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Weekly Whim #8 — concerning HAMLETNo unread replies.No replies. “To be, or not, to be” is one of the more famous quotations from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Arguably, it capsulizes the internal conflict H

Weekly Whim #8 — concerning HAMLETNo unread replies.No replies.

“To be, or not, to be” is one of the more famous quotations from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.  Arguably, it capsulizes the internal conflict Hamlet has concerning taking or not taking revenge for his father’s murder.

However, since none of us are debating murder currently . . . let’s put things into a more realistic context.  Let’s talk about jobs, careers, and dreams.

Ponder this — are you pursuing your realistic career or idealistic career?  In other words, are you pursuing the job you have always wanted OR the job that can fill the most needs the soonest?  Or are they one and the same? Are you currently working in your realistic career as a means to reach your idealistic one?

For example, maybe you’re pursuing nursing, but you always wanted to be a ballet dancer.  Or, maybe you’re pursuing information management because computer jobs pay well, but really, you’ve always wanted to be a veterinarian.  Too much schooling for that, though. 😉

Or maybe you are in your dream career.  If you are not,  is that dream (the idealistic career) “to be, or not, to be”?

Explain where you fit in among those questions.  After a thorough response detailing your self-analysis, respond to three classmates’ posts by Sunday at 11:59pm.