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Originally Posted by Plays With Life  More details: I was talking to a girl I knew, about decisions in life. She told me that whenever she had a decision to make, for example between two jobs, she would always go to someone else to make the decision for her. She couldn't - didn't want to - make the decision on her own. She wanted to be told what to do by another person. |
Hmm... this strikes me as odd. Not the behavior, I'm sure there are plenty of people like that, but... the level of self-insight (or honesty, to admit it to someone else) surprises me.
Something just strikes me as weird in this interaction...
Your other friend, who believes that people get their purpose in life from work - I can understand where she's coming from, actually. Think about it, for most of us, the bulk of our day is spent in work-related activities, and most of us strongly identify with our careers. For example, one of the first questions when you meet someone new is - "So, what do you do?" Also, these days, it's been my experience that we spend more and more time at work, to the point where most people end up socializing more with "work-friends" than from people outside of their job. Involuntary loss of the job can often be very stressful, not just because of the income, but because of the loss of identity.
I'm not saying it's a good thing, but perhaps a natural outcome of how our society is currently organized.
I think it's much healthier, and happier, if you can figure out your purpose first, then create a job that lets you accomplish that
But how many people *think* that, let alone figure out how to do it?