It is a general perception that teaching is a vocation and it goes beyond the want to have a stable job. Though of course, for some educators, the stable monthly salaries attracts them into this job. However very often, we hear teachers complain about the endless hours spent marking assignments, preparing for lessons and having to deal with the perpetual amount of administration work. But the real beauty behind it is when you hear them say: At the end of the day, it's the students that matter and it brings me great joy to see them grow to become people for others.

I believe the key behind enjoying what you are doing is Passion: a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm according to Dictionary.Com. Perhaps I do not speak for all, but when you have a strong deep desire within you to want to do something, you will go all out to do it even though its difficult and even if it means sacrifices on your part. However, sometimes the problem comes when we are searching where our passion fully lies and where our hearts and minds are. I guess this is especially true for university students like us deciding where to head on after graduation. I might be simplifying things a lot especially when earning a decent salary is so important and a lot of times, many have to trade off doing something they really feel passionate about for a job the pays decently well so as to have a stable income. And for many, they spend a lifetime in the 'rat race' of the financial world only to look back and regret not being able to let the fire that was once in their hearts burn. Of course, there are also many who will testify how much they love their jobs. For instance, a particular priest mentioned how thankful he is to be able to celebrate the funeral of others for in it, he sees his role as giving hope and support. You can just simply see from the sparkle in these people how passionate they are with their jobs.

For me, if there is anything I hope for, it will be doing something that I feel passionate about. Somewhere deep within me I really don't think I can sit down in an office everyday and repetitively do the same thing day in day out. I need to have a changing environment with different people coming in and out of my life. Thus far, I do hope that teaching is a right option for me, even though many have warned me before that this job does not just entail having to teach students, its much worse than it and it also doesn't pay as well as my fellow peers who have the same qualifications as me. Perhaps its really tough and stressful, which is why so many teachers are ending up in IMH. Nonetheless, I will just move on and take this step and see where it takes me to. Hopefully at the end of the 4 years of my bond, I can say that it has been worthwhile and I have let the passion within me burn.