MY CHILDHOOD DREAMS CONTEST || 15 LIQUID STEEM TO BE WON BY @alexanderpeace

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Greetings amazing people of steem kids Community. Am glad to be a part of this contest. Thank you @ngoenyi for this opportunity to reminisce on our childhood dreams.

Childhood was a very beautiful time of our life. As children, we had so many kinds of dreams, visions and ambitions. I wasn't left out. During my childhood I had so many dreams and aspirations of what I wanted to be. I had always dreamt of being a doctor. I always told people that am going to be a pediatrician. A paediatrician is a doctor who treats children. Aside dreaming to be a doctor, I dreamt flying in and out of the country. I told my mum that when I get married, that I was going to live with my husband abroad and I was going to carry her to the states for child visit. While growing up, I loved seeing big houses in movies and they fascinated me alot, I remember vividly saying that I was going to build a massive house that is purely made of glass. I dreamt of living in a glass house. I said I was going to have many cars and have food stuffs in bags in my house. I also had another alternative of been a nurse, midwife in particular. I was relishing this dreams until I came of age to find out that life is not as we would always envisage.

My dreams started experiencing there first dose of frustrations after my secondary school. I had written jamb three times and applied to study medicine and surgery but to no avail. I proceeded to write entrance exam for a nursing school in Anambra state but it didn't Work out too. I wrote another jamb and applied again for medicine and surgery. After all said and done, I still didn't get the admission to study my childhood dream course, rather I was given admission to study pure chemistry. I had to go for it because I was tired of staying at home. So I went to study pure chemistry. I didn't actually like the course but I had to settle for it. When I finished, I did my youth service and proceeded to do a post graduate diploma course in education management.
My child hood dreams didn't come to pass but I had taken a different course entirely.
My dreams of building a glass house has gone into oblivion even though I know I'll own a house of my own in the future. I have not travelled outside the country, neither have I gotten married yet. I've not bought the cars I envisaged, neither have I taken by mum outside the country. My house is not full of bags of food stuffs but am glad I have daily bread to eat. I still look forward to getting married and having my own car and travelling outside the country someday. But am happy for how far I've gone and still look forward to a bright future.

It's not about the child hood dreams but about finding purpose. I just rounded up my post graduate diploma course in education management and came out with a distinction. Am presently into human resources management and looking forward to going into education sector full time. I deal with undergraduate alot. I go from school to school with my team educating and teaching young boys and girls on discovering purpose. The joy on their faces as they learn and grow is all the satisfaction I can ask for. I derive joy and fulfilment in what I do.

I was able to finish my University education through the help of my cousin who founded my education. I lost my father at a very early stage hence my mum was not bouyant enough to see me through school. I was also able to accomplish my post graduate education with he help of my elder brother and my uncle who paid my fees. Am forever grateful to them.

It's good to have dreams and aspirations because they help to keep you focused in life. Dreams and aspirations motivate you to leave your comfort zone and step out to become something in life.

I'll advise the younger once to dream and have great aspirations but they should also know that life has its ups and downs. Sometimes our dreams may not work out as planned because of the challenges of life but it shouldn't stop us from dreaming. Some will come to pass and others May not. Which ever way it goes ,the most important thing is to discover purpose and follow it.

Thank you for going through my blog. Your comments are welcomed.
I want to invite @amazingcyndy, @giftye and @lewas-write to participate in the contest.