Have you ever had that feeling that you have no idea what is going on in your life?
I mean one moment I’m so sure about what I want to do with my future, and I just can’t wait till I graduate so I can just begin my life. The next moment I’m doubting myself. Should I really go with this?
Is this the right decision?
I still have time to go back to my previous major.
Should I take this unpredictable leap?
Should I take the road less ventured?
I wish I could know how my life will turn out 10 years from now, so I can stop driving myself crazy. People tell me to pray Salat Estakha’ara. I did. I got some signs, and a few dreams, but they didn’t make much sense. When I’m here in the UAE, I know exactly what I want to do, but what worries me is when the time comes and I have to leave.
What then?
What shall I do?
Allahu 3alam what is in store for me!
I mean one moment I’m so sure about what I want to do with my future, and I just can’t wait till I graduate so I can just begin my life. The next moment I’m doubting myself. Should I really go with this?
Is this the right decision?
I still have time to go back to my previous major.
Should I take this unpredictable leap?
Should I take the road less ventured?
I wish I could know how my life will turn out 10 years from now, so I can stop driving myself crazy. People tell me to pray Salat Estakha’ara. I did. I got some signs, and a few dreams, but they didn’t make much sense. When I’m here in the UAE, I know exactly what I want to do, but what worries me is when the time comes and I have to leave.
What then?
What shall I do?
Allahu 3alam what is in store for me!
posted by Arabized at
10:39 AM
14 Comments:
I have been thinking about that all day. Two years ago, I knew exactly what I want and was so sure of it. Then I made a BIG decision and now i'm not so sure about it. I don't want you to feel that I regret it, because i'm not sure about my feelings myself, and even if it was a wrong decision for me, maybe it will be the right one for you. I wish I can know where i'm going to be a year from now, or what will I be doing two years from now, but is all a mystery, if we only can know, how it would make life easier. I just wish I can know if that was the right decision or not.
Because we can't know, our only choice is to make decisions based on what we have and live with these decisions for the rest of our lives.
Good Luck in your life. and remember that you need to do something next week about it all. :)
oh and remember, do what makes you happy and study what you ENJOY doing.
ooo thanks for the support MJ! Dude, I'm seriously freaking out. I have the 'WHAT IF SO AND SO' scenarios going through my head right now. I can't speak to this in front of my parents. You know how my mother feels about the subject. When i told her i wanted to switch my major, she told me to go pharmacy or denistry. Does she not get it? bahhh. My dad will get annoyed because he's like stop changing your mind every few months. I have ONE WEEK to finally make up my mind.
The thing is, i like what im taking now. I enjoy it. Im excited, but will this be right for me in the future? I have no idea what life will throw at me!
I hated what i was studying from before. The whole atmosphere and the bleakness. @##@$##$$$.
I need to do some more praying! Maybe i'll get a clearer sign or hint?
I know I'm supposed to be supporting BUT I really think that if you want to stay in your current major (B) you can't study it here, it's what made me change mine and I don't think few more years of that will do you good. :S
Yea for sure i can't study (B) here. They are like mutakhalafeen, the people of that college. But I like the courses im taking for the major i may switch to (M).
I see myself here working in (M) but working somewhere else in (M) looks... uncertain. I don't know man, wallah i don't know. I need to speak to D and C about it. Get some emotional support. Help!
You know from all the trouble i caused in that college, im suprised they didn't kick me out. Instead of hating me, they love me. They called me a 'GOOD trouble maker"
Sooo long, farewell, no need to say gooooooodbye.
biz.. i know you're gonna hate this question.. but u say u gotta leave the UAE one day.. which really is a prelude to the question where ru from? it's a question of identity (Go Amin Go!).
also.. i gotta give u this piece of advice.. well u don't have much of an option coz i'll write it anyway.. but when i was 19 in the difficult age. too old for school. too young for university. i had NO idea what i wanted to do and what i wanted to do. even now i have a lot of varied interests, and i have a FEAR of focusing on something lest i become boring since i know so little about everything else.
so back to my point.. when was 19 i made the decision to study what i thought would give me a good basic education and what would guarantee for me a decent living. i made a pack with myself that i will not enjoy 100% of my degree. this is because i was slowly realising (i was young, remember) that nothing in this life we can enjoy 100%. i decided i needed independence but i also needed flexibility. so far after graduating and working etc.. i am not 100% happy with myself but i am reasonably happy because when i was younger i tried to convince myself that ideals don't exist, and now i'm probably 70% happy with myself, which i think it's good.
bottom line do what you think will give u the most options in the future. do not limit yourself, but be a realist at the same time.
(hope this helps!!!)
hi biz... thnx for that.. very interesting stuff..
i see why u use the word muslim rather than anything else now.. the puzzles are making sense...
as for majors.. i think if u complicate it it will become confusing and if u keep it simple it will remain simple
good luck :)
yea, i just spoke to my dad about it, you know for encouragment. He just made me promise to go for my graduate studies. Haha.
You see I was pre-medicine, and I want to switch to marketing. Thats a huge difference!!!!
Thanks again for the advice.I'll try not to complicate it. haha.
I can't study medicine here. There aren't proper medical schools here.
oh on the topic of being a realist, im trying!
Oh im reading the alchemist and idenity at the same time. On identity, im really focusing on it, so its taking me a long time to finish it. ( I also have to study you know :/ haha)
I really really really like the alchemist.
It's helping me with my decision in changing my major. There is no other word to say but MAKTOOB.
hmmm medicine v marketing.
a toughie.
i would personally see medicine as a life committment and marketing as a very flexible career path.
so it depends on what kind of person you are. if you like options then go for marketing and if you like committment and a well-defined career path then medicine.
so i guess you're an options person then :)
yea i decided to go marketing. So wish me luck!
bittawfeeq inshalla!
thanks.
The proposal is about starting a marketing department for the university, run by students. and they agreed. Would you call this a sign?
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