a crisis. a proper crisis.
It is the 14th of January. Another school day has again come to pass. And once again the mean, bad, big, and intimidating subject that is pre-calculus has taken and gotten into everyone’s minds. I don’t know if I can keep up, but I’m desperately trying to.
Tomorrow might be the biggest Tuesday of my life. At once, when I tell you that we will be having our second and last pre-calculus quiz online, you’ll tell me to toughen up. More difficult and harsher things are bound to come. But alas there is something bigger behind the curtains. Tomorrow is decision day. Stay in STEM, or pursue Humanities.
I’m scared. I’m horrified. I am beyond anxious. Sure, I might be making this a bit too hyperbolic for what it actually is, but the weight that tomorrow brings is heavy nonetheless. I’m still scared.
I’m scared because I think I might make the wrong decision. I’m scared because I think I’ll end up as a disappointment and all I want to do is to make my parents proud – they’ve done so much and I don’t want them to feel like it’s all just a waste. I’m scared because I don’t want to spend the next 10 years without a job, film is a very intense field after all. I’m scared because I actually want to have a wife, and a family, and I don’t know if I’ll be able to support them constantly. I’m scared because I might not be able to do the things I want to do. I’m scared. I really really really am.
You know, I remember when I first read an actual book. I was 10 years old. I read a story about this lost hero trying to find himself along with two companions. I was captivated. I wanted to tell stories. MY stories. Looking at myself today, I don’t know if 10-year old me would be disappointed, because I’m close to crying about deciding what I want to do and study, or if the 10-year old me would be proud, for actually finding something that I am interested in. Something that I feel I would really take pride in.
A friend of mine has made her decision. I am so proud of her. Me, well let’s just say it’s going to be a long night. The next time I see the sun, I would have made a proper decision.
I’m still scared. Horrified.
Lord, I pray that you help me make the right decision. Better yet, I pray that you help me make my decision, right. Amen.