Thinking hard on "why I think so hard..."

While contemplating lately on "what's next," I read something that reminds me of how much I've benefited from my liberal arts education.

"...a college education is about more than acquiring negotiable skills and knowledge. It’s also about figuring out who you are and what you bring to the world. It’s about understanding that your existing self-conception may leave a lot of things out or may be radically inaccurate. People succeed best when they set themselves to doing what they love, and finding out what you love and beginning to get good at doing it are at the heart of a college education."

-Mark Edmundson, "Geek Lessons," New York Times Magazine, 9/19/08

这样回过来看真觉得是很对的。大学里看起来什么资源都有什么科目都可以选，其实从纷繁众多中筛选定夺不正是寻找自己的过程吗？
最近的心得是，在那些非常free-spirited的阶段里找到的自己，即使是因为生存或其它种种客观条件限制而暂时遗忘了，并不代表那部分自己就消失了。不要因为“不现实”就把自己的天性给否定了。所谓现实不现实，有时往往只是时机成熟不成熟。而要时机成熟，就要做准备，有积累。
由此也更感激父母，给我充分的自由和支持，让我能够不急功近利地思考这些问题，找到自己, 为达到更长远的目标积淀。