one student dropped the class

today one of my favorite students dropped the class, i checked out for him, feel kind of sad.
he said his dad is a professor here and he planed to follow his dad but it turns out he don't like this major, also this small town. so he decided to leave, giving up all the years of study here, he's gonna start over again in another college with a different major. (I am actually thinking of doing the same thing, switching to history major, but didn't spend enough time on this, I'm not sure whether it's right for me or not, yet.)
I believe it's a tough decision, so I don't want to have much comment on this, I just figured out people here have sufficient freedom to do whatever they want or like, and everyone would agree with that decision if it's right to him/her. That's really good for people to explore their maximal ability.
This is also good for a nation, the economy is developing in a health way if people enjoy their jobs. Not like the case in China, some people didn't like the current job, but other people would put pressure on them if they changed to a new one, so they have to stay and suffer. The direct consequence is people suffer in the current position, leading to a low or bad efficiency, which results in a less contribution to the society. It is also bad for the person as mental health is a more and more emphasized issue, people should feel happy with what they are doing, not suffering.
But my opinion is not switching the major or job without a second thought, because, first, people should try to overcome the difficulty, not giving up easily. if the new position is still full of difficulty, should we just give up and switch again? Second, quitting the current position and go to a new one means say goodbye to something you are familiar with and join a new environment, of course it's good to find challenge, but consider the effort people have made in the past, money, energy and time, all are wasted. This is a huge expense in terms of time.
Everything has two sides, one is good, one is bad, but we still have to make a decision, that's the tough part of life, I guess.
Anyway, good luck to his new life, hope he really enjoys it.