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When I was young, I had a lot of dreams.
I once dreamed to be a teacher,in my eyes, teachers were so knowlegeable and powerful. If I were a teacher, I could convey knowledge to others and I could cultivate very outstanding students. It was a great career.
Considering of frequent illness bothered my father, I started to dream to be a doctor so that I could cure him personally.
Because my uncle and two of my cousins were all soldiers, whenever I saw them dressed in military uniforms, I would be fascinated by their cool lookings.Then I began to have the soldier dream.
However, after college entrance examination ended, due to some reasons, I was forced to be involved in petroleum industry. Gradually, I was aimless, seemingly I had invisibly adimitted that was my future career. And it was true, after college, I had further study and achieved master degree, also related to my major. Not surprisingly, my present job is also relevant to petroleum doing research. I have to say what I am doing now is exactly what I dream to do during my postgraduate study. While now I do not think so, because it's a little too different from what I imagine before, even let me down.
What any other choice do I have? I find when I grow older, I become more submitted to the reality. Working for money may be the situation that many young people like me confront. When I calm down, I could always ask myself"if I can have the second choice regardless of all the reality things, what job would I like to do?", my answer is“I do not know”. There is a question that I am afraid others ask me that is "what are you good at?".Similarly, I do not know. I like English, I once dream to speak English as the native speakers do. Indeed, I spend a lot time learning it, and it is the only thing that I have insisted for the longest time, but the result is not that ideal.
I admire those people who have dreams and devote all their life to realize them. I also want to be the person like them. I think I would continue learning English, what if a bad end , it is the only dream that I have and I'd like to give efforts to. So at any time, we all should have a dream, then life would be more meaningful.
Post comment Comment (4 replies)
- Reply teadrinking
- One thing I want to say is that almost of us got many dreams at one time. As we grow up, we have to face the reality.
It is really not easy to hold on something we like all the time. Those ones are very luck and fortunate enough to do something they like on which they have spent much of their time . Finally they realize it.
Most of us are just those ordinary people who are stopped halfway and chose to some others. We do not know what is the next stop. But it does not hamper us from pursuing dreams. We still have time to fight for what we want to become. The point is if we really put the idea into action and persistence.
- Reply sunnyv
- Your thoughts and the things you did are quite normal. Most of us have the same tendencies. When we were young, we have lots of innocent dreams and aspirations. I, myself, just like other kids wanted to become an airline pilot, a traffic policeman and an engineer. Slowly these thoughts are watered down because of reality and our own ability. Eventually, we are forced into a corner where we have to do things which is not within our dreams in order to survive and live a decent life.
You don't have to worry because as far as I can see, your English level is quite good and with this ability, there are lots of things you can do. All you need is a suitable opportunity to use your skills. A lot of people want to learn English but failed to do so and they would be happy if they can write like you.
I know a lot of people who are working in occupations totally unrelated to their university education. There are chemical majors working as instructors in the gym, law graduates working in the hotel industry and biologist working in the transportation business. The cause for this is because at the time we choose our majors in high school, we did not recognize our talent and could not predict what the future society requires. We just choose whatever major that is easy or can earn a good salary. Even I myself have chosen the wrong major. I choose English Literature and I went into commercial business later. I should have chosen Business Administration. Well, talking with hindsight is easy but how do we know what the future holds for us. We just did the best at that moment. You don't not have to feel bad about choosing Petroleum related studies because it shows that you are capable student who can study a subject which you don't have much interest. Anyway, even if you graduated in a popular major, for example, IT - internet technology, there is no assurance that you can get a good paid job because technology keeps changing and what was studied could become out of date.
You are a sincere and trustworthy person, so you would meet success in the course of time. Time would prove everything.
Just be you and if people don't like it, who cares? Life has to go on.
- Reply sweetapple
- Yeah, I totally agree with you. Without action and persistence, dreams will be dreams forever. To act and persist first, then there maybe a hope or chance.
teadrinking: One thing I want to say is that almost of us got many dreams at one time. As we grow up, we have to face the reality.
It is really not easy to hold ...
- Reply sweetapple
- Sincerely speaking, I extremely admire those who show great talent at something and devote all their life to their interest. Haha, it will never happen to me,cause I am not a talent. But how many talents are there in the world? Only a minor group.
sunnyv: Your thoughts and the things you did are quite normal. Most of us have the same tendencies. When we were young, we have lots of innocent dreams and as ...
As you say, I am just a ordinary person, and compared with my peers, I have done very well. Though I am a little disappointed at my present job, at least I have one and it enables me to maintain my family. Just due to this ensurance, I can do whatever I am interested in. So many years, I have consistently occupied myself in studying, I do not have time to think about "dream-like" things, because the traditional education firmly persuade us only working hard entitles students a good and steady job. So I should feel grateful and fortunate, cause I have escaped from the blindly studying. Finally, I am free. I love English and I hope this would be my new orientation, and I would persist.
