Love is a Gift, but so is Money

I was talking to my friend and campmate Melvin the other day, and I was telling him about the plans I have after I ORD. Suffice it to say, there were a lot of plans, some more concrete than others, but all equally achievable.

He was saying something like, "Don't become too focused on your career. That's a trap of people our age (i.e. the 20-somethings.) You have no time for love and soon you'll find yourself alone."

I told him, "if by 35 I still haven't found the love of my life, I'm going to MAKE a love of my life. Get a kid, basically." And teach him how to hate humanity, break out into song randomly, and love life.

Love is a gift, but so is a career. A career is just as important as finding someone, because you can only focus on enjoying yourself and giving yourself to someone else if you are satisfied in your career, and you are financially stable, and you know what you're meant to do in this life.