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El Topo From imdb: The gunfighter El Topo ("The Mole") and his young son ride through a desert to a village, whose inhabitants have been massacred. Bandits are nearby, torturing and killing the survivors. El Topo rescues a woman (Mara), who leads him on a mission to find and defeat the four...

I want to pursue something in life that satisfies my need for integrity, substance and meaning. In that way, I'll make my own, small, contribution to the greater good. :)

Would it be a bit overblown to say that the desire to study physics, to understand the laws of nature, can give one a sense of purpose in life?

Before I consider university I will be doing Year 12 which, when I graduate, is the equivalent of your ged or high school diploma.. I think. I'm not sure. But yeah, I'm not going straight from a chicken farm into study for a degree.

Also, I can't think of one response in this thread that hasn't been positive or encouraging in some way, so thanks again. MacLaddy, what has drawn you to consider physics? I'm curious to know.

Thanks for the replies! I've found that the more I look into the business of getting a physics degree the more my expectations are revised with what the realities of such an undertaking entail. I don't feel discouraged.. yet. My biggest hurdle at this early stage (I won't be doing any study for...

Thanks fatra2, I appreciate the response. Just to be clear, I only mentioned relativity and quantum physics because it is these two things that I've been reading about that have piqued my interest. I've not given too much thought about where I'd like to specialise. I'm a long, long way off...

Hello! I hope I'm posting this thread in the right subforum. As in the thread title, I'm 31 and I currently work a low paying job. I have a partner of nearly 10 years who is about to graduate as a registered nurse and enter the workforce. At the moment my income supports both of us and has...