Haphazard vs. Rigorous and Methodical Preparation

Haphazard is the order of the day

(A candid declaration about our culture ...)

We do NOT equip ourselves (or our children)
in a rigorous and methodical way
to live and lead our lives.

However, ironically, we take a painstaking approach to prepare people ...

to play sports
to be musicians
to be architects
to be engineers
etc. etc. etc.

But what is more important? To live life as a person, or be a professional ______  (fill in the blank).

It is not an either-or, but a both-and proposition!

(Provoked by the idea of candor expressed at Shane's Blog With Candor.)