Just wondering...

I was thinking just now - I don't know what brought it on, but I was thinking, do you think it is necessary to be really jaded and cynical in order to be successful in a career? I mean, not to be successful in the I-love-my-job and I-am-helping-people kind of way (which is good of course), but to be successful in the more conventional sense, measured by the standards of each particular career. Is callousness necessary just to deal with the immorality, the corner-cutting, and everything else that some people do to be successful? And if it is, is it worth it? And does that mean that everyone who has been highly successful in his or her career has done bad things? Does that mean that they are bad people, or at least not to be trusted? I would hope that in this society that values career success above many other things we have not made immorality and selfishness a prerequisite of that highly-prized goal. As you guys probably realize, I am particularly worried about this because, well, the main thing I have planned for my life right now is a career, and I would so hate to be disappointed.

On a lighter note, I just watched the movie Singing in the Rain at my suitemate Annie's urging. I had some doubts, but it actually turned out to be quite good. Cheery, funny... We should all watch it over spring break! Also Stigmata. Because it is cool. not cheery, or even funny. But definitely cool.