As a kid, I wanted to be many things. One moment, I want to be one thing, the next moment I want to be something else. My poor parents had to listen to me every week telling them over and over again how I wanted to be one thing after another in future.
I remember the look on my mother’s face when I told her I wanted to become an astronaut and visit the sun someday. I couldn’t tell if she was shocked about the fact that I knew who an astronaut was at that age or if it was the fact that I wanted to go to the sun. In my defense, I had just learnt about astronauts and how some had gone to the moon. So I thought that since someone had gone to the moon, I could do something different by going to the sun. I never bothered to find out why no one had been to the sun. If only I knew then.
As I grew into a teenager, the list of things I wanted to become narrowed down. At first, I wanted to be an engineer. Then I picked up interest in healthcare. Today, I am a physiotherapist. As you can see, I’ve had many dreams in my childhood, but the one that stood out most was my dream to become a physiotherapist. Thankfully, I became that. It is one of my achievements that I am really proud of, considering the fact that I went through so much to achieve it.
This achievement is a constant reminder of how resilient I am and the fact that I can achieve what I set my mind to. As most people may know, being in med school is not easy. It starts with the voluminous and seemingly endless list of things to read. At some point, you may find yourself having to decide between your academics and your social life or any other life you may have. I know I faced that choice, and I had to choose my academics. My social life died.
However, it was a sacrifice I was willing to make and I would probably do it again if faced with the choice. There’s also the endless exams, the constant stress and so on. I owe my success to the support from family, friends and the fact that I worked my socks off.
There are several reasons why some people in society don’t achieve the things they set out to achieve. It could be that they don’t have the privilege of getting adequate support from family and loved ones. That is a crucial factor sometimes. Sometimes, things can be too much for us to handle on our own, especially when we’re young and just starting out. That extra support from loved ones, no matter how small usually goes a long way to achieve a success story.
Another reason could be the economic status of the country. In a country with a terrible economy, where things are unfavourable, there is high inflation rate, corruption, high cost of living and many other vices, it would be difficult for people to achieve what they want to achieve. One more factor, which is a personal factor is resilience. Resilience is very important to achieve dreams, and if it’s not there, no matter the amount of support the person gets or if a little adversity comes along, that person would give up.
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