<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: Are You Leading a Life of Quiet Desperation?</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/are-you-leading-a-life-of-quiet-desperation/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/are-you-leading-a-life-of-quiet-desperation/</link>
	<description>Mike Turitzin&#039;s essays and articles</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:02:58 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4</generator>
	<item>
		<title>By: Caitlin</title>
		<link>http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/are-you-leading-a-life-of-quiet-desperation/comment-page-1/#comment-32443</link>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:46:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/?p=607#comment-32443</guid>
		<description>And what of those who don&#039;t have the time nor money to follow their dreams? What of those who have mouths to feed, who have to provide a roof over other&#039;s heads? Those who can&#039;t afford to quit their soul destroying job? Who have the talent but not the resources? The people who other people depend on for food in their belly, a roof over their head?

I would *love* to quit working this dead end, soul destroying job. I would love to go back to college, to get my degree as I had planned, and make my living doing something I love, something I am good at. But I can&#039;t afford the tuition fees, and there are people who need this crappy wage I earn to eat, to live. I am not selfish enough to throw away their future for my own wish fulfilment; I am responsible for them, and I do what I do out of my love for them. Had I wish life turned out the way I wanted it to? Sure. Do I wish that some day I can find my way out of this? Certainly. But until tuition fees drop to zero, or until I can find a job that doens&#039;t need me to work 12 hours a day, 6 days a week to provide the best I can for my family my dreams lie in my children: I hope &amp; pray to God every day that because of my own sacrifices they will have a better life than mine, that they will be in a position where they can follow their dreams, rather than having to live a life of quiet desperation in the hope that hte next generation will do better.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And what of those who don&#8217;t have the time nor money to follow their dreams? What of those who have mouths to feed, who have to provide a roof over other&#8217;s heads? Those who can&#8217;t afford to quit their soul destroying job? Who have the talent but not the resources? The people who other people depend on for food in their belly, a roof over their head?</p>
<p>I would *love* to quit working this dead end, soul destroying job. I would love to go back to college, to get my degree as I had planned, and make my living doing something I love, something I am good at. But I can&#8217;t afford the tuition fees, and there are people who need this crappy wage I earn to eat, to live. I am not selfish enough to throw away their future for my own wish fulfilment; I am responsible for them, and I do what I do out of my love for them. Had I wish life turned out the way I wanted it to? Sure. Do I wish that some day I can find my way out of this? Certainly. But until tuition fees drop to zero, or until I can find a job that doens&#8217;t need me to work 12 hours a day, 6 days a week to provide the best I can for my family my dreams lie in my children: I hope &amp; pray to God every day that because of my own sacrifices they will have a better life than mine, that they will be in a position where they can follow their dreams, rather than having to live a life of quiet desperation in the hope that hte next generation will do better.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Bernard</title>
		<link>http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/are-you-leading-a-life-of-quiet-desperation/comment-page-1/#comment-25136</link>
		<dc:creator>Bernard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 02:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/?p=607#comment-25136</guid>
		<description>This article was exactly what I needed to read. Thank you for the inspiration!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This article was exactly what I needed to read. Thank you for the inspiration!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: ruben</title>
		<link>http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/are-you-leading-a-life-of-quiet-desperation/comment-page-1/#comment-11809</link>
		<dc:creator>ruben</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 03:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/?p=607#comment-11809</guid>
		<description>positive blog like it!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>positive blog like it!!!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: David</title>
		<link>http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/are-you-leading-a-life-of-quiet-desperation/comment-page-1/#comment-5381</link>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/?p=607#comment-5381</guid>
		<description>Thanks.  Those are the words I needed to hear today!  I am bookmarking this page so I can read it every day for a while.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks.  Those are the words I needed to hear today!  I am bookmarking this page so I can read it every day for a while.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Hayan</title>
		<link>http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/are-you-leading-a-life-of-quiet-desperation/comment-page-1/#comment-4701</link>
		<dc:creator>Hayan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 04:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/?p=607#comment-4701</guid>
		<description>I would say bro whatever you stated is just awesome do not have words to describe</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would say bro whatever you stated is just awesome do not have words to describe</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: miketuritzin</title>
		<link>http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/are-you-leading-a-life-of-quiet-desperation/comment-page-1/#comment-2749</link>
		<dc:creator>miketuritzin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/?p=607#comment-2749</guid>
		<description>Thanks, hy!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, hy!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: hy</title>
		<link>http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/are-you-leading-a-life-of-quiet-desperation/comment-page-1/#comment-2747</link>
		<dc:creator>hy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.miketuritzin.com/writing/?p=607#comment-2747</guid>
		<description>I really like your blog.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I really like your blog.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>

