What do we build a career for? — An Essay

What’s the point of a career when you don’t even find enough time for the people close to you?

What’s the point of having strong communication when you don’t even know other ways to deal with situations where ignoring isn’t the only way?

What’s the point of using less social media when you don’t even understand the fact that meeting people (especially your close ones) in real life is such a happiness?

What’s the point of professionalism when you don’t even think of responding to your parents or close friends’ calls? (or atleast inform them why you’re busy the way you are?)

What’s the point of productivity when you don’t even find enough time for yourself and see where you’re going?

What’s the point of batman-level focus when you don’t even acknowledge that socializing is also an important part of our lives?

What do we build a career for?

For the work we like doing.

For the money (ofcourse the big factor) we’re expecting from it.

But where’s the brake to it? Like a full-stop to a sentence, where’s the defined comma, and defined prior punctuation.

While I was in school, I thought getting good at life comes only by fixing a career. But in hindsight, I figured fixing other things than what we’re doing — builds, shapes, crafts, what we’re doing; career.

Socializing, being around people, is one of the most significant things of all.

What to choose then: career or people? Well, none.

You can’t choose any one between career and people. There is no career without people. No people without a career.

Like what Zakir Khan quoted in one of his videos: if you’re in hell but with your people around, even hell feels heaven.