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Making the world a better place – The mystery box.
Everything happens for a reason. Some, making the world a better place. At least, this is what I told my friend today after she revealed to me that she was at risk of losing her job. A cop out, I know, but I do believe it to be true and was not disappointed in this case.
Before I begin, it is necessary to provide some context to this morning’s conversation. First, it is worth mentioning that I hold the same position within the same company as my friend. Though young and new to the professional world, both my friend and I and most of our co-workers knew from a very young age what it was that we were going to do. More than that, at a time when most of our peers were “discovering themselves” and searching for a path in life, my friend and I could have told you with absolute certainty what we would be doing, how much we’d be making, and could probably even make a pretty good guess as to where we would be living. It is just the nature of the path we had chosen.
Needless to say, the thought of having to find another calling in life was both terrifying and exhilarating for my friend. She talked in quick, excited sentences as if at any moment she could burst out crying or laughing. Increasingly, I found myself spellbound by the passion with which she spoke of “the possibilities”. Such a concept was so new to us. It was incredible to think that in just 12 hours she could be free to make her first real life-choice; a fate which most of our co-workers and peers (and probably both she and I only a few hours before) would consider to be punishment
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