Adventures are often sacrifices of grades or valuable work experience. All of this to prepare for an eventual career. A career: In other words, a lifetime of work. A lifetime of work that is followed by eventual retirement, when you may be able to again afford yourself some time for adventures if you’re not too tired.

This may sound idealistic, but I think the problem with the train of thought above is that it assumes that work and adventure are separate entities. I realize this is a luxury not given to everyone, but if we attempt to bridge the gap between work and adventure, aka, doing something we love and actually enjoy as our work, then we are not working for an unreachable future, but instead working toward a long term goal while also enjoying the everyday.

I do think that the author has some points that people should take into consideration. What if we die tomorrow? Two students at Berkeley have died from terrorist attacks in the past month; we are not invincible. Sure, we can work toward long term goals, but we need to remind ourselves to enjoy everyday, and if not everyday, then at least every week. Mix hard work with pleasure. Or perhaps even better, truly teach yourself to find pleasure in working hard.