Listen to what you're told, not how you feel?

   Well It's been way to long since I lasted posted here and I am sorry for that. Sometimes you get so caught up in life and one thing leads to the next and your day is gone. I've been having a bit of a rough patch this semester so far. Been getting sick a lot, the dorms are breading grounds for all sorts of nastiness. Classes have been stressful to say the least and of course what is life without a little heartbreak. Things have just been adding up and adding up until this weekend when I had a set of crazy dreams and a reoccurring thoughts. I'm trying to make sense of all of this and the more I think about it the clearer It gets.
   I've been thinking to myself lately "why are you in college?". May seem like a simple answer to most, to get a degree, right? Well what if you didn't need a degree in life, what would you want to do or be? Sure if you answered doctor or lawyer you're going to need a degree. If what you answered doesn't have a job title, what then?
   Ever since I was a kid I knew I wanted to help people. To a kid that means becoming a firefighter or police officer. Throughout life those ideas of how to help people change as you realize how much cruelty and pain there is in the world. I think the purpose of my being is to help and love others... it makes sense it always has. How can I do this though? well its not that simple obviously or I'd be doing. Do I need a college degree to do these two task? I'm starting to think that staying in college for the next 4-5 years isn't going to help my cause. I see the pros and cons in staying in college and leaving college. But what do I do now?
   The way I see it now,  I could go to college for the next 4-5 years and add up all my student loans and debt, and when I get out of college I'll have to start working to pay those off. Or I could figure out a way to travel and help others and make an impact now. travel young, explore whats out there and find out what it is I really want to do in this world. If I decide I need to get a college degree to accomplish a goal I develop down the road, college will always be there for me.
   All we want in life is to travel, fall in love, and be happy. The journey down this path is up to you.

Thanks for reading,
Matt