if ever there was a dream i wanted to really achieve in my life, this is probably the one.
whether it simply be an urge to give back to society or to avoid the viciousness that life throws at you when you're simply born into a less privileged background...
i have a burning need to help people.
i would attribute the trigger factor to the analysis of the privileged and the underprivileged. i totally agree with what Malcolm Gladwell wrote in his book "Outliers" regarding the opportunities that people who come from privileged backgrounds have, yet not excluding the possibilities of the rags to riches stories via his many illustrated stories of how Jews became rich. cutting a long story short, there were 3 critical factors that made Jews rich, out of which i could only remember one which involved coming from a background that showed how sheer hard work translated into monetary proceeds. this would throw the child into a thinking fray where he would emulate his parent's deeds (need not be in similar fashion) and become, you guessed it, fellow wealthy, upper class people.
so what has this got to do with what i have in mind? simply put, i would like to empower people who are limited by their circumstances by offering them a positive change in life and moving on from there. in other words, teaching a person how to fish from the basic 'give a fish and feed him for a day' concept. to be honest, it seems a far flung attempt to gratify myself and to be a testament to how people from ordinary families could become trailblazers. i have no concrete plans on how i would go about it but i know i'll tie it down with my other dream.
to become a specialist in neuroscience. i know it's difficult and my dreams have all crashed to the ground for 2009... what's more, they were on the verge of coming true. all these have led to a painful route of self doubt and being in limbo regarding my future. i am no longer a kid anymore, which is what changes everything. when you're an adult, you have to know where you're going or your (future) family is going to suffer. i have boundless enthusiasm when it comes to doing stuff that i like but when it comes to stuff that i dislike e.g. army, everything falls apart.
it's one thing to have courage to fight for what you believe, but another when that effort, though valiant, is unfortunately in vain.
whether it simply be an urge to give back to society or to avoid the viciousness that life throws at you when you're simply born into a less privileged background...
i have a burning need to help people.
i would attribute the trigger factor to the analysis of the privileged and the underprivileged. i totally agree with what Malcolm Gladwell wrote in his book "Outliers" regarding the opportunities that people who come from privileged backgrounds have, yet not excluding the possibilities of the rags to riches stories via his many illustrated stories of how Jews became rich. cutting a long story short, there were 3 critical factors that made Jews rich, out of which i could only remember one which involved coming from a background that showed how sheer hard work translated into monetary proceeds. this would throw the child into a thinking fray where he would emulate his parent's deeds (need not be in similar fashion) and become, you guessed it, fellow wealthy, upper class people.
so what has this got to do with what i have in mind? simply put, i would like to empower people who are limited by their circumstances by offering them a positive change in life and moving on from there. in other words, teaching a person how to fish from the basic 'give a fish and feed him for a day' concept. to be honest, it seems a far flung attempt to gratify myself and to be a testament to how people from ordinary families could become trailblazers. i have no concrete plans on how i would go about it but i know i'll tie it down with my other dream.
to become a specialist in neuroscience. i know it's difficult and my dreams have all crashed to the ground for 2009... what's more, they were on the verge of coming true. all these have led to a painful route of self doubt and being in limbo regarding my future. i am no longer a kid anymore, which is what changes everything. when you're an adult, you have to know where you're going or your (future) family is going to suffer. i have boundless enthusiasm when it comes to doing stuff that i like but when it comes to stuff that i dislike e.g. army, everything falls apart.
it's one thing to have courage to fight for what you believe, but another when that effort, though valiant, is unfortunately in vain.
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