So‭, ‬many of us haven’t yet decided what we want to be in the future‭, ‬others have and are settling in well for the future‭. ‬

I am one of those people who haven’t decided yet‭. ‬I mean my favourite subject is biology and I like writing so I’m still figuring it out‭. ‬Sometimes our parents and family tell us what we need to be in the future because of what success looks‭ ‬like at that particular time‭. ‬Some people who are now adults perhaps wanted to be something completely different in the past‭, ‬and are now doing something else and loving it‭.‬

Life can take you on a different journey from what you initially intended‭. ‬Most of us give up on our talents or dreams because someone told us that what we are trying to achieve is impossible‭, ‬or that we’ll never be as good‭. ‬More often‭, ‬some adults try to project their fears on children‭, ‬meaning just because they couldn’t achieve a certain goal in the past‭, ‬it’s impossible for the child to do it too‭. ‬If it’s something you really love or are good at why let anyone else stop you‭? ‬If it is not easy in the beginning‭, ‬don’t give up‭ ‬‮—‬‭ ‬you can learn a lot with time and get better at it‭. ‬Never give up on something you really love and want to do‭. ‬I don’t think any of the successful people in life made it by giving up‭. ‬A great example is our only female neuro surgeon‭, ‬Claire Karekezi‭, ‬who really inspires me to work hard at sciences‭. ‬I am sure she did not find it easy at all‭, ‬but she never gave up on her dream and succeeded in the end‭.‬

If you’re that person whose dream requires you to do something you have never done before‭, ‬it can be scary‭. ‬Just go for it because if your dreams aren’t scary then you’re not dreaming big enough‭. ‬Just remember that there’s no dream too big‭.‬

Karabo is an 11-year-old Grade 9‭ ‬student at Nu-Vision High School‭. ‬