I keep telling myself that I'm not interested in economy, much less in politic. But somehow, they are kind of a must-know topic for a journalist since it involves the lives of the people in every society, and nation. Though I know I can always write about something that interests me.
There are people out there trying to promote the unworthiness of journalism. They are trying to bring me down, implying I should think twice, that somehow, I'm making the wrong decision - I shouldn't go into the major course. They started to say how I would be screwed over by my superior because I shouldn't write something, or that I should write something, that it's a dying industry. They really have that kind of nerve to tell me what is wrong and right, bad and good, when they have no idea about any field, even themselves have no absolute idea of what major to take, which is pitiful to know.
Sometimes, people really have narrow perspective and limited vision to their surroundings. Everyone is talking about globalization. That the world is connected and has turned into a small village. That we can go anywhere and know what our neighbors are up to. I have the mindset to look at the big picture, I could take my trade and craft to anywhere in the world. Our career may start here, but if we are visionary enough and far-sighted, we know the world has no boundaries, our world is still big. If we look at the world map, Malaysia is just teeny-weeny, a drop in the ocean.
People focus too much on what they want. Sometimes we just have to take one or two steps back and reflect, what we don't want when we're clueless of what we want. If you are still in doubt, just cross off what you don't want, and you'll come to the right one.
I made my decision few years ago. So whatever they throw at me, I'll only stand my ground.
Maybe they should stop thinking at all cost and get off the fence. Stop being paranoid. It's disgusting, I'm getting sick of it.
