{"id":680,"date":"2010-09-30T15:39:28","date_gmt":"2010-09-30T15:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web02.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters2\/archives\/680"},"modified":"2015-05-24T06:51:39","modified_gmt":"2015-05-24T06:51:39","slug":"advice-to-a-friend-on-what-subject-to-take","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carmelss.edu.hk\/buddingwriters\/archives\/680","title":{"rendered":"Advice to a friend on what subject to take"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Mary,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How are you?&nbsp; I bet you are quite busy now, preparing for your graduation exam.&nbsp; I am also working hard for it.&nbsp; Let&rsquo;s work hard together!&nbsp; I know you are worrying about which subject to take because you are interested in music but it is not a promising subject.&nbsp; Actually, I think that is a truly difficult situation.&nbsp; I reckon you should take accounting.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Firstly, accounting provides you with better careers prospects.&nbsp; As you know, being an accountant can earn more money than being a musician.&nbsp; Moreover, music is a kind of subjective art; it does not have an objective standard.&nbsp; It is hard for you to succeed.&nbsp; To be frank, if you are not well known enough, it is hard for you to earn a living as a musician.&nbsp; Furthermore, even if you choose not to be an accountant after graduation, an accounting degree can still help you better than a music one in finding a job.&nbsp; If I were an employer, I would choose the one with an accounting degree, as he or she will be more practical.&nbsp; I know it sounds bad to be so money-minded. However, sometimes, we need to be realistic.&nbsp; I know you love accounting, though you like music more.&nbsp; I think taking accounting is not a bad choice because it gives you a more promising future and you like it too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Secondly, music might be too difficult a subject for you.&nbsp; Mary, I know you are interested in music and you love to sing.&nbsp; However, studying music is more than humming tunes.&nbsp; Studying music involves learning music history and different theories, composing and performing.&nbsp; The studying of music might not be the kind that you desire.&nbsp; Also, though you are gifted in singing, you have not received any professional training and you do not know how to play any instruments.&nbsp; I think it may be very difficult to catch up.&nbsp; Perhaps it might be too difficult for you.&nbsp; Taking music might make your university life too burdensome.&nbsp; You have already been taking accounting courses for a few years and had developed an interest in it.&nbsp; I am sure you can achieve much more in accounting, and can have a much joyful university life.&nbsp; I think taking accounting is a wiser choice.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Thirdly, taking accounting does not mean you are barred from music.&nbsp; It is not a life-long ban and you can take both.&nbsp; What I mean is that while you take accounting as your university degree, you can learn music outside school.&nbsp; If you choose it this way, you enjoy benefits both from taking accounting and taking music.&nbsp; On the one hand, you can enjoy having better career prospects from taking accounting.&nbsp; On the other hand, you can enjoy music.&nbsp; You can choose which aspects of music to learn.&nbsp; I know you hate history.&nbsp; By taking interest classes instead of university courses, you do not need to study history.&nbsp; Moreover, you will have more time to develop your music potential.&nbsp; You can also control your own learning schedule.&nbsp; Furthermore, I think by this you can truly enjoy music.&nbsp; I mean ENJOYING it.&nbsp; If you can take music as your university degree, learning music will be made compulsory or obligatory.&nbsp; I think forced learning will reduce your passion for music and immense stress will also be built.&nbsp; For one thing, I think music is very different from accounting in that you need to love the subject so as to perform well.&nbsp; If you eventually hate accounting, you still have the ability to be an accountant, but if you eventually dislike music, I doubt you can produce a good piece of music.&nbsp; Not to mention, though you may not be taking music in university, with sufficient training, you can still be a musician. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Mary, I know you love music very much, and you like it more than accounting. However, taking accounting provides you a more promising future; and music might be too difficult a subject for you.&nbsp; Though you love music more, you also love accounting.&nbsp; Also, you can still learn music if you take accounting in university.&nbsp; I think taking accounting is a better choice than taking music.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; Mary, I know you are hard-working and you are very talented.&nbsp; Though I think taking accounting will lead you to an easier path, I know you will do well in both subjects.&nbsp; And of course, I am only here to express my opinion.&nbsp; You know yourself the best.&nbsp; I know you can also choose the best for yourself.&nbsp; No matter what your final decision is, I am here to support you.&nbsp; I hope my advice is useful.&nbsp; I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Best wishes,<br \/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chris<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Mary<\/p><p>How are you? I bet you are quite busy now, preparing for your graduation exam. I am also working hard for it. Let&rsquo;s work hard together! I know you are worrying about which subject to take because you are interested in music but it is not a promising subject. 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