One Hour Thought – Dreaming

I just watched a TV show titled “Suits” before letting my thoughts take over. It told a story about life as a successful lawyer in the biggest law firm in New York City. Success that is defined as a glamorous life filled with jobs and winning lawsuits. I imagined myself could be in the position of the main character of the TV show. He is so in love with his job and his job has always been his passion. Many people believe that having a job that we are passionate about will make us happy and live longer. Yet, my internship experience last summer made me rethink that most people are not lucky enough to have a job in their expertise and passion. 

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I realize that so far I have been living my dream. I have had chances to travel to many countries, I am taking a major that I passionate about, I always do things that I love to do, like cooking, eating good food, and being happy. During my almost 20 years’ journey, my life has not been perfect. Sometimes I have to experience failure, feel sadness and insecurity, and fear about my future. I had an internship over last summer, and I was proudly telling people that one day I would like to be the Finance Minister of my country. I believe that being the Finance Minister could actually impact my country positively. However, I received some sarcastic feedback from some people in my workplace saying, “Let Timmy become an idealist because he is still young,” or “Let him believe what he would like to achieve.”

I was surprised and little bit offended when I heard such comments. I was not aware that I would receive such feedback while telling people about my long-term dream. During my one hour thinking, I was wondering the reason behind their sarcasm regarding my dream. I came up with a thought that those people believe that they had their dream taken away from them by circumstances. When I realized the reason behind their sarcasm, I thought that one day I could be one of them who feel sour about life and not enjoying their job. 

I had an argument inside my head about what could possibly happen to me in the future. Positively, I believe that no matter what happen, I should let my dream live and try to pursue the value of it. If I could not be the Finance Minister who affects economy policies, I would be a person who affects people’s economy around me, maybe by creating some jobs or having a non-profit organization. Negatively, I would let the circumstances made me bitter. It is hard to get over a condition where my dream is taken away. That night, I have made my decision that I will keep living up my dream even though it is just the value of it. One day when I grow older and bitterness of life take away my dream; I would remember the night and pull up this writing to remind myself of my choice. 

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt