- Posted
- Jul 4th 2008
- Mood
- Upset
I keep thinking about the future and saying, "crap." Our economy really sucks, our gas is costing so much more, so many people can't get houses or jobs... I'd say the planet's well is about to run dry.
I have only one friend left in town, and he recently had to move back to his mom's house because he hasn't been able to get a job after all these months of filling out a dozen applications a day. Since graduating, I've only gotten a single interview and I didn't get that job. It looks like there's just not much to do for jobs around here... I'm getting worried about my own future.
I've told myself my whole life, I'll do whatever it takes to be successful, to be something more than my father who lives on welfare and comes up with a new failure of a "get rich quick" plan every week. Apparently he wants me to live on welfare doing free art for other people, because otherwise I'm just dragging somebody else down. In different words, he said that people only get rich in this country by standing on the shoulders of others, that the ladder people used to climb to reach the top has fallen apart. I'm not some clever investor, I just want to be an artist, but I want to be able to buy manga and video games as well as food and rent.
So what happens to me when the global economy crashes? Should I invest in Coca-cola and beer before the next depression hits, and become one of those clever investors my dad hates so much? I just don't wanna be poor my whole life.
... Sorry about the rant. I just had to get this off my chest.
... Okay, so it's still on my chest, but whatever.
TomPreston Says:
well it does suck right now, there's no getting past that. Honestly I think we're going to have another stockmarket crash or something and go through a depression eventually. We've been LONG overdue for one and it looks like it's finally starting to hit...
On the other hand though, just because everything sucks in the world doesn't mean you can't still find a good job. It may not be what you WANT to be doing, but if it allows you to save up money and still be creative then it's well worth it. Take me for example: My job is sitting at a desk revoicing telephone calls for the deaf and hard of hearing. During the downtime I can do whatever I want. It's minimal amount of work, with pretty decent pay. The only reason i'm not going well financially is because my appartment is too expensive, but that will be taken care of soon when I move.
I can still buy Manga and DVD's and the like from time to time. it's not as often as I wish, but I still can. Perhaps you should be looking for a job that's somewhat similar to what I do, because you can still be creative while making money.
life is full of uncertainties. No one knows what the future holds. All you gotta do is just focus on what's in front of you. Don't try the "get rich quick schemes" because no one has ever gotten rich that way except for one or two odd cases. Getting "rich" is a gradual and slow process and it sometimes takes alot of sacrifices. But as long as you don't sacrifice the one thing you want to do, you should be alright.
Just work on your art whenever you can, and search for a job that may sound unconventional but will still yield alot of free time. Office jobs oddly enough aren't that bad.