WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
BECOME IN FUTURE?
This Cliché “What
do you want to become in future” puts us through a thinking lane
whenever being asked by someone or we asks ourselves. Once a child is able to
detect rights from wrongs, good from bad, then he/she is faced with the same
question of “what do you want to become in future”. Literally, this
question is good as it makes someone to think and prepare for the future. I’d
been asked this same question in many ways just like everyone else, most cases,
I smiles and respond confidently or grumpily “I want to be this”. Not
until some years ago as I began to un-learn and re-learn through reading and
listening to both right and wrong information, facts (Of course, you can’t deafen your ears totally to such, you just have
the will power to choose the best information that suits you to act upon).
So, I start the quest of asking myself once again “What do I want to become in future”.
I noticed whenever people ask us this question, it’s either they want to
encourage, motivate or unconsciously mislead or misguide us (Yes, everyone likes to make contributions
to things like this even if they know little or nothing about it).
Walking through the thought lane…
One day I was
at work, a maiden came to our office
to make some enquiries .She engaged in a conversation with my boss and I was
listening...(Hey! I wasn’t poke nosing or
interfering, their conversation was just within my earshot). As my boss probed
her further, He asked, ‘’what do you want to become in future?
With enthusiasm, I paused and concentrate as I await her response. She smiled
and happily said “I want to become an accountant”. Being inquisitive in nature,
my boss replied her by saying, Why an
accountant? Instantly, she’s lost in the deep blue sea of thoughts,
wandering in the thought lane for some seconds and later came up with the
common reasons and excuses we’ve all once gave when asked the same question.
Honestly, I was afraid my boss is going to ask me as well. Quickly I programmed
myself to give a suitable answer to the question (though, I wasn’t sure of it. Just don’t want to water my reputation or
caught unaware). Luckily, He didn’t ask but that drove me back to my
thought lane and I asked myself, but this time around with determination and
curiosity “what do I want to become in future”
Changing the tide…
My curiousness
is what makes me to change the tide of my thought on the ocean of life.
Fortunately, I was reading a book and I found what I was battling with over the
years was written in there (don’t worry
I’ll tell you what I saw but in case you still want to read the book as well,
there are many books on such but let me recommend this particular ones to you “Purpose
driven life” by Rick Warren and “We are not here to play” By Olawale Perfect..I
must be paid for this free advert from both Pastor Rick and Mr Perfect……..smiles).
There are many careers that could fit into God’s will for your life, whatever
career you choose, do it with the purpose of God’s glory and honour. After all,
it’s our “character” toward God and people
that will guarantee us eternity, not “career”.(It looks like I’m preaching, yes, if that
is what you call it because I’m never ashamed of the gospel of Christ). In any career you go for, make sure
your aim is to go for the primary aim of such career (What else than to serve and meet people’s need), by so doing, you
equally meets your needs while serving others genuinely.
The difference between “Like” and
“ How”…
Before choosing
any career, first clarify and solve the puzzle of “what you like to do and “how
to do what you like to do”. This is where some of us are getting it wrong
and some might still get it wrong or right as well because we all first run
into “how to do” instead of first developing
the interest in any career and later end up being frustrated and left with no
other option than to start wandering around the thought lane, almost every time.
The word “like” means showing interest-to be précised. Be
certain you choose the career you like and prefer the most. Your preferences
for any career should be your drive, not the force around the career. Choose
any career you’d liked to do when convenient or not, sweet or bitter (obviously, every career has its ups and
downs but once you show strong interest in it, those challenges could be evaluated as “experience” that makes
up your career). On the contrary, “how”
means the rudiments, laid down principles
of how things are done or should be done. Once you’re able to show preferences
for any career, the puzzles of “how to” is easy. Just go for any institutions
or training centre that offers the training and knowledge of your desired
career.
Icing your cake…
Show dexterity,
determination, dedication, discipline and commitment to any chosen career-that’s
called “icing your cake (career)”.
Ultimately,
whatever career you choose, do it with all heart of commitment and for God’s glory and edification of the society.
Remember, if you don’t it, another person will do it better than you. Back
to my familiar territory- “What do you want to become in future?
I guess you have the answers now…smile.
Come
out of the shell, break the limits, run the visions, reach for the goals and fulfill
your destiny…..#Rawfacts#
