is it worth it?

today was officially my first day of work. it wasnt as good as i hope, i thought i could have done better.. much better, but at least it wasnt without returns. it also wasnt as bad as i had imagined it to be, it was easier than i've thought, maybe because i'm already so used to such approaches from other jobs that i've done before. getting the conversation going was easy, getting into the subject was more challenging to me..especially since i'm not exactly one you can call worldly or knowledgeable.. nonetheless..i had fun..and like sean said, i've nothing at stake..as yet...

for all the little things that he has done today, i'm touched. what can i do without him..?

have you ever felt like you're giving too much for something minor..and then start to wonder whether it was worth all the efforts, for such little returns? an analogy..you're a wine lover, and one day your teacher asked you to do a project on wine, which will only come up to 5% of your final grade. nonetheless because wine is your passion, you sacrificed time and energy on this project, simply because you want to and you enjoy doing it... it doesnt matter what grade you get at the end of the day, at the most you'll just get 5/5, which really isnt anything significant. however in the meantime, because you've spent so much time on this project, you started neglecting the rest of your subjects.

so the question is, is it worth it?