So...What are you going to do with that?

Matt Lauer Sucks

Here's to you, art major. And to you, philosophy major! To the majors in Liberal Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, Anthropology, Music, Religious Studies, and History. (Let's not forget my new and lovely major, Theatre.) And this what I have to say to all of the people majoring in these areas, GOOD FOR YOU!!!

I, as a very important member of society, would like to thank you for your contribution to the world. Thank you for choosing to study something that you find incredibly interesting, without focusing on the lucrative benefits for you and you only. Social change majors? You're awesome. I know that a lot of us get the question, "So, what are you going to do with that degree?" followed with a scowl and a heavy load of judgement. You wanna know what we're going to do with those degrees? Whatever the hell we want.

Yeah, I'm even defending this guy.

I have a double major in Spanish and Theatre. So, naturally, the question I always get is: "So, you wanna do Spanish plays?" Maybe. Not necessarily. Those just happen to be the two subjects I find incredibly and innately fascinating. And I love my classes. I'm not miserable in my undergrad, like I was when I was an education minor. Undergrad is too short to take classes that you hate. And maybe you'll never get a job in your chosen field. So why wouldn't you spend as much time as you could learning about it? The world needs more people who are in love with what they do. I love theatre more than anything I've done my whole life. In fact, I've wanted to be an actress since I was 3 years old. It's my oldest and strongest passion. I've gone through spurts in my life where I've wanted to be a mechanic, a lawyer, a teacher, and even a minister at one point. But those things come and go, because I lacked the passion to focus on them. But theatre? That's my love. I know I can always be happy in a job where there's a stage and lots of lights.

So you! The one who chose to study something you're absolutely in love with, and everyone thinks you're crazy for it? Good for you. Keep it up. And if they give you hell, tell them to shove it.