Plans change, purpose remains

As a kid I wanted to become a doctor. I think this is because my mom wanted it for me, back then she always called me a doctor and reigned praises of a doctor so I just told myself that's what I'll become when I grow up. I later realised I couldn't stand in a place where medicine smells for a very long time and we know that's how hospitals smells.

I still pursued being a doctor thinking I could cope and it'll pass but I was just deceiving myself because the more I tried to ignore it, the stronger it became. That was when I started thinking, "How will I become a doctor if I cannot even stand the smell of medicine?"

Eventually life took me on a completely different path and directions. Today, I am a teacher. Honestly, if someone had told me when I was younger that I would become a teacher, I would have laughed and said it was a lie.

But here I am, teaching and learning every day. Teaching has shown me that sometimes our childhood dreams are not always where life is taking us. What matters is finding purpose in the path we finally choose. I may not have become a doctor, but I am grateful for where I am today.

When I think about the person in my family I am most like, I would say my younger sister. She is a truly hardworking and lovable person, and I see some of those qualities in myself. She is the kind of person who does not give up easily. Even when things are not going the way she wants, she keeps trying. I admire that about her because I also believe that hard work is important in life.

She is also very easy to love. She has a good heart and cares about people around her. Sometimes, when I look at her, I see parts of myself in her. We may not agree on everything, but there are certain things about us that are very similar.

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