"It's the beginning of the end..."

2009年4月4日星期六

Today I had lunch with a friend...she's from Ethiopia but migrated to the States at a very young age. We met because she is working on a research paper on Singapore law, and I happen to be the only source of authority on Singapore here. We talked about Singapore law, Singapore government, African and Ethiopian legal systems etc, and then we talked about law schools in Singapore and America, lawyers..and finally about life and passion..
She asked me what do I want to do in Singapore after I graduate from NUS.
I replied, ' Well, the Singapore legal market is very small...either you become a private practice lawyer, doing corporate work, or you join the government.'
And after several rounds on other topics she asked me, ' So what if you are not going back to Singapore and you don't have to join the government or become a private lawyer, what do you want to do?'
I said, ' So assuming I'm a student studying in America..'
She cuts my sentence and said, ' No just what is your passion?'
And then I just stared at her. I got what she meant - What am I really interested in?
I replied her ' Working in an NGO that deals with environmental or human rights issues'.
She then agreed that 'Yea you look like that kinda person'.
That was the moment when I got to discover what I really want to do in life, even though it is impossible if I stay in Singapore.
Her 'what if' question made me understand more about myself - that opportunities are created by yourself - and if you happen to assume too much and close the doors from the start you are trapped from the beginning on where you can go in life.
So I'm considering to go to a place where I can really do what I'm passionate in. Because I only live my life once.

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