There are many times when friends and relatives would ask me what is my currently vocation and when I reply that I’m a Pilot Trainee, the most typical reaction would be “Wow, you must be earning a lot of money huh”. Most of the time, I would either smile or give a polite gesture but in fact, I wonder why are human so money orientated? It is known for a fact that money is very important for survival but have it occur to you that it is also something sensitive?
When I decided to sign up as a Pilot Trainee, money was not the first thing that came across my mind. I know many colleague who decided to sign for the money rather than doing something they have passion in. I’m not saying that money is not of importance but I think it is incorrect to do something for the sake of earning big bucks. There’s even some who are here just to ‘give it a shot’ and earn that extra amount though they are not interested in flying at all. This is a very selfish behaviour as you are depriving many out there whose passion is into aviation but yet they can’t secure a place due to various reasons.
Instructors have asked why I chose to be a Pilot — is it because of the money? My response was simple: I want to be a pilot because I have the passion for flying since young. For my case, I can prove it because I was once a member with the Singapore Youth Flying Club and this can help to justify my true passion for flying. As for the majority, it would be a tough to answer such a question because to many, money is definitely the main reasons that attracted one to sign as a Pilot.
I would say I’m not money minded but I would save and not spend unnecessarily. Money is not easy to earn but we must always remember that when we do something we enjoy rather than doing it for the sake of money, you’ll find that money will come in faster and not the other way round, which is allowing money to dictate your life.
0 comment