Buddhability Short: Uncertainty after graduation

Buddhability

SGI-USA

Health & Fitness, Self-help, Self-care, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Buddhism

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🗓️ 19 April 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Buddhability Shorts is a series where we break down a Buddhist concept or common life challenge we’ve touched on in an interview. Today, we’re talking about navigating life after graduation and finding your unique path.

To ask a question about the basics of Buddhism, you can email us at [email protected]

Episodes Referenced:
Josef: "Finding Your Purpose in College"
Louise: "Building a Career You Love"
Luca: "What you do isn't who you are"

References:
Discussions on Youth, pp. 71-73, 26

Transcript

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0:00.0	From SGIUSA, I'm Cassidy Bradford, and this is Budability.
0:09.5	The weekly series where I talk with Buddhists from all walks of life about the power we each have to change our lives and the world around us.
0:21.7	The year was 2017.
0:24.3	I proudly walked across the graduation stage.
0:27.8	I'm a sentimental girl, so it was a big moment.
0:31.1	I felt so much pride for everything I'd accomplished in college.
0:34.9	But then, we walked out the auditorium doors. I got asked, so what are you
0:41.1	doing next? I had to push down my worries and say, oh, I'm not sure yet. Maybe I'll go into education.
0:48.8	My peers were headed to graduate school or landed fancy jobs. I had a summer job lined up as a camp counselor.
0:56.8	Don't get me wrong, I loved that job, but it was scary knowing I had no solid plan come
1:02.8	August. So today, we're talking about the big unknowns that sometimes come with life after high
1:08.5	school or college. Maybe you're a high school senior
1:11.9	with a college decision to make. Or maybe you're finishing up college, dreading, leaving your
1:17.4	friends, and starting a new chapter. This week, you shared with us your biggest fears about
1:22.4	life after high school. Some of you were worried about financial security and finding a job
1:26.8	that would help you support yourself and others. I saw a few folks who were worried about financial security and finding a job that would help you support yourself and others.
1:29.8	I saw a few folks who were concerned about losing things and people that they loved.
1:34.2	At the heart of it, everyone faced a lot of uncertainty about your future.
1:39.1	One listener's response sums up the spirit of most of you.
1:42.5	They said they were worried about finding a path for themselves in college and in society.
1:48.0	If you're on the cusp of a big life transition like high school or college graduation, you might be feeling uncertain about what's to come.
1:56.0	Back in 2021, we spoke with Joseph of Texas, who was in the same boat.
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