Me: Hmmm. If a sound wave travels at 230 m/s and the wave length is 20 cm. What's the frequency?
Haha. I know Im weird but I thought about this and many other things that I learned in my first year in physics. Be it refraction, diffraction, electromagnetism, gravity, ect.....
I loved (still do) and was obsessed with physics. I wanted to be a theoretical physicist and explore the laws of the universe. Fill my curiosity and learn how the world around me works. But lately I've been having doubts about physics. What's the point? What if I do find a theory that will unlock some secrets of the universe? Its not the money part I care about. Could care less about that. Its just that those laws/theories seem pointless. Why work my whole life to figure something out and then die having the possibility that these laws might not apply to the afterlife (if it even exists). I would have wasted my whole life on something that meant nothing. Yes, it might help others after my death, but at the expense of me not enjoying my life to the fullest. Why should other people hang out with friends and have a good time while Im going to spend every second of my life working on physics? I guess Im exaggerating that I will work every second of my life and not hangout with friends but the reality is I won't have much time to do much if I do purse being a physicist. Its not that I don't believe that I can't make it. I have a pretty optimistic view on everything and believe anything is possible to some extent. Its just that I feel that I will be wasting my time. I would rather meet new people. Maybe travel around the world. Meet new people, see their way of life and their culture, and just overall having fun with life. I guess Im just a kid right now and want my life to be all fun, but who doesn't? I just want to live my life to the fullest. I guess many of you won't really care about what I think, and maybe even think Im kinda dum for thinking this (cough cough sky cough). But it kinda hurts that my dream of being a scientist was crushed by a simple thought :(
I used to have a good idea of what my future was but now I have no idea and its scary to be honest. I might travel the world, become a DJ (hahahah lol XD), or maybe even just be a beach bum. If anyone has advice comment below. Thanks for reading :)
Do it. Become a physicist. Not all physicists burry their heads in holes. I find myself doing the same thing with physics. Everything is a physics problem. Dude, just peruse what is out there and find what you really like. You got some time left to decide.
ReplyDeleteIf your passion to be a physicist is still there, then you should head in that direction. It's good to have a goal in mind, and you can always change your path in life. It's best to pursue what you find most interesting. hope i helped raul:)
ReplyDeleteAs for the linguistic portion, some proofreading may help eliminate the minor spelling and grammatical errors. However i like the clarity and simplicity of your explanations. yes, these are minor errors which can be easily fixed if you put your mind into it, but since this was the initial purpose of the assignment, i just though i should point it out.
As mentioned above, if you still have the desire to become a physicist, then you should definitely pursue that path. You've dedicated a lot of your time and passion into physics, so why would it make sense to throw that all away in search of doing something else? Many people at this point in their life are still wondering what they want to do with their lives, even fewer actually have the capabilities to pursue their passions.
ReplyDeleteJust remember that it's your life, everything you do is your choice and there is no wrong way to live.
And if you're seriously interested in becoming a DJ.... I can totally get you started. :D
Have to agree with the others as well, and as another person who loves physics, I can see where you are coming from with your problem. As a previous comment said, not all physicists are stuck in the labertory all day or just doing science all day every day. I'd say go with what you think would be the best for you.
ReplyDeleteIn addition to what Shiaki said about the minor proofreading, it might have helped if you has split up your center paragraph into two (not sure exactly where though) to make it flow better with the rest of the entry.