Aspirations, hopes and dreams........

Having dinner in a beautiful restaurant one night with a couple of friends.........we had an interesting conversation about "hopes and dreams"! You are thinking......man......aren't you a little too old to ask yourself "What would I want to be when I grow up?" Actually, from my perspective, there is no time or limit to aspirations or hopes for something a person wants to achieve because these dreams can encompass something as simple as "I want a job" to "I hope to be the prime minister in the future".

As our conversation went on that night, I realized that each and everyone of us had different opinions on what they aspire to achieve for in life. Some of us aimed to give back to the society ultimately, others dream to to extremely rich and another one aspired to do some self exploration in hopes of being a great parent! Hearing all these aspirations and most importantly looking at how my friends are trying to achieve it is very motivating and enlightening. Given that I originally thought that there is only one route to achieving my dreams, I pursued it wholeheartedly even when I realized that it wasn't for me.......now I realized that there is many ways to achieving your dreams, and that I should follow the path that suits me, and I am most happy with. Thanks to the support from my family and friends, I would say that I am on that path, although different than my original one and might be a challenge, I embrace it fully because it took me quite a number of years to realize it, and I am enjoying every bit of it. One of my best friends is also pursuing a path of self exploration in a foreign country because she wants to find out the career she feels passionately about, and I always encouraged her because I know in the end, she is learning and experiencing so much more by venturing into the unknown...

Be strong babe! The first step to trying something new with a brand, spanking new hairdo!

One of the main reasons that hinder many people from "dreaming" is the fact that they are hindered by fears! I know quite a few people who are afriad to send their resumes out to companies when it is not directly related to their majors, or are just plain afraid to go for interviews, and yet they complain about not having jobs. From how I see it, what's wrong with sending your resumes out to many companies, you don't lose anything if they don't call you back, whereas you have possibility to gain a job if they do:) My grandmother once told me before: "Mei Sze, when I was young, I was not afraid of anything because I have an abled body and I know I can somehow find my way to survive. If I have what you have right now(e.g., family support, financial means,etc.), I will be able to do/be anything!" . I truly admire my grandmother because she was one person that was willing to work hard to earn a living back then, she was a canteen operator, hairstylist,etc. Given that the circumstances are different now for some of us, I agree with her that we should go ahead and pursue happiness/dreams without any fears...........

I write this because I want to tell people out there, unsure of their life paths, and are stuck in a rut....For example, wanting to pursue a whole different career but are afraid to because of comfort and habit....afraid to pursue a degree in the arts because their parents keep drilling in them that they cannot find a job in that area.......... these are just some stories I have encountered and hearing these stories also push me to write this post......to tell you...

DON'T BE AFRAID TO DREAM! AND DREAM BIG AT THAT!

xoxo
Meiz