Now that our classes are beginning and I am meeting and talking to new people, I need to get something off my chest.
I am not passionate about my career.
I am not passionate about physics, I do not have the curiosity or zeal for knowledge that is expected of a scientist. I do not like the pursuit of knowledge and I do not relate to my peers who have some field they're extremely interested in.
I'm not saying I dislike physics. I am one of the fortunate few who got to choose my own career. I like the process of research, the experimentation and procedure, more than I like the end result. I am not pursuing knowledge, I am enjoying my work. And it feels so weird saying that in front of people who have spent their whole lives thirsting for knowledge in their fields.
In the end, all I am saying is physics in particular isn't all that important to me. I could to biology or chemistry (hi Lena) or linguistics or archeology and I'd be perfectly content with my career choice. I just chose physics cause 15 year old Misa got a perfect score in Physics on her finals.
Saying this in front of people passionate about their work is getting me questioning looks, so I just need to get this out somewhere.