1 . Accepting a job offer can be exciting.
I have felt the sting (刺痛) of settling many times in my life. Years ago, I took a freelance (自由职业的) role that at first, second, and third glance led to feelings of depression. What was once an expanding universe of potential in my career suddenly contracted.
We will all take roles at various times in our careers that do not tick all our goal boxes. We have a good reason for accepting the job offer, such as the need for a job in a certain location to keep family members together.
We alone get to decide how to perceive an opportunity. A job is not a destiny. It is simply a step toward a destination. We must be aware of how individual roles, even the most boring, are still useful, relevant, and beneficial.
A.I need the money, so I settle. |
B.Oh, how I hungered for more! |
C.But what if the job doesn’t tick all our boxes? |
D.And when we make this mental move, we feel stronger. |
E.Yet we may feel that it presents too many new challenges. |
F.The freelance role that I settled on years ago won’t be my last. |
G.But we may also have a sense of unease that we are giving up the ability to dream. |