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Do we have to dream big?
When we have dreams, goals, aims, who says they have to be big, extreme?
I decided I would like a job. To earn a bit of money. I thought to start with, that I would like to work in Sainsburys, but I don't really know why. I wouldn't get an amazing job there. I would probably stack shelves. I went on the website but it said I was too young to work there. It said I could apply in June 2010.
Later I was washing dishes, and thinking about what kind of job I might like. Then It came to me. I wanted to be a pot washer. That's what I could do for three years or so, before I decide if I want to go to uni. I liked the idea of pot washing, simple and humble. Could even be a laugh if you work with the right people. I could just do a couple of hours a night. I think It sounded perfect. I told my mother I was dreaming of being a pot washer, that's what I wanted to do. But she told me to dream big.. Why? Why should I dream of something big and extravagant when for now, all I wanted to do was be a pot washer? She said it doesn't pay well. And yes, maybe it doesn't. But it might teach me to accept what I have. To be grateful for what I have.
I read a quote not that long ago that said 'When you can't have what you want, it's time to start wanting what you have.'
I think a pot washer would be the right job for me. I would feel like I was doing something useful. Not just getting paid too much money to do absolute rubbish. I would feel like I achieved the right amount. To see a clean kitchen at the end. That to be my reward. The finished result.
You can dream of big things, believe me, it's a good thing, I want you to. But if you don't want to do anything major, why not start with something small, achievable. There's nothing wrong with that whatsoever. We shouldn't dream of big flashy things to feed our hunger and greed.
People who earn all that money, they get soaked up in it. They become blind to other things. Things that matter. Then they want more and more and when they get more it continues the more they get the more they want.
Small things are sometimes better.
So for now I shall continue to look for a job as a pot washer. This will be my dream.