Joy is a difficult choice...

I subscribed to a daily quote site that emails me daily quotes about a specific topic. Today’s topic is “Choice.” There were four quotes and three of the quotes pretty much talked about the choices make who we are in a wise and eloquent way. The last quote said this: “Joy is a Choice, but Not an Easy Choice.” By JLH (Jonathan Lockwood Huie)

I thought about this quote and it makes sense to me in my current situation. Right now, through the incessant pressures from my family to become a pharmacist, I slowly am feeling the desire to become one. My family believes, and slowly I do too, that I will become happy and secure with a pharmacist license. However, trying to become a pharmacist is not an easy choice.

My background does not possess the experience that pharmacy schools want to see. Many pharmacy students already have few years of experience as a pharm technician. I, however, cannot find a place where I can work as a pharm technician. So currently, as a backup plan, I’m studying for a pharmacy technician exam. This will allow me to get a pharmacy technician certification that I can put in my resume. I’m hoping this will increase my chances of getting into a pharmacy school next year.

Some pharmacy sites have told me that they also like to see people to have their master’s degree. So I’m thinking of taking my GREs. But this means a lot of studying… Now, I’m thinking if this choice to have “possible” joy will be worth the wait.

Can there be another career choice that I can find “joy” in? Do I want to continue wasting my mom’s money to strive for this choice for future joy? There are so many things running around in my head. I’m not sure what I’m good at and what talent I can use to make a living.

With all this said, I do find joy in many other little things. I really feel a little joy when I see others happy. Some people believe that money does not give you happiness and some people do. I believe that money can give you happiness.

Growing up, I really enjoyed listening to friends who were going through tough times in life. I would feel sorry and treat them to dinners to try to forget the pain. I also spent a lot of time with them so that they can forget whatever was burdening their hearts. But this cost money…

I wish money won’t be an issue so that I can invest on a lot of people to make them smile. Unfortunately, we don’t live in a world that grows money from a tree. Oh wellz~ but I’ll find other ways to make people smile from their hearts and hopefully I’ll find a future choice in life that will provide me joy and a smile as well.