tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938781337634125577.post3406424027707452319..comments2023-06-24T10:27:59.788-04:00Comments on Aubergine: a food story: The faintest ideaS.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03330506915186101705noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938781337634125577.post-21257144798461962032011-11-24T12:58:43.090-05:002011-11-24T12:58:43.090-05:00I can completely relate to what you're saying ...I can completely relate to what you're saying here. My own career aspirations have crumbled in the past few years and I'm beginning to realize that perhaps a typical "career" is not what I want anyway. I am a writer and perhaps and artist, but no one reads my writing or buys my art. I look at social activists, successful artists, and writers and think "I should be doing something to change the world." I'm currently reading a book called "Pandora's Seed" which outlines the detrimental environmental and genetic effects that the rise of agriculture has had in the past 10,000 years. I'm concerned about food security, chronic diseases, and environmental policy--yet I don't feel like I'm doing much in my life to address these issues. Sometimes I don't even recycle every item that could be recycled! Am I a hypocrite, or just another person staggering under the weight of global problems so huge it seems impossible to make a meaningful contribution to the solutions. I guess what I'm saying is that I'm with you--I don't know what I want or how to get to a place where I feel as if I'm fulfilling my potential as a human being. A feeling of helplessness appears to be widespread in our generation who were told that a university degree would somehow catapult us to high powered careers and personal success. I think the key thing is that you obviously care deeply about something and are working to communicate what you are learning to others. That's a valuable thing whether you're officially published or not. Keep at it! <br /><br />P.S. I recommend The Woefield Poultry Collective if you're looking for hilarious fiction about a naive young woman who inherits a farm on Vancouver Island. It was really wonderful.Andrea Patersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13984333909108719150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938781337634125577.post-59809706075389572462011-11-24T11:02:48.310-05:002011-11-24T11:02:48.310-05:00Well, if it means anything, you're a damn fine...Well, if it means anything, you're a damn fine writer, and <i>I</i> will listen. I applaud you for caring when it seems like so few people do, and for having the courage to share it, even when it feels like no one is listening.Kathleen Quiringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10804828791429540766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-938781337634125577.post-87343148026033942092011-11-24T09:14:55.077-05:002011-11-24T09:14:55.077-05:00I've never had a plan. The most dreaded interv...I've never had a plan. The most dreaded interview question is always "where do you see yourself in XX years". I've never known how to answer that honestly (or even not-so-honestly).<br />I've always pursued exactly what I want with gusto and most of the time I get it. But I guess I don't know what I want next so my 5 year plan is a big <i>"now what??"</i>Samanthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09493315292498460668noreply@blogger.com