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Why Dreams Are Worth Following

Read this if you're unsure about the future.

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I am going to keep this article short and sweet.

Dear Society, please follow your dreams regardless of other people's opinions.

I got many mixed opinions and reactions when told people I was applying to art school for college. Most people supported me while others were shocked and silently disapproved. I think some people felt that pursuing art as a career is not trustworthy, nor a form of stable income. However, you should not allow one person's pessimistic opinion to make you question your dreams.

I did apply to art school and I got accepted to my first choice school, The Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. I am only 2 months into school and I could not be happier. This school is amazing and meshes with me so well. I am flourishing and learning so much about art and the graphic design industry. When I explain what my classes are like to my friends, they are in awe– and others are mildly jealous.

I cannot stress this enough; please follow your dreams regardless of society's opinion. It's about what makes YOU happy, not the people around you. Whenever you find yourself making a tough long term or short term decision, choose what makes you the happiest. Do not choose something based solely on the money you will make– money cannot buy happiness people.

For the recap:

Continue doing what you love, and if you are not, stop what you're doing and change your life for the better. 50+ years from now, you will look back and regret it if you don't.

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