@Itsprincess
Wow, good for you, princess. Sounds like you're a smart cookie with ambition and that is terrific. My recommendation for you is that you take your time exploring a number of interests once you are in university. You'll be especially fortunate if you find a subject that leads to a profession that allows you to live a life with boundless curiosity and passion as well makes a good living for you and your future family. Money is important, I know. This society and the media reinforces that theme again and again. But they don't necessarily lead to the kind of personal happiness one can have if one puts living a life led by inspiration can give.
Joseph Campbell, the man who inspired others to "live with passion" and who wrote the iconic "The Power of Myth" that became the inspiration for the George Lucas "Star Wars" movies had this to say,
"Survival, prestige and self-development are not the values a mythically inspired person lives for. A person gripped by a vocation, a dedication, a belief, a zeal, will sacrifice his security, his life, personal prestige and relationships and will give himself wholly to his zeal."
When I first read those words they seemed a little extreme and unrealistic. But now as I grow older and explore more, I'm beginning to feel that there is a substance which I am still too young and experienced to put a finger on. I want success....yes. But is there more to it than external rewards? I'm still on that journey of discovery. I wish you the best in yours!
