Dreams

veryone seems to ask themselves what do they really want from their life? What are we all really striving for? While people should ask themselves what can they do to help others? When a person helps other they meet their physical and emotion need. Helping others also brings compassion and compassion equals a better society.
From a person coming from a rich family they have more opportunities open to them to achieve what they want. While a person from a poor family doesn't have the "easy life" compared to the person from the rich family. A person coming from a poor family has to go through more obstacles, and struggles to achieve what they want. Since my mom is in the health field during my childhood she would tend to take me with her to her work, and random clinches, hospitals, and offices. Even though I didn't really do anything great or big, but it made me want to go into the health field. Being a hospital volunteer really made me feel sympathy for the people who were sick and ill, and that made me want to help others. Every time I do something I get a feeling accomplishment from helping others.
After high school I hope to continue my education hopefully at Yale University.
Yale has always been my dream school since I was a kid. I believe that the environment there will benefit me and help me towards my career goal which would then help me achieve my physical and emotional needs.

I still remember there was a time when I did not know who I was, what I wanted to do or what I wanted to be.
I've often said that to dream is to live. In our professional lives, we set goals. But in our personal lives, we dream. And only by dreaming ahead of what we want in life are we alive. Sure, many dreams may not come to pass. And we may change our dreams and hopes. But to give them up causes an empty shell. For what is it you live for if you don't live for yourself? We can share our lives, but ultimately, to give up our dreams is to give up a part of our soul that we can... [continues]

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