The Ideal Job

My ideal job varies with time.

In primary school, my dream was to become a painter who can draw the beauty of a world where there is no darkness, no pain, no sadness, and no discrimination, but hope; a world that I am looking forward to. As time went by, I found it was not possible for me to become a painter. Nobody would support me with this endeavour. As I was born a girl in a farmer's family (inferior to boys), they would think me insane to have such an idea. Gradually, I became interested in psychology, as I found there might be something wrong with myself. Being a psychologist can not only cure myself but also help others like me, who suffered in their childhoods. It is easier said than done. Later on, becoming a designer came into my mind. I was influenced by my aunt who often made common beverage bottles into a lovely flowers and cut cloth into beautiful clothes. All of this fascinated me. Nobody is willing to be ordinary, let alone to a girl in puberty. Imagine the moment when I wear a costume I designed myself. Fabulous.
Everything above was left behind when I had to consider what was feasible in my social reality. My ideal job is to be an international teacher, teaching foreign students Chinese and our splendid culture at a university.
In China, teachers in public schools or universities enjoy lots of special benefits. First of all, the job is secure: salary is guaranteed. Second, teachers have two long vacations every year, which people in other occupations might be jealous of. What’s more, by communicating with students, I will feel as young as them, and my life will be more positive. Besides, teaching itself means something to me; you teach and learn at the same time.
The future is bright, but the way ahead is filled with difficulties. I need to make many more efforts in order to be qualified to obtain a job as an international teacher.
(p.s. This essay was composed in 2011, when I was a freshman in university. I correct myself a little bit. It is interesting to study what was I like in the past. Keep tracking, It concludes like this I have not changed much and I have changed much. Seems like I changed my mind a lot while staying the way I am, true to myself. I am eager to learn more about myself. That is one of the reasons I come back to itaki to write. )

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