About three years ago, when I read sophie's world for the first time, I was attracted by the magical and wonderful philosophy wonderland. Since then I step on a road that do not allow me to turn back. These days, when I finally realized that I will be a university senior after two months, I begin to feel anxious about the future.Which major should I choose to apply for a graduate school? What a kind of person should I be? Will I continue to study philosophy in next three or seven years? Those questions are bothering me, and make me feel really hopeless. Then I recalled what we had discussed few weeks ago in class, about following our soul and about the mountain climbing.
China has a totally different high education system to the USA. It is even harder for a student to choose a major in college than to get the admission from a school. As once the major was decided, it nearly means that this major would follow a student in the rest of four years or his/her whole life. So, people usually think the major one chooses would determine one's job , and it is the keystone for the success.The decision I made really shocked lots of my friends and high school teachers. They keep asking me the same question in the past two years: "what could you do with a philosophy major?". To be honest, I really have no idea about what could I do when I get the philosophy diploma. But I do know, I am normal and had a clear head when I did the decision. I want to be a better person, at least a better person in my own eyes.
However, would my life be even easier if I choose to study another major? The truth is maybe not. Everybody is a philosopher in their own life, we have our own philosophy to deal with the issues we meet everyday. Even though, a philosophy major may not equal to wealth, but by studying it, I do be much more wealthy in how to live my life. Who knows what would happen in the next decade. Maybe,I would be the lucky girl who owning a philosophy major but earn millions of dollars! Well, just like the mountain climbing, the climber would never know what the top would look like, until the reach the pitch. I would never know what philosophy could bring to me, until the day comes. Anyway, I love learning it, that is enough.
I think your bravery in choosing philosophy validates its worth and importance. We as humans are going to have questions and doubts, and philosophy helps us better grapple with them.
ReplyDeleteI really appreciate the eloquence and honesty of this post.
ReplyDeleteI like what you say about the wealth philosophy brings you.
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