I'm realizing how messed up the currency system we have in this day and age. I'm starting to become one of those old farts that say, "back when I was a kid, we could buy a cone from McDonald's for only a quarter!" Also when I was a kid, I'd always ask myself what I'd do if I won a million dollars. Now? I'm realizing winning a million dollars would still require me to work for my retirement. Funny how currency/money works.
So I've been posing to people the Office Space question now though to anyone I'm having a conversation with. What would you do if you won 10 million dollars? I mean, after all, 10 million is enough for a person to quit their job if they wanted to. This also tells me if a person actually loves what they're doing or are they just doing it to pay the bills. I know that's not the point of the Office Space question though, I mean, usually they ask you this crap in a job interview or at a career counseling to get a better understanding of what your passions are.
I think I'd want to travel for a bit. I realize that while I've had a lot of schooling in classrooms, but very little of the world itself and I feel like traveling would open my eyes up a little more. I'd also probably indulge myself in a business venture of some sorts, be it in music or film, but I've always been drawn to the line where the arts and business meet. Other than that, I don't really know what my aspirations are. I spent too much of my 20s being complacent or distracted and I guess I'm paying for it now, I'm just stuck in "paying the bills" mode. Its not a detrimental routine, at least not in the short term, but I guess I'm starting to ask myself what kind of goals I need to start setting and where I want to be at the end of my 30s while I'm just at the beginning of it.
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