Feb 28th 2011...This is the date where I am officially out of my job. From this day onwards, I will be free from morning sickness, no more Monday’s blues, no more walking from one building to another for meeting and ease from daily routine.
This day has been planned since 3 months ago where I have to make my final decision between work and study. Eventually, I have chosen study as part of my plan moving forward. From that moment on there is no turning back other than looking forward on what lies ahead. I am glad that I have the choice to pick rather than being stuck with the norm of study and work at the same time. Before I made such decision, there are many people out there sharing their opinions and views on whether to continue study full-time or part-time. And of course, most of them do not have a choice but to choose the latter. Nevertheless, working and studying can both earn you knowledge and income but you will eventually lose something in return. There are always sacrifices involved before we meet our ultimate goal.
Many has been giving me the surprised look and puzzled face when I made the decision to leave what I have built from the past 9 years and go back to student life. Well, for a working adult to make such decision is considered out of my mind. The biggest hold-back for such action will be commitment and money. So do we really work for money or we work to live? I believe that each individual has their own goal and purpose in life. I am no Warren Buffet or Bill Gates with millions to spend without worrying what will happen down the road.
In life, I always have this perception where one should live to gain satisfaction. It is satisfaction that will be remembered and it will give us the passion to move on. Going back to study has always been my dream because we seek knowledge to face the challenging path that lies in front of us. Dwelling back in history will make us appreciate the moment but it does not open us up for the future. I hope that studying will give me more time to find the wisdom I need and ultimately to re-connect with the purpose of life. We do make long term investment and get an insurance policy to secure our future. Hence, life-planning is about making a balance for the future.
Lately, I have heard my superior mentioning about being balanced in life. His story has indeed validated that my decision is not wrong after all. I guess my purpose now is to have a balance in life. Be it happiness, health or love, having a balance is all I look forward now. Besides that, I will to share the same to the rest so they could achieve the same. I might not be successful as the top philanthropist but I vow to make a balance in life!
Good luck to me and those people out there who has dreams and goals! Let’s do it together!
