Where do I belong?

Yesterday my bestfriend came home very upset. He is Pre-Dental, a Bio major reccomending sixteen hours this semester, he is locked in his room for hours on end studying for both Chemistry and Biology among his three or four other classes. He had met with his advisor and she had told him that it would be average to get a 3.7 gpa or higher to get into a good dental school. He knew he would ultimately fall short after giving up so much time and effort to this field of study and be left with a Biology Degree that he only wanted to become a dentist. This got me thinking. Im a History major and honestly I am pretty good at it, but am I that good. I wonder how well rehearsed in my specialized area I am going to have to be in order to make some use of my schooling. To write and make a living you must be distinct and moving, to teach and make a living you must be interactive and personable, and to travel and research, what I want to do, you must be the best. Am I the best though? No. Who is the best? No one the way I see. No one will be, there will always be someone wittier, or someone more persuasive, or someone just down right more knowledable than you, but thats the point. Life is a challenge and to see life anyother way is immature and ignorant. So you take what you do have (your knowlege, your wit, and your persuasion) and you play your cards right. You play the game of Life as best you can and if you don't quite make it, thats okay, not everyone can hit a homerun, but just make sure you atleast get your cuts; you can't hit a homer (or a triple, double, or single) if you dont step up to the plate and play the game.