Nurturing Professional Relationships

Not only can I find meaning by nurturing my newfound friendships, but I can also generate meaning by maintaining the relationships with my family and friends back home. This source of generating meaning to contribute to my happiness is justified in the same way as strengthening my newfound friendships. According to Wolf’s theory, these actions have subjective appeal and objective validity. Nurturing these relationships will require special attention and care because I no longer see my family or old friends every day, therefore nurturing these relationships is done out of ‘reasons of love.’ I believe family and friends (whether old or new) are important examples of aspects of a happy life. Family can provide perhaps an even further extended …show more content…
The theories of both Wolf and Hurka support this. Again, this is subjectively appealing and objectively valid, but here I believe reasons of love takes on a slightly different meaning. In a video entitled “Finals Week,” Stefan Vandenkooy says “…realize that your degree isn’t for you, it is for those who are hurting…You are not just students putting pen to paper for the sake of your own ego-centered GPA, you are in training to love people better…to heal people better” (Your Degree Is Not For You). This is how I view reasons of love fitting in to my professional relationships. I am pursuing a career in nursing because I care about all the people I can help in the future. Pursuing this career path will provide me ample opportunity to develop meaningful professional relationships. Additionally, Hurka’s theory justifies this view. Before I start my career, while in nursing clinicals in hospitals, for example, I can view strengthening my professional relationships as those with professors, instructors, bosses, and floor nurses as a goal toward a greater achievement of finding a stable job when I am older. All of these individuals could possibly contribute to my finding a stable job after graduation or even towards my acceptance into a graduate level program, as I hope to continue my education after I receive my certification to practice as a Registered Nurse. Essentially, nurturing these relationships is a component of a good life for me that will bring meaning and are steps toward gaining achievements and fulfillment. Having a comfortable, engaged work/school atmosphere I will enjoy is definitely an example of part of a happy life for me because I spend so much time in my work/school