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Re: MGRE Full Length Practice Test Issue Essay [#permalink]
1: definition of worthy goals?
2: Selfish dreams as in? No company can succeed without providing some service for its customers? People playing sports are representing their nation, not just for their personal interests.
3: Goals should be informed- personality/aptitude tests, a number of rotational internships to explore various professions rather than a random definition of worthy.

The claim says that young people should be made to look at the "worthy goals" in life rather than being told to follow their dreams. This claim does provide a perspective of the author wherein the more "worthy goals" in life have better chances of providing them with a secure means of income and the perks that come with it. However, if the entire population were to start doing this, the entire economic situation would immediately start looking very different. For instance, if becoming a software enginner might be considered as a "worthy goal" here, and becoming an entrepreneur who starts their own business might not, since it's a very risky job (Also, the reason can be held valid here, some people might say becoming a CEO is selfish because of all the money a founder makes), but the truth infact is that if there weren't so many people starting their own companies, there wouldn't be as many software companies for these engineers to work in. Thus, entirely changing the whole economic dynamic. This will also then make a software enginner's job not so "worthy" as it will be harder for them to find jobs with sky high competition for the same position.

In the reasoning, the author states that people should be discouraged from following their dreams because their dreams are inherently selfish. This again prompts me to call into question as to what are the "worthy goals " according to the author? Do they mean more people should be working in charity? Helping underpriviledged people? While this is a great thought, but the author fails to take into account the self-preservation trait of every species. Humans are built to help themselves and their loved ones before helping others. There is some merit to the author's claim wherein more people can contribute or volunteer in philanthropic venures. And a way for this can be promoting volunteering in corporate cultures globally, providing additional perks and benefits to people who volunteer to take more such initiatives.

While the author lays a very strong claim to influence the dreams and passions of young people, it does call into thought what we can do to help the youth follow their dreams. Young people are often clueless about the various professions. Some professions may be glamorized on TV and might encourage a lot og young people to pursur that. And so can parents and teachers influence career decisions. But this in no way is equivalent to following dreams. Instead an education system that gives young people freedom to move around, work on various projects and discover what they like doing can be a way to help young people discover what they really like doing.
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