Can We Afford to Dream? 🌠

Well, yes. Another nocturnal ruminations, epiphanies (or anxieties) 𖡎. I can't sleep. So... here we go.

We've all been there. Society whispers sweet nothings in our ears: "Find your passion! Chase your dreams! Land that dream job!" ✅ But what if "the dream job" is a mirage? Bak kata Gen Z sekarang; delulu? What if it's a trap, 🪤 a gilded cage designed to keep us running on the same hamster wheel, forever chasing that elusive carrot? eh ke Donkey yang chasing the carrot?

Talking bout donkey and carrot ni, remind me of my ex-Boss. Keep giving me empty promises and expect me to give everything sampai literally burn out. At the end, nothing. Who bear the consequence? Kita juga. And they don't give a damn pun. Like he said: 

"I just want to get things done," 

(When I'm the one who stay up all night for days, weeks, month after month to clean up other people shit) 

"They just wanna see numbers 💰, Suzlin,"

(Oops,going the extra mile for this place? Not happening. This isn't my dad's company, right? Time to go #BareMinimum from now on) 😒

Pfft, think about it. You spend years climbing the ladder 🪜, sacrificing everything for that corner office. Last sekali, you finally get there, and... then you realize: it's just... more work. More stress.🥴 More meetings. You're still not happy. You're still searching. 

What if, instead of chasing one big goal 🎯, we embraced a life of "multi-passionate" living? What if we allowed ourselves to explore different interests, to dabble, to experiment? To build a life that reflects our unique blend of curiosities, not some pre-packaged definition of "success."

Imagine a life where you're a writer and a baker. A musician and a gardener 🌱. A coder and a painter. A witch and a registered drug dealer. Pokoknya, you're not confined to one label, one box 📦. You're a one-woman show. You can do it all. You're you.

This doesn't mean you're a "jack of all trades, master of none." Tapi kalau betul pun apa salahnya, right? It just means you're a master of your own unique blend of skills. You're constantly learning, growing 📈, evolving. You're not afraid to try new things, to fail, to get back up ↗ and try again.

The beauty of this approach lies in its freedom 🦋. You're not bound by societal expectations. You're not defined by your job title 💼. You're free to explore, to create, to live a life that truly reflects who you are.

Should we ditch the "dream job" fantasy? Embrace the chaos. Embrace the unknown. Embrace the beautiful messiness of being ourself? Will it surprise us? Ke macam mana? 💭 

Tapi tulah, quoting a quote on PS I Love You, Cecilia Ahern's:

“You gotta be rich to be insane, Hol. Losing your mind is not a luxury for the middle class,”

Reality bites: I know the pressure of "going cuckoo" trying to make ends meet. Need to stay sane, I can't risk my kesayangan ❤️. Impractical, risky, instability, or even irresponsible; ini luxury that I can't afford. High-stakes game, cannot play. K la good night.

P.S. Is this what we call being lazy or unambitious?

P.P.S. What if "success" wasn't about climbing the ladder, but about building a life that truly makes you happy?

P.P.P.S. Am I slowly becoming Gen Z?

P.P.P.P.S. M40 tersakiti. Missing out on targeted assistance programs designed for B40 while also facing the rising costs and pressures experienced by T20. Geng tak dapat STR, put your hands up! 🙋🏻‍♀️

P.P.P.P.P.S. Or this is how God giving practical education on Tauhid? حَسْبُنَا اللهُ وَنِعْمَ الْوَكِيْلُ نِعْمَ الْمَوْلَى وَنِعْمَ النَّصِيْرُ