My Nightmare
My family has an unfortunate history of shattered career dreams. My dad
wanted to be a pilot. But because of my very protective and very
domineering grandmother who saw too many World War aerial battles, he
ended up becoming a professional mechanical engineer. My mom, wanted to
specialize in pediatrics. But she wasn’t able to specialize anymore
because she thought she should already start practicing to up my
grandfather’s reputation for being a vice-mayor with no education. I
have a sister who wanted to become a doctor (to follow in my mom’s
footsteps, see), but she stopped halfway and became a nurse, because,
as far as I know, she couldn’t hack it.
I
am on my 8th month in Ateneo Law. And with all the financial
difficulties my family’s been going through & law school banging on
me day after day after day, I can’t help but wonder if I’m going to
have to give up my dream too. And assuming the worst happens and I find
myself moving farther and farther away from my dreams, what would life
be like then? What would that make me?
Ever answer the question "what’s your worst fear?" As far as I can remember, I’ve always answered consistently: Failure.
Now you know why.
