Random Thoughts

This is just something I typed up, actually as part of a letter, but I thought you guys might be interested in reading it.

Many people have asked me what I want to do when I grow up, and why on earth I would want to go to college at such a young age. I’ve come up with my answer, partially, although I haven’t told many people because most of the people who ask such questions don’t know me particularly well. But I’ve come up with what I think is my main goal in life, one that can never be completely accomplished, just fulfilled to the best of my ability.

My dream, my goal, is to be able to understand anyone who comes to me. Whether they have a problem that they need help with, a story to tell, or just need a friend to talk to, I want anyone to be able to come to me or at least to look at the work I do and understand that somewhere, someone out in the world understands how they’re feeling. Everything that I enjoy doing would fall under this category, whether communicating on a large range by singing, writing, or painting or on a person to person basis by learning different languages.

But behind all these methods of communication, is the want to understand as many things about the world as I can. Because I believe that to some extent, everyone is shaped by the world around them, they’re influenced by past events and understanding these events is the key to understanding the person themselves. As much as I can learn about different cultures, about the history of different cultures, and the mindsets of different areas gives me that much more ability to understand different people.