Hypocrisy

Many times we choose career paths, follow what is popular, and live by other people's expectations instead of asking what truly matters to us. We pick what is trendy, not what feels right.

Someone reached out to me today asking my opinion about the course she wants to study. After asking a few questions, we discovered she did not really want medicine. She loved the idea of it. She loved the title, the respect, the story people tell about doctors.

I could relate. I once wanted to study medicine more than anything. It drove me and kept me going. But after trying for a while, I realised I did not actually want it. I wanted the idea of it. The fame and the title were louder than the reality. If I had been given admission back then, it would have been torture, an unnecessary path.

We are often hypocrites when we choose. By hypocrite I do not mean what you first think. I like how Mr Pojo defines it. He says hypocrisy is claiming something without thinking through the implications.

Go ask many Nigerian science students and most will tell you they want to study medicine. They want to be doctors without understanding what that really means.

Dearest reader, doing something because it is famous or because everyone else is doing it is the clearest sign you are not choosing for yourself. Ask yourself why you want what you want. Popular opinion is not a reason. Think through the implications and choose what will be worth it for you.

@favvy_Okwans🖤.