One should take great care in choosing a profession for on it depends the prosperity of one’s whole life. Before a boy joins a school, he must have some ‘idea, however vague it may be, of the profession which he would like to adopt in the latter part of life, If a man whose tastes and temperament incline him to take up a particular profession follows quite a different profession, he is bound to fail in life.
There are various professions which are open to a young man after he has finished his studies. Teaching is one. It is a noble profession. To be given an opportunity to mould the lives of the youths of a country is indeed a privilege, and a teacher does certainly enjoy that. Further, this profession brings us plenty of leisure in which we can profitably pursue certain hobbies which give us joy in life. But I can hardly bring myself to like this profession. A teacher’s lot is hardly enviable. He is so poorly paid that one finds it hard to live a comfortable life. To join this profession is to embrace a life of voluntary poverty.
The medical profession is considered these days to be a very noble profession. It is indeed the greatest service to humanity to relieve the sufferings and agonies of the sick and the wounded. To save a man from death is the highest act of charity and nobility. And this is what a doctor can do. But it is not easy for a young doctor to make his mark s1hen there already exist so many doctors far more experienced and. in sonic cases, better qualified than he. Moreover, I have a personal dislike for this profession. It makes us see at all times only the ugly and unpleasant side of human life. It distorts one’s tastes anti kills one’s appreciation of beauty.
The Bar also is over-crowded. Only very few attain to eminence at the Bar, and not many, even after fifteen or twenty years of waiting, succeed in getting constant employment. The majority of the lawyers who have no other means have either to connect themselves with other pursuits, or live a most unenviable life. From a moral point of view also, the lawyer’s profession is not the best one to choose: because an honest lawyer can hardly earn enough to make both ends meet. He is often required to argue a case which he knows to be false and try to prove it to be true. He is therefore required to kill his conscience at every step, which is a great sacrifice indeed.
Agriculture, though profitable, is not so honourable as to attract me. However rich a farmer may be, he does not enjoy any status in society. Moreover, I have absolutely no liking for this profession.
In both Mechanical and Electrical engineering, however, there are excellent opportunities for a young man to distinguish himself, and in other directions men may do well if they choose to put their shoulder to the wheel. But I have no aptitude for any of these professions.
I want to settle down as a businessman and follow in the foot-steps of my father. I am not fitted to attain any remarkable success in other professions, So I want to follow the profession of my forefathers. The prizes in commerce are greater in point of money than they can possibly be in any other profession, and they are within the reach of even the poorest man on earth, provided he is industrious, patient, painstaking and honest. Moreover, you enjoy complete independence in this profession. You are the master of your time. There is no one to boss over you. This is the profession I wish to adopt in life.
There are various professions open to every young man and he should follow only that profession which suits his taste, temperament, aptitude, and circumstances best.
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