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I feel like society would just work if everyone were encouraged to live their passion regardless of societal expectations. How many people do you know that can inspire teenagers to actually love a job like that? For him to be that excited about his job that he can inspire excitement in others, it's obviously something special...yet looked down upon by the people who love him.
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Yes so true. I must listen to this episode.
I actively encourage my son to do whatever makes him happy. But his father, and my father tell him that's rubbish and he must go to university and be a doctor or a lawyer. It just makes me so frustrated that people who love him dearly would want him to spend decades of his life memorising text books in order to achieve the prestige of a doctorate, instead of doing something he really loves. Thankfully I have been more successful in my guidance. His ambition is to be a bass guitar player and tailor of mens suits. The only negative is the constant strumming of his guitar which can jangle my nerves if I've had a stressful day.
A picture he drew for me of the suit my husband will wear on our wedding day (I don't even have a boyfriend!):
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I feel like society would just work if everyone were encouraged to live their passion regardless of societal expectations. How many people do you know that can inspire teenagers to actually love a job like that? For him to be that excited about his job that he can inspire excitement in others, it's obviously something special...yet looked down upon by the people who love him.
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Yes so true. I must listen to this episode.
I actively encourage my son to do whatever makes him happy. But his father, and my father tell him that's rubbish and he must go to university and be a doctor or a lawyer. It just makes me so frustrated that people who love him dearly would want him to spend decades of his life memorising text books in order to achieve the prestige of a doctorate, instead of doing something he really loves. Thankfully I have been more successful in my guidance. His ambition is to be a bass guitar player and tailor of mens suits. The only negative is the constant strumming of his guitar which can jangle my nerves if I've had a stressful day.
A picture he drew for me of the suit my husband will wear on our wedding day (I don't even have a boyfriend!):
Capture.PNG (Size: 72.93 KB / Downloads: 3)