I was chatting to a friend online the other night and was just telling her how free I had been at work, to the point that I actually felt bad about not doing anything and not earning my keep. There really is only so much surfing you can do before you get bored, or how many emails you can write to friends before you run out of friends to write to in a bid to look like you’re doing something. (This week’s a different story as I’m swamped and actually earning my keep.)
\nBut honest to god, it was no fault of mine that I was twiddling my thumbs at work last week. I had even gone to ask my boss for work but she had none. Last week I even managed to make use of some time to work on an advertorial I was writing for a magazine in Singapore. I mean, I might as well put my time to better use and earn some pocket money, right? I was saying to my friend that even though I’m an underachiever, even that was a bit too slack for me. Underachievers have their standards too, you know.
\nThen my friend said I shouldn’t say that about myself, ie that I’m an underachiever. She said that she believes everyone has a greater purpose in life and that perhaps mine’s writing. Hmm…I don’t know. Perhaps for some people it’s being a parent, spouse, doctor, nurse, social worker, teacher, singer, painter etc.
\nIf a greater purpose really exists for everyone, then I don’t think I’ve found mine yet. Have you?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I was chatting to a friend online the other night and was just telling her how free I had been at work, to the point that I actually felt bad about not doing anything and not earning my keep. There … Continue reading