Be Earning $3,000 - $5,000 Per Month Depending On How Capable You Are But Nevertheless Even If You Are Earning $5,000 Per Month And A Diploma Probably $3,000, It Takes You Still 2 Years To Break-Even.

That Is What Most People Will Be Doing. For Their Whole Life. Work Under Someone. Get A Comfortable Pay. Probably 90% Of The People I Know Is Aiming For A Life Like That.

But My Thinking Is So Different. I Like To Explore. I Like To Be Creative. I Love To Try New Things. I Hate Working In An Enclosed Environment, Where There Are Rules To Adhere To Everywhere. And I've Learnt A Lot Along The Way. Maybe I'm Not The Master Of Any, But Have You Ever Thought, If I Could Someone Combine The Things I've Learnt Together And Create Something New? Wouldn't I Be The Master Of It? It's Definitely Easier Said Then Done Because This Is Just An Example I Used To Illustrate.

Taking On Life Is Like Taking On The Challenge To Fail And Not Give Up. While I Cannot Focus On Trying Out New Things In Life Because I Have Not Finished My Studies Yet At Least I Have Plans. I Mean How Cool Would It Be If I Could Set Up This Unique Restaurant Such That The Waiters Are Taught To Perform Magic To Entertain Customers? Or To Do Balloon Sculpturing To Entertain Kids. Again, Such Would Require Lots Of Innovation And The Capital As Well To Start-Up.

Nevertheless, Getting That Degree Seems To Be A Must Because My Parents Aren't Supportive. They Feel That They Should Be The Ones Paving The Way For Me. I'm Never Gonna Learn If That's The Case Because I'm Probably The Type Who Learns Better Through Failures. At Least The Pain Is Worth Remembering And It Serves As A Reminder Not To Make The Same Mistakes Again.

No One Says It's Going To Be Easy. But At Least I'm Willing To Try.

就算全世界的人

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那你也必须

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