Packet Assignment

The short stories that we had to read in the packet were pretty okay. Well it's not something that I would like to read for leisure, but they seemed to have a pretty common theme. The theme would be something like, "People who love their careers picked it for some purpose or conviction" or "People who enjoy working in their career put forth their passion and effort". I know it sounds really cliche, but it's true! Why would anyone work in a job that they don't like? Maybe because that's the only job available, or maybe the person never knew what they wanted to do in life. If there's no reason to work that job, then why do it? Your job will seem monotonous and boring. Each short story consisted of a reason why each person became what they wanted to be. For some of the writers, it was because they wanted to prove themselves to others. Another person became a writer because of an abusive childhood and wanted to share their experience with others. For the drawer, "learning to draw is really a matter of learning to see". She put so much passion into drawing that everyday she is surround by the thoughts and ideas of drawing. Another thing I noticed about these short stories was the amount of detailed they contained. They didn't overload it where it was unbearable, but it was enough to allow the reader to connect with the author even though they never experienced it themselves. For example, the mother and the butcher knife versus the abusive father. For me, I always picture stories in my head, and for this situation it seemed more emotional and realistic when I pictured the mother fighting against the father.
But I was a little confused about the Brendan Gill short story. He said that he chose to become a writer because in mathematics, he had to learn how to "borrow" during subtraction and addition, but in writing, metaphors made writing very rich, lively, and witty. But aren't metaphors a way of "borrowing" certain meanings to enhance the image of literature? Also, it was kind of odd how his passion of writing derived from the fascination of metaphors. Just that. Surprisingly simple.
These articles made me think a little about my life and what I want to be. I always thought that I wanted to be a doctor. But it seems the older I get, the more unsure I become. I have to find something that I'm truly passionate about. Something that I could talk to someone about every day and never get bored. So I decided to just take my time and to really get to know myself in college as to carefully pick a career. Or let the career pick me. (Haha, so cheesy.)