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have often wondered about my place in the world. What will I
I
be after a few years? What is that I am supposed to be? When I
was young, I fancied being a teacher. But as years passed by, I
realized I had neither the patience nor the forgiveness of a teacher.
My interests varied from time to time without focusing on anything
specifically. More importantly, I recognized that I had no plans or
dreams for my future. Yes, I wanted to have a job, security, and
money, but I still don’t know what I truly desire. What will I love
doing? Periodically, this dreadful question has deprived me of my
sleep. Most of my friends have a clear-cut image of their future. They
all seem to be determined and confident about what they will be.
This constant torture about what I wanted to become led me to
ask my parents a question. “What was your dream when you were
young?”
I expected my mother’s answer to be a teacher, nurse, etc.
The answer was unexpected. My mother replied that she had no
dream. She studied a course that was the least expensive and got a
job as quickly as possible to take care of her family.
Later on, I asked my father the very same question. His reply was
also alike. Their answers left me perplexed.

I had thought that everyone had a dream. The very first speech
that I wrote was about my aim. “What do you wish to become ?”
accompanied many self-introductions throughout my school years.
These experiences made me believe that everyone was supposed to
have an aim in life.
My parents had no dreams for themselves when they were young.
It was because they couldn’t afford to dream. But, after getting
married, they dreamed of building a home, raising their kids, and
providing them with all the luxuries they could not afford. In a way,
they have given my brother and me a choice to choose anything we
wish to pursue, the opportunity to follow our hearts, and the luxury
to dream.
I am forever grateful to my parents. We often hear parents saying
that they are proud of their kids. I want to say that I am proud of my
parents. My mother is a government employee, and my father is a
freelance carpenter. For two people who had no dreams when they
were young, they sure have achieved a lot.
But for me, I am still figuring it out.

Anet Maria
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