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[cjqsg]

I used to be proud to tell people that I enjoy trekking and will be trying my hand at mountaineering soon. I was proud because trekking and mountaineering are activities that many people dream of, but only a few take up. But this pride is ebbing away because I have come to realize that my interests/’achievements’ are unspectacular. Anyone can climb

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[jokerlator]

One big step towards enlightenment lol =D

[thlaylirah]

If you really enjoy doing something, success/recognition is not important. What is most important is that you are happy doing what you are doing because it inherently makes YOU happy. As opposed to being happy because of something else (recognition, because it pleases other people, etc.)

[applecherrypipz]

hey i so identify with you -being recognised for what is effortless and not so recognised for stuff for which i put in effort. this is partly because my personality has many contradicting aspects. but finally with a whole lot of God's help i felt that the answer lay in the fact that what i should devote my energies is signified by a combination of: what I am good at , what fits my personality and what I can do to contribute best to the world /cause. Chances are that pursuing that thing is going to give the most lasting fulfilment in life.

i guess we have some control over our life, and some things are entirely out of control. it would be unwise i think to entirely submit, and it would be also unwise to entirely wish to control. in life many times a balance and reconcliation/compromise has to be established between the polarities we frequently see in the ways we conduct our lives, to the different approaches we see in Philosophy

[applecherrypipz]

correction: the polarities we frequently see in the ways we conduct our lives, as well as different approaches we see in academia, such as Philosophy.

[yzq]

i think it's no coincidence that those who are most recognised for their work enjoy and believe in what they do. you wouldn't imagine that freelance tour guide choosing his career to become famous, nor the mathematician doing math to win prizes and laurels.

since you can't control whether or not you get recognised for what you do, i think it's best appreciated as a incidental reward for your efforts.

[kaoyi__]

good stuff la chen.