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To: Rambi who wrote (17010)	1/26/1999 9:38:00 AM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

>>>>>On the other hand, I watch the people whose goal is to be at the TOP and who seem to have little else in their lives and think-NAW-they're missing the point.<<<<< Depends on what you are into. There is a fast track for some things, and if you don't get on it, you won't get in line for things like Supreme Court justice, to select one I know about. Also, research scientist, and mathmetician. If they don't show promise early, and show results early, they are never going to make it. Every Supreme Court justice was a former clerk for the Supreme Court, which meant that they were not only number one in their law school class, they clerked for two years for a federal judge, first. The competition is tough. The rewards are pretty high. Judge Starr is paid $1 million a year by his law firm. I was a crappy student in high school, even though I was a Merit Scholar, I dropped out. Family problems, primarily, a really nasty divorce, and neither parent really wanted to take care of the kids. I flunked out of college two or three times. Finally, when I turned 27 I got ambitious, and started to make pretty much straight "A"s, in night school. I got into law school when I was thirty, and tried very hard to make top 10%. I made it my first semester, top 5% or so, but only top 13% at the end of first year, so I didn't make Law Review. Second year I got pregnant and my grades went down to top 1/3. Third year I worked harder, finished top 7% for the year, which brought my overall to top 25%. I got pregnant again. Then I got my Masters, and worked really really hard, and graduated number one in the class. And then went home to two kids, and no job, and no money. I had a lot of interviews, but no one offered me a job, except a Plaintiff's personal injury law firm, so I took that, and here I am. Why no job offers from the corporate law firms and old line defense firms? I think because I had not fast tracked, I had got there the circuitous route, and I was female, and over 30, and had two kids, and was overweight, and an ex-hippie, too many strikes against me, and there were too many eager beavers who were perfect, from Central Casting. I guess. It was really hard for me to accept that no matter how hard I worked, and what good grades I made, it wasn't going to be enough to get me a job like I wanted. So, I don't think that the kids you mention are on the wrong track, it's just a different track, and I wish them well.

To: Rambi who wrote (17010)	1/26/1999 11:51:00 AM
From: Gauguin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71178

>>>>I have this fear that one day I'll have to justify my existence and will be hardpressed to come up with a reason the world should keep me around---<<<< Yes. Me too. The world isn't very smart about who it should keep around. Lots of people should be sorted out and dumped. Biology. When we critique our own system's management, the fact that we still exist creeps out our management sense. Sometimes the best my assessment theory can come up with, is that other than consuming the world's resources, I haven't done as much bad stuff as some people. This way, you can come away with neutral value for your existence. Believe that if they started scrapping by any "rational" method, they should take a few other people first. It's the greater-of-evils/lesser-of-weasels theory. And it might take them some time to gather them up, and by then you could go into nursing or something. I planted some trees. I took in some stray animals. My personal bias says eating low on the food chain is good; I did that. That's about it. Oh yah, I didn't have a bunch of children, with no clue of what the world would do with them. Other than that, I supported the trucking, banking, computer and medical systems. Consumed, and therefore gave people money and jobs. Embraced pollution, energy, and resource consumption. Did nothing, compared to some/many grateful others, to justify why it should be me who consumed those perishables. Hoooptee doo. Heh heh. You guys let me know if I can cheer any similar one up.