CAREER DAY
There’s a well-known statistic to the effect that the average modern first-worlder will change careers three times in his or her life. Breaking into a new field is always difficult, not just because of the income disruption, but also the simple fact of self-reinvention. Whenever you drastically rearrange your life, people are going to be skeptical. It’s not their fault, they’re just too timid to grab life by the balls and squeeze out their just desserts. The important thing is to stay positive, stay focused, believe in yourself, and know in your heart of hearts that you will succeed. So, with that in mind, I’ve decided on my new career:
I’m going to be an astronaut.
Now, I know what your thinking, “Canada doesn’t need astronauts, we don’t even have spaceships.” “You have to be in good shape to be an astronaut, and you can barely walk up a flight of stairs without crying.” “Space is for fags.” Well friends, that’s exactly the kind of stinkin’ thinkin’ that keeps people from achieving their dreams.
I know I make it sound easy, but it certainly is not. Staying focused and positive is hard work. During my Astronaut Training Sessions, (lying down in the bathtub with my snorkel), I sometimes have exactly those kinds of negative, “rational” thoughts. But then I just remind myself: Would Jesus have become God if he had thought about it “rationally”? No sir he would not have. Exactly.