What I love -should I pursue it?

toodleooo
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:32:42 +0000

“I don’t know whether my living should fund my playing or my playing fund my living.”

amazing how responses to your thread differ from the usual “follow your dream” dogma. and you’re even giving off a vibe that your parents are affluent and maybe aren’t cautioning you against the la-ti-da approach. could this reserve on the part of certain respondents have to do with recent bad press about expensive college educations that don’t result in a job, much less ability to pay off 50 grand in loans?

so what’s the difference between your wanting to major in music, and the many many kids who have previously started similar threads about their passion to major in philosophy, history, anthropology, etc - and been encouraged right here in the parents forum to go for it!!! yeah, do the passion thing while you’re still young like i (wish i?) did.

so here’s my view - no matter what the medium the really talented somehow make their way. others make very appreciative members of the audience. ask yourself which you are, and that could be the best answer you’ll get to the very critical question above.