Why?

Last week in a lull between customers at the concession stand, my supervisor and I started making friendly conversation. She asked me what I wanted to major in at BYU, I asked her what she was majoring in. She asked me about the classes I'm taking this term, I asked how she was enjoying her summer break.

Later in the conversation so that I'd almost forgotten about it, she suddenly asked, "Why journalism?"

"Huh?" I asked intelligently.

"You said you were going into journalism. I'm just asking, why journalism?"

The question took me aback a little bit. Funny to think I've never asked myself that question. I thought about it for a while and finally came up with an adequate response. The whole conversation helped me catch the vision of why I want to do what I do, which will help me in the trenches when the going gets tough. It's good to keep in mind what drew you to a particular thing, why you latched on to it and went after it. Such a mindset puts everything into perspective.

Chase Your Dreams