dreams
What will I be after I graduate?
This may come out of topic with regards to the things I have been talking about recently. It may sound childish or the like because the question is often asked from a kid.
This topic just crossed my mind after the talk at the CMC Audi. It was our last session for CWTS 1 because next week we are into fieldwork. Oh I can't wait! Going back, I just asked this question to myself after hearing the experiences of some Communication Research graduates. They are very successful in their chosen line of work and I envy them.
Some people end up taking a job that has never even crossed their minds that they will be doing it someday. And I don't wanna be like them. I didn’t study just to end up in some job I didn’t specialize in. That's like wasting my UP education. I’d rather get a low pay than end up somewhere I am not suppose to be in.
I may seem pessimistic and at the same time you may think that I think highly of myself. But that is what I feel. Sorry to say but I really look down on those taking a six-month course and apply for a job abroad after. I don’t even like nursing. But still that’s reality and that’s exactly what is happening now. I can’t change it on my own.
Talking about careers, when I was little I wanted to become a teacher. Maybe it's because my mom's side is a family of teachers -- from my great grandfather up to my cousins up to now. I remember when during my childhood, I have this mini blackboard and I used to gather all my stuff toys or even sometimes my "imaginary friends" and teach them. I would check their assignments and stuff. This is what my brother uses to tease me today.
But then I got tired of being a teacher so I shifter to becoming a Flight Stewardess. I was encouraged because of the high pay and for the reason that they travel a lot. Part of this dream of mine was also because of my dad. He used to travel a lot going to one conference to another here and outside the country. Whenever I see his pictures and hear all his stories I become envious. So back then, I decided that I WANT to be a stewardess.
But there was a problem. Coming from a small family (small as in height), they told me that I will have a problem when it comes to the height requirement. Another problem was that my teeth were in disarray. Due to an accident, I lost my two front teeth and were replaced by two bigger ones. This gave the other teeth a smaller space to grow in. So I ended up discarding this way too high dream of mine.
My third dream job was to be a news anchor or a broadcast journalist. Actually it still comes to my mind especially now that I am in Mass Comm. I was so high with this dream especially when I was in high school and when I became part of the school’s organ. But it somehow lessened when I landed in Comm Res.
But I guess it's a blessing in disguise that I am now in CRes. Not only is the course flexible to any kind of job like research, analysis, project plans, government, arts, etc.
So as of now I want to have a job wherein I can use all the things I have learn and will be learning in CRes. I don't wanna waste all those time I spent in school. But of course what matters is that I enjoy what I am doing. Maybe the pay just comes in second place when you know that you love what you do and learn from it as well.
So there, that's some contemplation for me. Thanks to that talk this morning I learned that what is best is that you have passion for anything you want to do.
"It is not necessary that you become wealthy or famous or a genius in order to fulfill your own destiny."
-- The Gift of Acabar
Og Mandino
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