With so many problems/issues to solve, you are just going to be kicking ass when life swings up.
This. That's exactly how I've been looking at some of all these things actually. That's one of the things that's been fueling me.
Especially everything about and around my mental illness. Reasons for it. All the who, why, how and when sort of things. That's one of my two main reasons for my education.
I want to help others who suffers from mental illness. That's the first reason. The second one is that I truly believe that the entire education can function as some sort of "self-heal" along the way.