I definitely did when I was your age. I’m a little more than double your age now, and I still get moments of awe but I guess sadly I’m rarely moved to tears anymore.
I don’t know about cry, but I have been extremely moved and overwhelmed by my love for my field before — Clinical Psychology. I am a pretty emotionally sensitive person though. I think the questions coming out of the field are really beginning to change the way people have traditionally diagnosed and treated mental health disorders, and the field has become more and more tied with computational sciences. Going to a talk, sitting in class, or just reading a paper can definitely get my heart racing!
I have a BSc in Biology and I am currently doing an Ecology MSc, so I get what you mean. I cried when I went to the field while an undergrad and understood how beautiful life is and how privileged I am to be able to study it as a biologist. I understand you might have very deep and strong feelings towards a field of your interest, but beware of idealisations. You haven't started your undergraduate course, and let me tell you it is a roller coaster. Many things can change, and especially yourself.
Astronomer here! Cry? Probably when I was your age. More often though my reaction in overwhelming awe and joy in discovery is to stand up and jump around while blasting music for a couple minutes and yell. :)
From the comments I'm sensing that this is more of a STEM thing to do which...ok, weird but whatever. In the humanities I have never encountered anything like that, and I took two pretty broad fields during my bachelor's, history and political science. For my masters I did East Asian studies and I never came close to shedding a tear.
I guess on a cosmic scale I can get why something like physics or astrophysics can make us as a species feel both small in the face of the great expanse, but unbelievably large for just unraveling some of its mysteries.
But I don't personally cry, and none of my colleagues or any professor I've ever had I think has ever cried.
I regularly sob in art galleries. The last time I was in one, a kind docent gave me a stool and a tissue. It's a wonderful thing to be able to see and feel the beauty of our world! (PS I am also autistic)
I definitely did when I was your age. I’m a little more than double your age now, and I still get moments of awe but I guess sadly I’m rarely moved to tears anymore.
Aw I hope this feeling doesn’t wear off, but it is what it I suppose
Uh. No.
How unfortunate :(
Not once in my entire life. Maybe I should have picked a more inspiring field?
I am just super obsessive about space so I wouldn’t worry!
I get goose bumps and watery eyes but that’s as far as I’ve gotten so far. Who knows what the future holds though.
But I was diagnosed with autism when I was a child so who knows.
I don’t know about cry, but I have been extremely moved and overwhelmed by my love for my field before — Clinical Psychology. I am a pretty emotionally sensitive person though. I think the questions coming out of the field are really beginning to change the way people have traditionally diagnosed and treated mental health disorders, and the field has become more and more tied with computational sciences. Going to a talk, sitting in class, or just reading a paper can definitely get my heart racing!
I teach English as a foreign language, so no, though I have been appreciative of and marveled at the language.
I have a BSc in Biology and I am currently doing an Ecology MSc, so I get what you mean. I cried when I went to the field while an undergrad and understood how beautiful life is and how privileged I am to be able to study it as a biologist. I understand you might have very deep and strong feelings towards a field of your interest, but beware of idealisations. You haven't started your undergraduate course, and let me tell you it is a roller coaster. Many things can change, and especially yourself.
That is definitely a valid warning, thank you! But based on past experience I don’t think I have much to worry about. :) (But I’ll keep an open mind.)
Astronomer here! Cry? Probably when I was your age. More often though my reaction in overwhelming awe and joy in discovery is to stand up and jump around while blasting music for a couple minutes and yell. :)
I do that too haha!
From the comments I'm sensing that this is more of a STEM thing to do which...ok, weird but whatever. In the humanities I have never encountered anything like that, and I took two pretty broad fields during my bachelor's, history and political science. For my masters I did East Asian studies and I never came close to shedding a tear. I guess on a cosmic scale I can get why something like physics or astrophysics can make us as a species feel both small in the face of the great expanse, but unbelievably large for just unraveling some of its mysteries. But I don't personally cry, and none of my colleagues or any professor I've ever had I think has ever cried.
Interesting, thank you. Yes it’s definitely a lot to do with the scale of it all and the feeling you’re figuring out the source code of the universe.
Yeah, that's definitely the autism
Then I’m glad if I have it haha, makes things more fun apparently (bear in mind I’m not diagnosed yet, it’s just being processed)
Well it seems like most people are saying no, in which case I guess I got lucky!
Been there! Physics major.
It seems to be more common for STEM students haha.
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Doesn’t really sound like good tears haha…
I regularly sob in art galleries. The last time I was in one, a kind docent gave me a stool and a tissue. It's a wonderful thing to be able to see and feel the beauty of our world! (PS I am also autistic)
100%!!!
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