When we are little, we are always faced with some adult asking us "what are you going to be when you grow up?" I remember when I was 8 or 9 years old, my cousin John David asked me this question and I told him I was going to be an actress. After laughing at me for five minutes, he then replied that there is no money in acting. Of course, in those days, even Hollywood stars weren't bring in millions of dollars per picture. My dream of being an actress hasn't really wained over the years-I guess that's why I love teaching ESL so much. It allows me to use the very dramatic part of my personality while still providing an intellectual challenge. After I graduated from university , my cousin again asked me what I was going to be when I grew up and this time I told him a teacher. He still laughed at my career choice and reiterated that there was no money to be made in teaching as there wasn't in acting and this time I told him I didn't care. You see, my cousin is a very successful buisness man who works 22 hour days , 364 days a year. He makes tons of money but never has time to enjoy it. I don't understand the point of making money if you can't use it .
Tell me what you want to be when you grow up and why. Do you want to be a teacher, a buisnessman or woman, a famous actress, an Olympic athelete, a mother or father? If your dream job has changed over the years tell me how and why it has changed.
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Submitted by jessica polley on Tue, 02/14/2006 - 01:30.