rain_and_snow | (no subject)

Why do you judge as you do?

Why does it matter to some people who it is that we care about? What we do with our chocolate? What we give, and to whom? And when? And why? If it doesn't impact you, where is the issue?
Evangelism at least is a requirement of Christianity (I have no idea about any other religion) - that means spreading the Word. That does not mean imposing the word. It seems some people understand this, and some don't (yet?). Sure, maybe euthanasia/abortion/homosexual union isn't for you. But it might be for someone else. How does that possibly impact you?
So many things frustrate me at the moment. I don't understand why people take issue with what I have chosen to study, and with what I want to spend at least some of my life doing. I don't understand why some people chose medicine and law, seemingly not because they actually want careers in these fields, but because they are "difficult to get into" ... or, something. I mean, what's the point? (Or maybe it's because they got good marks - which they worked towards so as to get into med/law? Doesn't really start a circular argument there!)

I chose social work.
Yes, I had other options.
Yes, I could have done just psych.
Yes, I could have done a double with law.
Yes, I could have done a WHOLE HOST OF OTHER THINGS.
I could have taken a teaching assistant traineeship instead of year 11, or of year 12.
But - I didn't want to. This decision of mine won't impact your life, unless you come to my graduation or workplace, so where is the issue?
Like nearly every other decision I have ever made. Some of them, you don't (or won't) know I've made - and they won't impact you.

I think I want to make a positive impact on at least one person's life. That to me seems to be a measure so as to decide if I've been useful or not. Because I also want to be useful/helpful. I am not quite sure why, but it seems like a better answer than 42 at the moment. I've also been fairly convinced of this 'better answer and following path' since about Mayish of 2007 - so that's really quite some time. Obviously, I'd like to do the positive impact thing to more than just one person, I totally want to 'save the world'. Just that it's a bit hard to ask the world if it even wants saving, and how it thinks it would be best to go about it. WHY DO PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS?

... also, why did Rob the Careers Man think it necessary to have this conversation with me?
      "Well, you could do law."
      ".... not that interested in being a lawyer, really. Perhaps a law adviser? To... people who wanted to know about the law, rather than forming it."
     "Oh. Well, here's a list of different types of law. Don't any of them interest you at all?"
     *family law, something law, something else law, criminal law, corporate law, something else law...*
     "Criminal law, I guess?"
    *incredulous look" ... "Well, you do know that, *ahem*, you'd be, well, dealing with - criminals -   in criminal law?"
And then people got all annoyed with my preferences, not being in nENTER order, but in PREFERENCE ORDER.
... can you tell I'm still annoyed about this? My sister is starting to get it now. It gives me a headache. I just got back from dinner there.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

That's a pretty cool thing to pick. Don't listen to anyone else telling you what to do! It could be a tough job if you end up working for the DHS, but as long as you are doing something you want to do, I don't think it matters.
(Hell, with my degree, I'll probably be working for the DHS too, or at least the public service...)

(yanno, I've even started to consider working for Centrelink. My tutor is cool, and she used to, and has completely changed my opinions on it.)

People evangelizing can be pretty annoying. They can even be downright rude when people impose, as you put it. You ask why people do it. Its weird, but they think it's the nicest thing they can ever do for you, because of the whole hell fire and brimstone thing. I doubt it is the most effective method of achieving their goals, and there are some that probably put people off Christianity because they sound just so ridiculous. But yea, when I realised they're doing it in love I stopped being as annoyed with them. There is one outside Melbourne central who is alright.

And good on you for doing what you want to do. We have too many lawyers atm anyway. I know lawyers who now hold the stop sign outside construction sites because the pay is better.

Love!

I was more trying to say that sure, you can choose not to have an abortion, but that doesn't really make a good argument as to why someone else has to be doing it as a backyard affair because it's illegal. Or that, sure, you won't euthanise, or help someone to, but could you accept their decision to and be present at their request? Or could you remain absent, and just let it be legal?

I always saw it as a hate of the sin itself. So the whole go-to-hell argument seems to fail there. And if people want to do something that's been deemed sin, knowing it's sin ain't gonna stop them! Ferserious. Making it illegal just makes it more dangerous, as far as I can tell.

I do understand that they do it in love. But I think they really ought to realise some things, too. (The "you"s above weren't actually referring to *you*, just, a someone who isn't me.) Because imagine if we were under Sharia law. Or if it was illegal to sell pork, or to kill cows.

I say Go Catherine! You rock!

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