[Natur Liefert]

I was having this thought on the way to my workplace yesterday, and I just remembered it. What is your purpose, goal, dream, etc, in life? Are you making progress on that goal? Why do you want to pursue it? This isn't really meant to be a debate, just something that interested me.

My goal is to become a nuclear physicist. My dream is to work at CERN, among all the greatest scientists in the world. I love science, and it's the only 'core' subject that I actually enjoy. I've taken every available course at my school (except for physics, which happens next year, and Advanced Chemistry, which I probably won't take until college) and have high aspirations for what will happen in the future. As for why I want to do this, I don't really know. Science just managed to fit into my brain's sulci (lol biology).



What about you?




(I really don't know if this belongs here or in the Water Cooler. I feel like its a little to serious for the WC, though, so I'm posting it here.)

[America]

President.

Failing that, public office of sorts. I love helping people, beyond that good feeling that most people get. I'd rather clean my house then my own room.

[Eagare the Alenthin]

No idea. Maybe a professor, but I'll probably end up homeless from all the accrued debt.

[America]

Eagare the Alenthin, on Jun 17 2009, 10:54 PM, said:

No idea. Maybe a professor, but I'll probably end up homeless from all the accrued debt.

Please don't be, or if you do, at least live in the real world.

[Edward Cullen]

Definitely Water Cooler talk. As a general rule: if there is not something to debate, then it probably does not belong in the Boiler Room.

[Natur Liefert]

*Shrug*

You're the mod.

[Shinpah]

I'm a Nihilist

That said, I do enjoy making other people's lives a bit more surreal everyday

[xoindotnler]

Well I'm going to do something whit IT, yet undecided if I should program or going to be a system administrator.

On the Personal side I want to sustain my own family whit only my own craft and just block out all other politics, creating a little communist community.

Both of those can or will fail lol .

[Goofy Goober]

Good luck with the science thing. Your really lucky that an important subject like science interests you.

As for me, I despise classes even though Im quite smart, my goal is to be an NBA player, or atleast play basketball professionally. I love the game and if I can make a good impression in high school, who knows what can happens.

As that dream has a 99.99% chance of failing miserably, as most athletes dreams, my failback is to become a sports broadcaster or writer

[Ethan Smith]

A job in the department of state, probably working with Latin America.

Alternatively, RAND.

[Jormungand]

A moderately successful solicitor, possibly in local or national government, with a reasonable house, the time and money to learn and travel. I'll be quite happy with that.

[Il Terra Di Agea]

My goal...





Take over the world




Failing that, something that either involves art, science, math, or destruction. My backup plan is the CIA, because my record is clean, and it's a good place to start for someone who plans to take over the world.

[Lavo_2]

I'm hoping to become an aerospace engineer. Can't be a military pilot (don't have perfect vision), so I'll combine my love of flight with a love of science. Also hoping to learn how to fly and get myself a small jet sometime down the road.

[enragedlobster]

My goal is to make a living doing what I love: music.

My dream is to do that by being in a successful band.

I like to think I'm making progress, I've been improving my songwriting and musicianship greatly over the past few years and have been dabbling in the production end of things when doing my own little recordings.

Really, all I need to do now is get a connection in the business and I should be set.

If that doesn't work, I'll get a job in sound production for some movies or games and work my way over from there.

If that doesn't work, I'll work for my dad, I guess. His job (building pipe organs) is music-related, although not quite the kind I like as much.

This post has been edited by enragedlobster: 17 June 2009 - 08:27 PM

[Infinite Narwhal]

My purpose right now is to find my purpose.

I've no idea what I am going to do.

[Bordiga]

My purpose is to overthrow capitalism.

[BlackKnight]

Bordiga, on Jun 17 2009, 09:30 PM, said:

My purpose is to overthrow capitalism.

Philanthropy at it's finest.

But as for myself, I plan on either becoming a General Surgeon or a Military General. Quite strange how I can have an interest in two fields that are polar opposites. One of which benefits humanity, while the other does the exact opposite. Strange world we live in, is it not?

[America]

BlackKnight, on Jun 18 2009, 05:21 AM, said:

Philanthropy at it's finest.

But as for myself, I plan on either becoming a General Surgeon or a Military General. Quite strange how I can have an interest in two fields that are polar opposites. One of which benefits humanity, while the other does the exact opposite. Strange world we live in, is it not?

A military general can save many lives by stopping a tyrant, or creating peace through victory.

[BlackKnight]

America, on Jun 18 2009, 12:27 AM, said:

A military general can save many lives by stopping a tyrant, or creating peace through victory.

You're an intelligent man, from what I've seen of you in the boiler room. Do you honesty, in your right mind, believe that a state would orchestrate a war that will jeopardize the state's ruling class and power, to topple a tyrant for the simple fuzzy feeling of bringing about good in this world?

If that was the case, then you'd be seeing present day governments collapsing right and left, warring the bordering states. Each government would see itself as the beacon of good and others as the flames of hate.

Now after reading what I stated, what are the chances of myself becoming a general in a state that is the "beacon of good," do you believe? If you said "impossible, since utopia is only a fantasy," then you, my friend, have once again proven to me how intelligent you are.

This post has been edited by BlackKnight: 17 June 2009 - 11:42 PM

[Shodemofi]

I job with the state department would appeal to me, I really haven't thought about it that much though.