The things we do & the things we become.
by advocateofentropy
Today’s Daily Prompt: What did want to become as a child and what have you made of it today? Let’s see …
Most of us wanted to become something awesome or at least seemingly awesome like firefighter, conductor, astronaut or superhero. I wasn’t one of these kids. Back in the day, when summer lasted a lifetime, me and my best friend wanted to live on an island, in little huts with our wives, and travel around the world as war- and archeology-reporters (funky mix, eh?). Also we wanted to have a lizard preserve (mostly monitors and iguanas) and animal sanctuary (don’t remeber if we wanted to feed the doomed animals to the lizards).
How far have I come? Not very, but of course all this was high-flown and, on top of that, my best friend and me lost contact about going to different colleges/universities, in different parts of the world. I do study history though and even if a teacher is not exactly a reporter, I have the possibility to bring knowledge and self-awareness to children and teenagers.
I will not be living on an island anyday soon. Indeed my plan for the “50+ years” involves moving to Hawaii, but that’s still far ahead!
So, nothing really turned out how it was planned. But at different times I also wanted to be an archeologist, a stage technician/event engineer or a farmer. Somehow I managed to study a bit archeology, I am planning on buying a farm in northern germany and also I am qualified as an event engineer.
In one way or another I managed to brush all my goals and wishes. And isn’t that what life is really about?
Advocate of Entropy 
I think as an historian you get to live a bit of that “goal”. I think if I could put it words my desire was to be a dreamer. I will never be great at any one thing but have done and seen much.
Hope that the future holds many dreams for you!
Thank you very much! And the world needs dreamers, visionaries; just people who can take a look beneath or around certain things, because they’re not bound by everyday’s hurdles.
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My cousin and I were going to be archaeologists. We were never going to get married, just roam the world digging up artifacts, writing scholarly treatises and wearing unfashionable clothing. It was a good dream, but reality worked out okay in the end. Even today, I wouldn’t mind adding a bit of archaeology. I continue to be enchanted by ancient history and hidden treasures.
What fascinates me about archeology is the fact that sometimes there is only a handful of earth between you and thousands of years of history.
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Keep going and keep dreaming for more!! So many dreams are unmet because people stop wanting. I enjoyed your piece!
I’ll never stop dreaming and wanting more, I promise! 😉
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Being a teacher is a wonderful profession. You get to see the world in the eyes of children. Children who dream of becoming all those things and more. And maybe you can’t see it but you are making a difference in the lives of future archaeologist, and such..
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