Find your way to be free and the biggest decision
for my happiness was when I said,
When I was a little girl, I dreamed
of being a veterinarian or maybe an
artist, which was my dream for a
while. But time passed and I grew up,
and everything changed, not only my
view of the world, but my life in all
its aspects as well; my ideal of the
perfect career for me was modified.
But don't worry, if something like
this happens to you in the future,
you will need to know that it happens
to all of us. It isn't easy to make the
decision that will define your life,
and this happened to me in eleventh
grade.
I am a indecisive girl with many ideas
in my mind, multiple options and
talents, and for me, university has
always been the goal of all my life. I
made a big mistake when I believed
that I had a year to think about the
details of my career and that time
was in my favor. But the true is
another. I let time pass because I
was afraid of making a mistake, and
it was wrong.
When I think about the things that
I did wrong, I see two main errors.
First and the most important for me,
I was letting people tell me what
they wanted me to be and I was
losing myself to be the person that
the others wanted. But this person
wasn't me or who I dreamed to be. I
wasn't happy about university in that
moment because it was not a
decision that would give me
happiness. It was a problem and
obviously that had to stop. I needed
“Please, not more” to everybody. I
didn't need the prejudices and
negative opinions of the others,
because your life is only for you. If
you try to be different to satisfy
others, you will be unhappy for the
rest of your life. I learned this, and
now I think about that and I know
that I was right.
And second, always follow your
passion. When you think that being a
writer is something that won't give
you money, and instead you decide to
be a doctor to please other people
although you love to write, you end
up losing your passion and your
vocation, and, trust me, finding a
vocation for some people like me was
so complicated, but if you finally
find it, please, please, don't lose it.
The world needs people that finally
makes everything for the right
reason, and the money is important,
but it isn't the most fundamental.
Now, if you want to know, I think
that I took the proper election for
my destiny, even if some people
think it was wrong, tho ones who
really care support me in any
decision. The most important thing is
that I am very proud of my choice of
career and no matter what, I proved
to myself that I can meet my goals
and I can fight for my happiness. I
hope that you make the things that
you love, never lose yourself and find
your vocation.
Choose a work you love, and you will
never have to work a day in your life
- Confucius
Be who you are and say what you
feel, because those who mind don't
matter. And those who matter don't
mind - Dr Seuss