I think I came to my decision. Do you ever see signs that make you think one way or another? Or signs that let you know you are on the right path. Today I saw a couple. Let’s see if I can remember. When I was studying this morning, I found this example sentence in my dictionary. 有錢，才能去。(You can only go if you have money.) Another was when I went shopping on my way home from work (clearence sale you know). I went to buy a pair of gloves but they were sold out. I ended up buying a winter jacket. When I bought the jacket I got a two free pairs of socks. I didn’t want the socks. I went to another branch and they had the gloves. I got the gloves and then I saw my same jacket but it was a little different style. It costed only $10 more retail but wasn’t on sale as much. I was thinking about buying it but my decision was made easy when I saw I left my wallet at home. In the end I’m happy, got the gloves I wanted and a nice jacket.

My Goal

When I was young my goal was to be a professional baseball player and buy my mom a big house when I made it rich. When I was 13 years old or so playing in little league they started throwing the ball crazy fast and I was scared. In college, I enjoyed making graphics on the computer (I made a few CD covers…) but didn’t change my major to graphics design. I thought I would always have to keep up with some technology to keep on point and that there were many people just as good or better than me. At somepoint in my lifetime I should not be scared to do something challenging. I want to be good at something. Some people might call it being an expert. Well, I have more than one interest. I enjoy Chinese language and culture. I’m going to learn it well and use it in my job. Whatever that job will be, I’m not sure yet. But I’m hoping that thing I enjoy is the key to finding work I enjoy.

When I was reading my book today, Chinese Idioms AND Their Stories (中国成语故事), I read an idiom called Going Astray (歧路亡羊). Literally, “a lamb going astray in forked roads.” It’s about one tending to get lost not because there is no path in front of him, but that there are too many. I want to master something…