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Originally Posted by Ken Leung
Since leaving FIRST, I’ve taken a path of life that wasn’t entirely unexpected, but nevertheless is quite wonderful.
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Ken,
Well, first and foremost, the most important thing is that you're happy. Your first sentence is what lets you know that everything you have pondered and throught about through the years kept you on the right track in your life.
All the questions you asked are questions I know I have asked many times in my life. And, I find that I learned my lessons in life by making mistakes and trying to correct them. You said, "That we are not supposed to just learn to memorize but learn to think as well?" I went through a lot of college thinking that all I was doing was memorizing equations and numbers and formulas. I went through wondering if I was actually learning anything. And then, I graduated. And on my first day of work, my manager told me, "College was there for you to learn how to learn." And it clicked. It was true. The most valuable lesson I got from college was how to learn and look at a problem and see what I need to take from it.
Now that I'm in the "real world" I thought that perhaps my questions would stop. I thought that I would know what direction my life would be going and where I was going but I find that the questions keep on coming. Am I doing the right thing? Am I in the right place at the right time? Is this what I really want to do with my life? I constantly pray for the strength and guidance I need to get through life and its struggles.
I am not a very philosophical person but I can appreciate a philosophical discussion when I hear one. I'm the same age as you (maybe a little older) so I can't give you a "when I was your age answer..." But, instead, I'll give you an "I am the same age answer." While I wouldn't be able to answer any of the questions you have asked, I know I have been in situations where I've asked every single one of those questions. And while I never got a straight cut answer, each situation showed me a lesson. If I knew the answers to all of those questions ahead of time, I would never have learned many valuable lessons in my life...lessons that I don't think can be learned without experiencing. I think those questions are needed in our growth as people. I don't think I could have ever summed up life's lessons as eloquently as you, though.
I know that you will go far in life. I know that you're on the right track, just because you're happy with it so far. I love it when you make posts like these, because it makes me reflect on my life and what's going on. As long as you keep on questioning...it keeps me from having to come up with the questions myself (or at least being able to put them into words).
Oh, and the main question I've been asking myself these days?
What am I trying to achieve?
I've always had a clear cut goal in front of me. In college, graduation is what drove me to do everything I did. Now that I'm graduated, I need to figure out what I'm trying to achieve with my actions, work, and life.
Good luck, Ken. Though, I'm pretty sure you don't need it.