What does one do with an English major and not teach? I guess it is right up there were the ol' psychology degree. The generalness (my own word) of those degrees causes people to scratch their head and say, "So, what do you plan to do with that?" Actually, I knew all along I'd be a mom and would have stayed home regardless of the degree. And that is exactly what I'm doing.
I just finished a book called Second Time Around. Here is a peek at the back-of-the-book synopsis: "Every summer, a group of former English majors holds a mini-reunion. They laugh, reminisce, and commiserate about their soul-sucking jobs. Maybe they should have listened to everyone who warned them to study something 'practicial'." Hmmmm...... One of the friends passes away and leaves them each with an inheritance "with the stipulation that they use it to jump-start their new careers." What made me chuckle was what they each turned around and did. One started a B&B (wanted to do that), one a pastry chef (yep, that too - minus the pastry), an event planner (did that, do that, would love to be paid to do it again), and a novelist (still a dream). What does this say about English majors?
I'm not really sure what it says or what my point is. But I loved the last line of the book:
To the English majors. We may not always be practical,
but we have infinite potential.
This really applies to all of us. We have infinite potential and when we're following our dreams, we don't always have to be practical. Do we?
So true!!
ReplyDeleteKate has her degree in Religious Studies and I was driving her to the mall to her job at Gap Kids. She said, "Wow, I'm really doing a lot with my degree aren't I?" I've always said to my family, "Well, you aren't dead yet." Meaning ... we don't know what God may call us to do down the road. But if he wants to use those degrees you're all ready!!
Hang in there ... the book may still be coming! First you have to "think" about it. :)