Friday, October 10, 2014
I have mixed feelings regarding the decisions I have recently taken.
On one hand, accepting a $1500 'intern' job till the end of the year, and essentially diving into the deep end of the pool for social entrepreneurship; learning new things, meeting new people, is something that gets me excited and hyped up. The possibilities for such a venture, or perhaps in economics terms, such an investment seem endless, and it is only limited by my enthusiasm and my energy to want to create more, learn more, and do more.
My other sphere of concern though, which is giving me my mixed feelings, is the fact that I am postponing the 'fixed career path' that I am supposed to go on to. This means rejecting a potential offer of $3400 for a supply chain analyst position. Then of course this gives me more things to be concerned about, because surely I have to plan for my future. In this regard, I'm essentially taking a pay cut of more than 50% to do something which I deem to be exciting, and fruitful, and perhaps even useful down the road, postponing my future planning for my family.
And yes, this also means there is more waiting to be had, in terms of my job or career search. More applications to apply for, and more tense and doubtful moments in the near future. It can be particularly tough, given that my only earthly hope of investing in the uncertain future is put on hold. So in this reflection, I hope one day when I come back and read this again, I might be reminded that I have a heavenly hope that is mightier than all my earthly hopes, and that I will be blessed as a prince along the way as long as I keep my faith in Him strong.
"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." (Matthew 6:34) || posted by Kuan Hui
On one hand, accepting a $1500 'intern' job till the end of the year, and essentially diving into the deep end of the pool for social entrepreneurship; learning new things, meeting new people, is something that gets me excited and hyped up. The possibilities for such a venture, or perhaps in economics terms, such an investment seem endless, and it is only limited by my enthusiasm and my energy to want to create more, learn more, and do more.
My other sphere of concern though, which is giving me my mixed feelings, is the fact that I am postponing the 'fixed career path' that I am supposed to go on to. This means rejecting a potential offer of $3400 for a supply chain analyst position. Then of course this gives me more things to be concerned about, because surely I have to plan for my future. In this regard, I'm essentially taking a pay cut of more than 50% to do something which I deem to be exciting, and fruitful, and perhaps even useful down the road, postponing my future planning for my family.
And yes, this also means there is more waiting to be had, in terms of my job or career search. More applications to apply for, and more tense and doubtful moments in the near future. It can be particularly tough, given that my only earthly hope of investing in the uncertain future is put on hold. So in this reflection, I hope one day when I come back and read this again, I might be reminded that I have a heavenly hope that is mightier than all my earthly hopes, and that I will be blessed as a prince along the way as long as I keep my faith in Him strong.
"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." (Matthew 6:34) || posted by Kuan Hui
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