Passion or Money

Sometimes I think too much. Recently, I have been thinking a lot about my future. What I want to do in life. What I would love to do for my whole life? What would be my purpose in the world? Where would I be in 10 years? etc. And I think the more I think about it, the more I wonder if I am indeed heading down the path that I want to walk in: Finance. I guess I'm starting to ponder whether this Course 15 Sloan thing is really what I want to do. Working on Wall Street, earning 6 figures, living in the city--all sound like the details of a fantastic plan, but is this what I really want to do for the rest of my life? Would I get up in the morning 10 years from now and be excited to be going to work? Or would I be one of those professionals who have Monday blues and Friday sicknesses?

I thought about some of the things that interest me and I came back to the original idea of wanting to be pre-law. Gosh, I want to go to Law School. I guess when people think of Law School, they think of lawyers. But I have reasons to believe that not all Law School graduates become lawyers just like not all Business School graduates become financial analysts. There's just something about law that really fascinates me. I like reading about law articles, doing case studies, and watching Law and Order. So does that categorize me as a pre-law?

I am also interested in architecture and construction. I love the fact of building something tangible and beautiful--from the ground up. I am talking about the physical construction, not just the business--the finances behind it, but the physical building of it. Construction in general is considered a blue collar profession--something that I don't need to be in MIT to become good at. Some people would probably say that it would be below my education level and standards.

I think when I think about my destination, I mostly think about it in 2 ways: in terms of passion and in terms of the money. I have to admit that the lure of money is huge. Sure, money cannot buy happiness, but money can buy convenience and security, and in life, that's important. But to be happy, you have to have passion for the ones around you and for the things that you do in life. So I guess in the end, it's really weighing your options and picking between passion and money.

What would you chose?