College Decision

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I remember this day like if it was yesterday because it was the day I had to make a college decision. I had to decide if I wanted to keep studying in the states and pursue a higher and more prestige education than in Mexico, or if I wanted to go back to Mexico and rebuild relationships with my friends from home and be closer to my family. In both cases I had something to win and something I was about to sacrifice. This was probably the day I cried the most but not because I was sad. I felt overwhelmed because I had to make this enormous decision about my future on my own. Stephen Cope is the author of the book The Great Work of Your Life. This book talks about overwhelming decisions in everyday life that makes people uncertain of how to find and pursue their life purpose. He talks about different ways where doubt paralyzes people making them uncertain and unable to make a decision and follow heir dharma. In this essay the ways discussed are: fear of closing the door, denial of dharma and the problem of aim. But it wasn’t just the fact that I had to make a decision but also that I...

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