Summary Of Do What You Want By Dr. Gordon Marino

For The Love of It. In the discussion of A Life Beyond “Do What You Want”, one controversial issue has been, do we find a vocation that we love and are passionate about or do we settle for a vocation that we are good at and do it very well, but not love or even like? Dr. Gordon Marino, Philosopher at St. Olaf College in Minnesota, suggests that both are important, and it is the individual who must make that decision. Marino also challenges his students to think about what makes them happy. Marino further tries to equip his students with the knowledge to make an informed decision pertaining to the rest of their lives. However, on the one hand, a person must feel complete and do what he or she does well, but then again choosing a career and just doing it well isn’t always the answer. A person must feel fulfilled or the career and money does not matter. In conclusion, Marino recommends finding a passion, turn it into a career and work till it becomes doing something a person loves. However, on the other hand, Marino also states that doing good work to help the family or help others is selfless, yet very rewarding. In many cases, helping others is a fulfillment of its own and then it becomes a person’s passion.

In reaction to Dr. Gordon Marino
essay, A Life Beyond” Do What You want”, I feel a person must be passionate about what ever career they choose, whether they like their job or not. Showing passion does not limit nor does it exceed expectation. A person can be passionate at their job and not have passion for their job, meaning that a person does their job very well and complete, not lacking integrity. I believe that we must sometime do what is best of our circumstances and apply ourselves to the best of our abilities. If we were to possess a negative feeling on a consistent basis, then that negative feeling would break through and be displayed in our workmanship.

Upon viewing Paul Griffin’s YouTube presentation of A Life Beyond” Do What You Love”, Griffin expressed that it is a fine essay and that he felt that Dr.
Gordon Marino was experienced as well as a good guy. Throughout the YouTube video, Griffin feels that Marino use of expression and authority is very strong. Also Griffin continues to complement Marino for his use of rhetorical devices, how they are portrayed throughout the essay and how Marino used luminaries such as Kant, Nelson Mandelas, and Martin Luther King, to strengthen his creditability. Griffin later explains how Marino called attention to the use of higher power. Griffin further explains how the higher power is and can be conformed to each person’s
beliefs.

In reaction to Paul Griffin’s YouTube video, for starters I believe that Griffin demonstrated and emphasized the words to portray how Dr. Gordon Marino was wanting them to be expressed and experienced. It appeared that Griffin could relate to or has had past experiences within the topic. However, on the other hand, agreeing with some of his actions, but at times Griffin could have scaled back on the dramatics. His over emphasis was very distracting and became annoying taking away from the reading.