For reasons I have not examined too closely, I constantly feel driven to make a "contribution". Earlier on, participating in Catholic youth groups and charities was my vessel. The Catholicism has been on the wane for many years now. The teaching aspect of my job has been the latest contribution. Unfortunately, I do not get as much opportunity to practice this as I would like. Lately though, I have considered my call to engineering, and the direction I can take with that.
When I was younger, I had dreamed of becoming an astronaut. In the eighties NASA was still in its prime, space travel was attractive to an adventurous young spirit. Two things killed that dream. Firstly, only Americans could partake in the Cold War/NASA conquest. Secondly, I slowly realised that as a race we are very poor custodians of our current home, Earth. When it became time to make a career choice, I felt two clear paths emerged. Either engineer/architect or a musician. For career and lifestyle choices I was encouraged to choose the more pragmatic career, engineer. I am not unhappy with that choice, I reckon I am capable of developing into a competent ginger beer. It suits the way my brain sometimes works. This avenue also allows me to try to address some of the major flaws in our custodianship.
It all sounds grandiose, I have to live with this brain/organism. However, specifically I feel I can make a significant change for greenhouse issues and hopefully third world living conditions. Globally, the greenhouse issue is going to cause problems sooner rather than later. First priority then. Living conditions next. If we can demonstrate some competencies with these pressing matters, as a race, then let's look at space exploration.
How the fuck am I going to manage all that? Electric vehicle first. Industry next? Water and sanitation. I will need specific competencies. AutoCAD, SolidEdge and ANSYS are helpful tools for the greenhouse battle. Novel technologies for industry/government improvements. Throw in a dash of civil engineering for the services in developing countries, then stir.
Are you such a dreamer, to put the world to rights? Yeah, and I'm slow with some things, but engineer and musician are not mutually exclusive dreams.
When I was younger, I had dreamed of becoming an astronaut. In the eighties NASA was still in its prime, space travel was attractive to an adventurous young spirit. Two things killed that dream. Firstly, only Americans could partake in the Cold War/NASA conquest. Secondly, I slowly realised that as a race we are very poor custodians of our current home, Earth. When it became time to make a career choice, I felt two clear paths emerged. Either engineer/architect or a musician. For career and lifestyle choices I was encouraged to choose the more pragmatic career, engineer. I am not unhappy with that choice, I reckon I am capable of developing into a competent ginger beer. It suits the way my brain sometimes works. This avenue also allows me to try to address some of the major flaws in our custodianship.
It all sounds grandiose, I have to live with this brain/organism. However, specifically I feel I can make a significant change for greenhouse issues and hopefully third world living conditions. Globally, the greenhouse issue is going to cause problems sooner rather than later. First priority then. Living conditions next. If we can demonstrate some competencies with these pressing matters, as a race, then let's look at space exploration.
How the fuck am I going to manage all that? Electric vehicle first. Industry next? Water and sanitation. I will need specific competencies. AutoCAD, SolidEdge and ANSYS are helpful tools for the greenhouse battle. Novel technologies for industry/government improvements. Throw in a dash of civil engineering for the services in developing countries, then stir.
Are you such a dreamer, to put the world to rights? Yeah, and I'm slow with some things, but engineer and musician are not mutually exclusive dreams.
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