Passion and Excitement // Raygan Boster

 Richard talks a lot about his profession and becoming involved in the medical field. But Esther and the Badgers are not convinced its right for him. Richard says he wants a job that isn't monotonous but they tell him that that is unrealistic as life is monotonous. He can't commit to a certain path and keeps searching for the next thing that brings about excitement for him. He never thinks deeply about what he wants to do either. He often confuses excitement for passion and then keeps looking for that feeling when he hasn't found what he is passionate about. Instead, he keeps chasing the feeling and not sticking to anything. He refuses to engage with life and lacks true ambition. 

I think that this is especially true in our lives now, and being in college makes it even more apparent. As we are studying and learning and really finding what we are passionate about, it can be hard to not get caught up in the excitement of a possible profession. Instead we have to find what we are truly passionate about so that we can really enjoy what we end up doing one day. We can't rely on excitement to get us through because yes, life really can get monotonous. But, if we find our passion and do what it takes to pursue that, we will be better off than chasing the next big thing. We need to find ourselves and truly engage with the world around us to find what lights a fire in us. Without it, we will just be a part of the monotonous world. 

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  1. Emmett BryantNovember 2, 2021 at 12:34 AM

    Hi Raygan!
    I wrote about this exact same thing. While I was reading my heart was going out to Richard begging him to do what he wants to do, not what others are telling him to do. Our culture has become a culture of expectations and sometimes we can drown in that and forget to do what we feel called to do.
    Emmett Bryant

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  2. Emory CooperNovember 2, 2021 at 9:23 AM

    While I was writing my blog post, I, too, thought about the parallel between Richard's career pursuit and our career pursuits in college; but I didn't have space to express my thoughts on the subject, so I'm glad you talked about it. What I took away from his choice to become a surgeon was that he didn't seem to choose it for the money. Primarily, he chose it because he felt that "the art of healing was the art of all others for him." He wanted to use his profession to help others. And so should we.

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