Yesterday while in an argument with someone online they chose to make a low-blow by making fun of my career choice as an actress. They said that they could make more money than I ever could just by digging ditches. This irked me severely. Had this person even once considered that I wasn't interested in acting because of the money? If I cared about money I would've picked a more currency prosperous career. However, I love theatre and I always have. My world doesn't revolve around money, it revolves around art.
There have been many times in my education where I've had the chance to change my mind, but every time the chance to go a different way arose, I never once took it. My heart has always been with theatre and yes, while I, and so may other people who have chose this path, understand that this is not where the money grows, we don't care. We chose to continue down the road that we love not because we think we can achieve riches, we continue because it is what our passion is.
Something that severely worries me is the idea that we grow up to work, we work our entire lives, and then we die. Why is it frowned upon to want to take a break once in a while? Why is the idea of only caring about your career the most important thing in people's lives?
Sometimes it's okay not to be sensible. Sometimes it is okay to throw caution to the wind. Sometimes it's more important to pursue your dreams rather than something that we've always been told to do. Take your chance, and love your dreams. They can be yours if you want it.
