A Big Change

They say that you know a change is coming in a single moment. One split second you know that it will all be different. Its a sixth sense in a way that allows us to know something that normal intuition just cannot justify. Therefore, I knew on Friday morning, sometime between 905 and 955 am, that I could no longer pursue a major in Astronomy, a field I had dreamed about studying in for many, many years. As much as I love the subject, and enjoy reading up on it and learning it, I have found that it has become much more technical than I would have liked. Plus all the physics and math, it has become too much for me and unenjoyable. I enjoy the physics and the science of it, but it is too technical for me still. No matter how hard something becomes, you still must enjoy what you are doing to an extent. Granted, my subject matter was extremely difficult, but I just could not get interested in the subject like I thought I would be. Over the years, there has been one piece of advice that has been repeated over many times by many different people to me in many different fields of work. That advice is to do what you love, and you will succeed. Today I found out that although I enjoy astronomy, its maybe not what I want to do for a career. Instead, it is something I will just maybe follow on an amateur level as a non-professional. I have found out instead, in fact, that my true passion, what I get excited to learn about, is something completely different. They say that today is the start of the rest of your life. And for me, that has rung true no more clearly than it has today. So, after many years of hopefulness and excitement, I will now discontinue my pursuit of a field of study that I thought was right for me, but in the end, it just wasn't. So, I officially state that I have dissolved my pursuit of a degree in Astronomy/Astrophysics. I will now pursue a major in the field of Economics. My fondness of the subject will never fade, and I will continue to educate myself and learn about the fascinating science. Professionally and educationally, however, I will now refocus myself in a different direction. Am I disappointed? Yes. I am more excited, however, to conquer the opportunity that lays in front of me. My true passion. Let the new journey begin.