“I passed the New York bar.”
Short and sweet sentence. That generated the weirdest reactions from people around me. I was (naively) expecting a straightforward: “Great, Champagne is on me!” (am a pragmatic). Here is a flurry of what I got:
“Why the hell did you need another diploma? And in New York, really?” Actually, you are right, I do not need it.
“What for?” For the Champagne. That we are obviously not gonna drink together.
“I could never do that, my family needs me here.” Children = best excuse ever. Thank you little Freddie.
“It is actually not that difficult, hum? A friend of mine took it, bla bla bla.” Sorry, I stopped listening.
Well, you know what? I did it because 1) it was on my dream list (I love having lists) and 2) I have a natural tendency to go all the way (in the figurative sense). And yes, it was not an easy one, but who the hell said dreams were convenient?
We have no excuses for not pursuing our path. Or I should say, we have many excuses: demanding family, high cost, lack of time. But the reality is: it costs more not to pursue our dreams. It costs depression, anger, frustration, empty lives and everything that goes with it, up to sickness, endless therapy and die-alone-and-unhappy kind of things.
So here we are, having the choice of facing our fears or hiding them under the carpet. I know, I am a professional. I have a HUGE carpet. But one day, the carpet is not big enough and you may fall apart.
So go girls, go for your life. Be brave and steal it, nobody will give it to you for free.
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