Today the head of ICU, Junko Hibiya sensei came to give us a speech about leadership. Throughout the whole lecture, I was awed by the flow of her words and the techniques that were used in her presentation. It really showed that she knew what she was talking about and the passion that follows.
One of the things she mentioned that caught my attention was when she talked about the differences between a job and a career. According to Hibiya sensei, a job is just a thing you do in order to earn a living where satisfaction doesn't matter. On the other hand, a career is a work that is more professional and satisfactory. Most importantly, it's a work that is according to his/her calling. I strongly believe that pursuing a career is a crucial element in life that would enrich people's quality of living and make life more worth living. However, it is also extremely difficult to determine what that calling is. In fact, that is what I'm struggling for right now. I still don't know what I want to pursue as a career, but I've reached to a conclusion that I would just have to struggle within my 4 years of college. I will try to build up experiences of various fields to open up my future vision believing that someday it will help me determine what I want to spend my life doing. Because experience will lead the way. As Steve Jobs once said, "connect the dots". Creating as many "dots" as possible will be my task during my four years in ICU :)

Yes, connect the dots, I like that. And there is a wonderful Japanese word for one's calling or purpose in life: ikigai. I think most people struggle to find their ikigai, but they say that those who have found it and live it tend to live longer than those who haven't.
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