Taking on the universe without parachutes
A friend who's in a very senior position recently quit her job after eight years in the company. "
"Creating room for the wonders of the universe to unfold," she said in her FB shoutout.
Another friend, an artist, urged her friends (again via FB) to "tell the universe what you want and it will happen." She has just returned from Paris where she had an exhibit of her works.
They're both single, under 40, and, after saving up a bit, are pursuing their dreams - without parachutes.
A lot of people would want to do that. Save enough money and explore the world. Be a barista or waitress in some restaurant, preferably in an exotic location and bum a bit longer before working on projects they really wanted to do but never found the time. Pursue a dream which more "stable" people would probably dismiss as flighty.
Today's high-pressure world is creating a lot of people like my friends.
Some may consider their options a bit too risky, crazy even.
A generation ago, people's dreams focused mostly on being employed in a good company, getting promoted there, earning more money, building a mansion, and equating all these with their status in society.
Is the world changing? I have other friends who plan to do the same. Quit their jobs to bum for a while and then pursue a dream career, or pack their bags and try something new, in some foreign place far away. Brave. Very brave. I have brave friends who inspire me.
I guess my friends are a different breed, no longer trapped in the definition of success as staying in one company, clawing their way up the corporate ladder till retirement (gasp!) day.
I must admit I dread what I just described. *Shudder*
I just ditched my parachute. I need to focus.
"Creating room for the wonders of the universe to unfold," she said in her FB shoutout.
Another friend, an artist, urged her friends (again via FB) to "tell the universe what you want and it will happen." She has just returned from Paris where she had an exhibit of her works.
They're both single, under 40, and, after saving up a bit, are pursuing their dreams - without parachutes.
A lot of people would want to do that. Save enough money and explore the world. Be a barista or waitress in some restaurant, preferably in an exotic location and bum a bit longer before working on projects they really wanted to do but never found the time. Pursue a dream which more "stable" people would probably dismiss as flighty.
Today's high-pressure world is creating a lot of people like my friends.
Some may consider their options a bit too risky, crazy even.
A generation ago, people's dreams focused mostly on being employed in a good company, getting promoted there, earning more money, building a mansion, and equating all these with their status in society.
Is the world changing? I have other friends who plan to do the same. Quit their jobs to bum for a while and then pursue a dream career, or pack their bags and try something new, in some foreign place far away. Brave. Very brave. I have brave friends who inspire me.
I guess my friends are a different breed, no longer trapped in the definition of success as staying in one company, clawing their way up the corporate ladder till retirement (gasp!) day.
I must admit I dread what I just described. *Shudder*
I just ditched my parachute. I need to focus.
posted by atticus at
11:26 PM
28 Comments:
They follow what we may perceive as “insane” dreams because the operating words are “single and under 40”. I'll do the same if I'm younger and don’t have baggage on my shoulder.
sometimes you gotta be insane to go places ;)
i've learned that moving forward is scary. but scarier is standing still.
i think 'insanity' is a very relative thing. kudos to your friends. we should do the same LOL
and i thought i was alone thinking of ending my job (for almost a decade) just to go to places and pursue another dream there.
oh well. hindi ko lang alam kung kailan mangyayari yun. siguro i was not brave enough to have ended it earlier. or something is holding me back from doing it. :)
i'm asking for a sign.
la vie boheme!
It could be how your friends deal with their so-called midlife crisis. I went through one myself when I was in my early 30s, way ahead of midlife. Hehehe
I think, in a lot of ways, it's how our generation is rebelling against the rigid and structured environment we were raised in. There's a lot more to life than sitting in an office, working one's butt for for another person, and live off an amount that that person said is what your skills are worth.
Some people let their work define who they are. I believe, as your friends do, that we ought to define who we are and have the courage to live life the way we want it and in our own terms.
Kaya mo iyan. All it takes is that first step.
blogusvox, i don't want to be married and saddled with baggage before pursuing what i have in mind. ayaw ko ng regrets at bucket list. ayaw ayaw ayaw. :)
koring, scarier talaga ang mag-stagnate. ayaw ayaw ayaw.
prinsesamusang, yep, kudos to them. at marami pa silang kasunod. :)
jho, tempus fugit.
tk, c'est la vie.
panaderos, salamat, salamat, salamat. ayokong mag-midlife crisis. ang papangit ng midlife crisis na dinadaanan ng mga kaibigan kong sobra kung lumingon sa likod. ang pait nila.
i also yearn for the day wherein i can afford to travel the world as well. on business, not economy.
jerick, first class is better. no limit to dreams. and believe me, if you see it, it will happen.
everyone is in facebook now
malapit na din ang twitter
hehe
basta sa buhay dapat risk taker tayo
complacency kills
(teka, tama ba spelling?)
hehe
yan, ha
baby pix na si raft3r
nyahaha
listen to keane's "everybody's changing"
raft3r, i'm still waiting for your baby pics na walang saplot. now na!
koryn, sige, i-cd mo. thank you!
I have long ago ditched both my parachute as well as my dreams. These days, I'm just coasting along...
err, rudy, i'm ditching my parachute to PURSUE A DREAM. I'm not letting the dreams vanish. I'm a very hopeful, romantic person. And I'm almost always right.
Yun na nga. I ditched my parachute na rin. And its a foregone conclusion that I'll end up an old bum someday. So in the future, be kind to every bum you see on the street, because one of them might just be yours truly... :-P
CD? di ba pwede i-save ko na lang sa USB???? hahah!
that's a very nice song
this is a very nice post
and Blogusvox's comment is very true
often, responsibilities makes it hard to pursue what you really want.
nice entry ms. j...
di na sa laki ng company o sa position na hawak mo yung success e, yung fulfillment and yung satisfaction and doing what you love parang di ka na nagwowork, relaxing...
to others resigning from a big company and doing something for them is "small" e suicidal, the question is are you happy? ;)
rudy, you'll never be a "kalabit-penge" bum. umayos ka. huwag pagdilimin ang sariling paningin. hapi tots, hapi tots.
korina, anak ng tokwa, lagi akong may karay-karay na laptop para lang mapakinggan iyan? umayos ka. mas matanda ako sa iyo.
ilagay mo sa cd, pleeeeaseee???
NOW NA!
pilimon, iho...why do you sound so....
responsible???
suminghot ka na naman ng naptalina ano?
sabi na sa iyo, ang naptalina, para sa ipis. hindi iyan drugs para sa tao!
dhes, hamo, sasaya rin tayo. hahaha!
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