This last week we have been studying a unit in Spanish about careers and words associated with jobs and so on. One of our warm up assignment was to say what we wanted to be when we "grew up." That growing up really starts next year though, doesn't it?
As normal, we went around the room and reviewed our responses and after we did I realized something, everyone wanted to be something great, something that was full of passion or helped others. Well yeah, no one wants to become the corrupt businessman or the guy in jail but it was just like when we were little kids, we still want to be doctors, teachers, actors. . . Will we all become the life saving doctor or the Broadway actor? No, probably not, but the sincerity that these nearly adults showed through their dreams and aspirations was, simply, beautiful. Its hard to see now-a-days that there is still belief that you can truly be anything you want with hard work. It was so good to see. Recently I have felt that the world has told us rising college freshman to choose something safe, follow a path that will not fail. It was good to see that determination to be something great.
