Never Ever??

Is it ever going to be possible to know what we were cut out to do professionally? There was an era when my parents (and maybe yours as well, depending on who's reading) had few choices. They had to pick one and feel lucky if they managed to make successes out of those choices. In today's times, there are choices galore. Some that are more conventional like architecture, engineering, medicine and then there are some which are newer like mass communication,event management etc.

If it was just an educational choice, then perhaps it wouldn't be the crux of the problem. In today's world though, it is possible to switch careers overnight from medicine to art from engineering to music. Its the possibility of these choices that really pisses me off. Not to say that choice is a bad thing, but this much choice?

Being a jack of many trades has never been more difficult, perhaps, in the history of mankind. If you are multi-faceted, chances are people will know about it. And if they know about it, chances are that they will compliment you and encourage you to take up one of those facets as a career choice. And if you like analysing your career and pretty much everything else in your life, chances are you will always question your decision! In the end you are filled with questions. It is very difficult to be true to your task at hand when you know that perhaps (and that's a key word here) this isn't the path for you in the first place!

So, my point is, will there be a moment of truth where we will stumble upon what we feel will be the perfect choice? A choice thats not only reasonably lucrative but also supremely satisfying? Or is it up to us to live a life of mediocrity, raise kids, show up to work, have a few laughs, fiddle with a lil something on the PC (Mac for you Apple supporters) and go back to take care of daily chores?

Will these questions ever be answered? or will it be more like never ever??