Living a Good Life: Taking the ‘Shortcut’ to Filmmaking and Creativity
“It’s not about the ability to retire but also how we utilise the time while we are on this planet. In the last three years, I was travelling with just one backpack. Every item I buy has to fit in that backpack. If I buy something new, it means that I have to give up something else.”
We are back with part two of our Providend Conversation with Jeshua, a 28-year-old who travelled during the COVID-19 pandemic to over 50 countries, navigating through the uncertainty of vaccinations, all while working remotely and keeping costs low.
In this episode, Jeshua opened up about his reasons for choosing to study at a polytechnic versus the junior college and university route and why he considered it a ‘shortcut’ in his filmmaking and creative journey.
Jeshua believes that education is really about learning, and for him, it’s less about being in a ‘branded’ education institution and having a certificate. He also shared how his parents reacted to the choices he made: “It wasn’t like I was going to drop out of school to do drugs or join a gang.” In fact, he considers himself to have graduated from the “university of life”.
His thoughts on ‘fitting everything into one backpack’ is truly a wonderful depiction of life and something for us to think about – what really matters to us and what we should or should not carry in our own ‘backpack’ in life and how to live the most meaningful life that we possibly can.
It has been a joy having Jeshua with us, and we hope you find his story as inspiring as we did.
You may check out part 1 and part 3 in the links below.
This video series is now available as a podcast for those who prefer listening on the go:
The full list of Providend’s Money Wisdom podcast episodes from Season 4 can be found here.
Music courtesy of ItsWatR.
The Providend Conversation is a video series inspired by Christopher‘s article “To Live the Good Life, Make Life Decision First Before Wealth Decisions”.
For more interviews of the series, check out:
1. The Providend Conversation with Jeshua Soh (Part 1)
2. The Providend Conversation with Jeshua Soh (Part 3)
3. The Providend Conversation: Living the Good Life with Loo Cheng Chuan
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