Did you fulfill any of your childhood dreams?

Aasiyah Espina | 15 years ago

Remember when we were young and our elders would ask us, "What do you want to be when your grow up?" Did any one of you fulfill what you said back then?

Tags: Career Dreams Aspirations

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What about you?

Sumi | 15 years ago

not yet. i said i would want to be a dentist. then i wanted to be an artist. then a pediatrician, then a writer, then an entrepreneur, then a writer. im working on becoming a teacher because being an artist and writer can wait. it's not really financially fulfilling unless you're the most prolific of the most prolific. :) let's just say im confused.

Aasiyah Espina | 15 years ago

wow, so many 'diverse' things you wanted to be ...

Hassan Ahmed | 15 years ago

and I thought my path was not a straight-forward one. :p

Sumi | 15 years ago

yes and apparently im still confused. it's like... my mother wants me to be someone else i dont want to be. and i just want a simple life though i know where she's coming from, being a doctor is a practical choice. but i was never good at time management, so i dont think it will be beneficial for me to be in med school. plus, i can easily explain complicated concepts in simple terms. even a 5 year old will know what natural selection means. :) hehe.

Aasiyah Espina | 15 years ago

Hassan Ahmed | 15 years ago

We all wanted to be this and that when we were kids .... Every kid has an answer to this FAQ asked by elders ... Even if they don't know why they want to be that but they just do .... Its probably inspired from parents, uncle aunties or any celebrity figure. For example majority of Paki boy kids want to be either soldier or Pilot or Doctor. Thats it. I wasn't any different too.

How it works is as you progress through your Education or as you grow up you start exploring your strong sides ... your strong subjects, your interests, what things you really enjoy to do. eg, some people are really good at giving crashers (saving a friend's ass explaining him things a day before exam :D) means they are good teachers or some people really enjoy or easily get otherwise considered complicated science/nerdy things means they are good at technical stuff etc etc...

So regardless of what you wanted to be just because you liked somebody doesn't mean you should sacrifice what you are good at. And in my opinion, you will be most successful and reach your pinnacle if you pursue something you are really good at or what you enjoy ....

I personally experienced real enjoyment when solving some logical things like Programming etc ... And hopefully peruse this .... Also teaching / training could be a possibility ....

Answered by: Hassan Ahmed | 15 years ago

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:) nicely said. However, it is not always easy for some people to find out what they are good (or not good) at (if they are generally good in whatever they do) or what they find most interesting (if they are thirsty souls and just find everything interesting).
But glad to see that you could find what you are good at and what you like to, MashaAllah. :)

Sumi | 15 years ago

Well probably ... but TBH, you never know where you end up ... its a funny life ...

Hassan Ahmed | 15 years ago

Well after reading the above comments I just felt the need of my consultancy services :P

Hassan Ahmed | 15 years ago

lolz. :p and I wrote the above, because it somewhat reflected my situation. thank you for your free service :D

Sumi | 15 years ago

Zainab Hussain | 15 years ago

Yes I'm living my dream now, I dun remember myself saying that I wud become XYZ but I wanted to create my own self, now u wud say wht is that mean? i tell you, belonging to a "rajpoot" family/caste it's hard for girls to live their lives for their own selves.. Well, Thanks to my parents for supporting me.

Answered by: Zainab Hussain | 15 years ago

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MashaAllah, that's good to know, Zainab! Keep it up. :)

Sumi | 15 years ago

Thanks Sumi : )

Zainab Hussain | 15 years ago

That is some achievement ... Grats!

Hassan Ahmed | 15 years ago

thanks = D im still on my way

Zainab Hussain | 15 years ago

Osama Afzal | 15 years ago

I will inshaAllah ... from childhood i wanted to live with my parents but just for my studies i have to live in karachi since i was 5 ... I use to visit Jeddah in my summer vacations and My mom visits karachi for 4 months ... like this i met my mother 6 months per year and 2 months per year with my father ... so i always wanted to live my life with them not some months of a year ... so in the second half of this year my dream will be fulfilled inshaAllah :D
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though my Nana, nani and mamo n family took a great care of me and bhai .. they brought us up like their own children .. i would like to thank them from bottom of my heart <3

Answered by: Osama Afzal | 15 years ago

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award speech?

angrybridee | 15 years ago

i guessed it that it was u without watching ur name :P

Osama Afzal | 15 years ago

angrybridee | 15 years ago

I wanted to be a teacher and I was and I LOVED IT :D

Answered by: angrybridee | 15 years ago

Sumi | 15 years ago

:) If it is about profession, then: nope. As a kid, I wanted to become a doctor, later teacher, then an architect, then an economist, now struggling between becoming a professor or a consultant. InshaAllah lets see.

I sadly cannot remember any other of my childhood dreams. :(

Answered by: Sumi | 15 years ago

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Haha thats cute sumi : ) all the best

Zainab Hussain | 15 years ago

Thanks lady :) All the best to you too.

Sumi | 15 years ago

Abdullah Najeeb | 15 years ago

i always wanted to be an architect, but ........

Answered by: Abdullah Najeeb | 15 years ago

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But what ?

Hassan Ahmed | 15 years ago

changed the subject line, complicated

Abdullah Najeeb | 15 years ago

I know how it is, but I hope you are happy with your current field. All the best with it! :)

Sumi | 15 years ago

Aaquib Naved | 15 years ago

Honestly, I dreamt of smoking and I did achieved it.

Answered by: Aaquib Naved | 15 years ago

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who voted me down. Grrrr! Now I have to earn 10 Hikmats again.

Aaquib Naved | 15 years ago

hehehe... Thumbs up at whoever voted you down :P

Nabeha | 15 years ago

;) It is bad. But to me it's more than a habit. Smoking transcends everything!

Aaquib Naved | 15 years ago

Munahil Murrieum | 15 years ago

I wanted to be an astronaut, couldn't achieve it though :P

Answered by: Munahil Murrieum | 15 years ago

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:P

Usama Hafeez | 15 years ago

Nabeha | 15 years ago

My childhood dreams were insane .. The biggest dream is world tour which I m still hopeful for :D . Talking about careers, I wanted to be scientist and invent something *which I can't tell now* :D . Then it shifted to business women. After 9th I decided to go for doctor and after my 12th grade I realized that I hate medicine and ended up in business :D
In short No, i didn't fulfill any childhood dream :/

Answered by: Nabeha | 15 years ago

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LOL! :P long story.

Aasiyah Espina | 15 years ago

Hahahaha :P but its very true :)

Nabeha | 15 years ago