It was kind of a far fetched job.... but you pursued it anyway, and at the age of 26 a very influential mentor set you up with an opportunity to do this very job you wanted to do?
Despite the hardships, you loved this job more than life itself.....
Many people at the time (men mostly) criticized you, saying you weren't qualified. Your tactics were unorthodox. (You were a woman of course)
Still, you proved them wrong and earned a doctorate degree in your field.
What if you later became the best known name in your field?
What if your work contributed to the future betterment of animals, humans, and communities?
What if you were very isolated in this job--- sacrificing a lot of your own needs---and yet....you met a true and noble companion and found love?
What if you raised a child, while doing the valuable work you love?
What if you wrote several books about your work, and founded an institute to carry on your legacy?
What if you taught others, so they could carry on your work, and make possible the survival of a species?
I am speaking of course, of Dr. Jane Goodall.
Despite many criticisms of her work over the past several decades, (I do agree the chimpanzee feeding stations are a problem) in my view, she's lived a blessed life.
She has truly done what she wants to do. She has thought of others while doing it (including animals), and she will leave a legacy.
I'm reading her most famous book, In the Shadow of Man, (1971) right now. Check it out her institute.....
http://www.janegoodall.org/
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