Same as me. My parents wanted me to make lots of money. They think lots of money equates to success which equates to happiness, which I found is false. I landed a job at a Fortune 500 company when I was 19 and was very well off for my age. I was respected, and a promotion was soon in my grasp. I got the highest employee rating a manager can give. Yet the money and respect didn't bring me happiness. Just more material goods.
I could have stayed there for the rest of my life, becoming a big shot and going up the corporate chain. But I quit after a year or so, under the guise that I wanted to finish college. To everyone, including my parents, that sounded like a reasonable excuse for quitting. But in truth, the stress and monotony wasn't worth it. So I'm back at College, going down an entirely different path. I would settle for a third of what I was making if I could wake up each day with a smile. I now seek spiritual solace. Maybe enlightenment (I sound corny, sorry). But for sure, happiness. And I found that it won't come from getting a fat check every couple of weeks at the expense of my mental and spiritual self.
I'm not sure how you should break it to your parents, sorry. Just explain to them what you really want in life. I hope they understand.
Is it normal that I want to practice a solitude trip after college?
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Same as me. My parents wanted me to make lots of money. They think lots of money equates to success which equates to happiness, which I found is false. I landed a job at a Fortune 500 company when I was 19 and was very well off for my age. I was respected, and a promotion was soon in my grasp. I got the highest employee rating a manager can give. Yet the money and respect didn't bring me happiness. Just more material goods.
I could have stayed there for the rest of my life, becoming a big shot and going up the corporate chain. But I quit after a year or so, under the guise that I wanted to finish college. To everyone, including my parents, that sounded like a reasonable excuse for quitting. But in truth, the stress and monotony wasn't worth it. So I'm back at College, going down an entirely different path. I would settle for a third of what I was making if I could wake up each day with a smile. I now seek spiritual solace. Maybe enlightenment (I sound corny, sorry). But for sure, happiness. And I found that it won't come from getting a fat check every couple of weeks at the expense of my mental and spiritual self.
I'm not sure how you should break it to your parents, sorry. Just explain to them what you really want in life. I hope they understand.
Good luck.