If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.
- Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey
Sunday, 17 October 2010
Thursday, 7 October 2010
Oh, the endless pool of knowledge that the world of books provides! I wish the earth could stop turning for two years just for me to catch up on all unread magical literature - my wishlist of books to read is growing exponentially by the minute!
And then I chance upon Rachmaninoff's opuses and Edgar's serenades... Oh, I wish the earth could stop turning for another two years so that my ears can soak up the beauty of classical music!
And I stroll around my garden in the gorgeous spring sunshine, taking in whiffs of perfumed flowers, listening to the tweet-tweeting of the friendly doves and admiring how quickly the rose bushes grow... Oh, I could do this forever!
And I get a strike of inspiration from all the wonders around me, and wish I could pen the moments down. But I am overwhelmed with another strike of inspiration that leaves me wanting to just be - to just soak up the moment with no care nor agenda in the world.
Oh, there's so much to do, so little time!
And then I chance upon Rachmaninoff's opuses and Edgar's serenades... Oh, I wish the earth could stop turning for another two years so that my ears can soak up the beauty of classical music!
And I stroll around my garden in the gorgeous spring sunshine, taking in whiffs of perfumed flowers, listening to the tweet-tweeting of the friendly doves and admiring how quickly the rose bushes grow... Oh, I could do this forever!
And I get a strike of inspiration from all the wonders around me, and wish I could pen the moments down. But I am overwhelmed with another strike of inspiration that leaves me wanting to just be - to just soak up the moment with no care nor agenda in the world.
Oh, there's so much to do, so little time!
My new venture
So I've quit my job. Again.
Shock-horror, not again??!
For a variety of reasons, I have finally decided that the time has come for me to move on.
Needless to say, working as an advocate in child protection has opened my eyes to a whole new level of society. Those who live in such impoverished and unfortunate circumstances. Children who grow up with Fear, Anger and Confusion constantly by their side. Children who do not realise that it is not normal for parents to be shooting up heroin and drowning in alcohol. Children who think that domestic violence exists in every household, and that they are doing a good deed by playing traunt from school to be around to see their mother being assaulted by their step-father.
Indeed, it is a whole other world of society. One which many of us acknowledge, but do not know what to do to help. One which the media highlights only when it makes a good story in the press. But it is a genuine, ingrained problem of society that would keep getting worse if we all put our heads down and minded our own business. It pains me to see that these children - the future of society - are growing up deprived from opportunities that many of us take for granted as 'given'. Without knowing better, how are they to strive to be different from the generation that brought them up?
Upon discovering that my next move is to be an Associate to a judicial officer, many asked me if this was the precursor to becoming a barrister. 'Ahh, the million dollar question, to which I have no answer,' I would reply. I'd like to think that it's simple: at this point in my career, I do not know what I'd like to specialise in yet, and there's an expiry date after which job-hopping would not be looked upon favourably.
So, with options in mind and youth on my side, I now venture into the court system in Australia. I hope that this new venture will give me more perspective into what I'd really like to be doing, and how I could continue to improve myself to be the best person and/or lawyer I can be.
Shock-horror, not again??!
For a variety of reasons, I have finally decided that the time has come for me to move on.
Needless to say, working as an advocate in child protection has opened my eyes to a whole new level of society. Those who live in such impoverished and unfortunate circumstances. Children who grow up with Fear, Anger and Confusion constantly by their side. Children who do not realise that it is not normal for parents to be shooting up heroin and drowning in alcohol. Children who think that domestic violence exists in every household, and that they are doing a good deed by playing traunt from school to be around to see their mother being assaulted by their step-father.
Indeed, it is a whole other world of society. One which many of us acknowledge, but do not know what to do to help. One which the media highlights only when it makes a good story in the press. But it is a genuine, ingrained problem of society that would keep getting worse if we all put our heads down and minded our own business. It pains me to see that these children - the future of society - are growing up deprived from opportunities that many of us take for granted as 'given'. Without knowing better, how are they to strive to be different from the generation that brought them up?
Upon discovering that my next move is to be an Associate to a judicial officer, many asked me if this was the precursor to becoming a barrister. 'Ahh, the million dollar question, to which I have no answer,' I would reply. I'd like to think that it's simple: at this point in my career, I do not know what I'd like to specialise in yet, and there's an expiry date after which job-hopping would not be looked upon favourably.
So, with options in mind and youth on my side, I now venture into the court system in Australia. I hope that this new venture will give me more perspective into what I'd really like to be doing, and how I could continue to improve myself to be the best person and/or lawyer I can be.
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