Hello my dear Hivers from the weekend experiences community! How's your weekend going? I hope you're all productive and having a good time.
It's my pleasure to participate in this week's weekend engagement topic for the week 283 initiated by @galenkp. For this week I'd like to answer the question number 3. Why have you not achieved what you originally set out to achieve in life? Explain.
So here's my answer for the question. When I got in college I have the dream of becoming an accountant. But when my entrance exam result came, it was not granted. My score did not reach the cut off for my dream course.
The score I got is in language so I was suggested to choose between two courses. Take education majoring in English or a Bachelor of Arts in English. I thought taking the Education course would be much easier, haha. Since my mother is a teacher and initially she really wants me to be a teacher also I took it.
I graduated having a degree in education, yes! My parents were happy about it. As for me I have learned to love the course I took because of the people I am with.
The story did not stop there. After graduation and after passing the board exam I immediately enrolled to a masters degree program. I'd like to be a guidance counselor. First because I thought I'm good in giving an advise which is a very shallow reason haha. Next is that it has a board exam which means I could have another license if I finish it and pass the board.
But my choices, which I really own brought me to where I am now. Have I finished my masters degree? Nope I did not. Choices, it's what shape our future. May be aligned with our plans, or may lead us away from what we planned. I had the latter.
I was in my 3rd semester in my masters program and left with only 1 smemester to finish it when I got pregnant with my eldest child. Being in love for the first time got me to it. I gave my all and i admit it wasn't the smartest decision I ever made.
I decided to stop my studies to prioritize my pregnancy. I applied in for a teaching job and luckily I was hired after that first application. So I must say taking accountability to my poor decision making had made the situation lighter.
I have not finished my dream of becoming a guidance counselor but I have gained two gems in this lifetime-my children. They are now my trophies in life. I may have committed a poor decision back then but in return I have gained rewards better than a masters degree.
And I'd like to emphasize, that whatever life we have now it is all because of our decisions. The challenge is to take responsibility and be accountable to whatever consequences we are to face and learn to embrace it as it is part of who we are.
I hope you have a good read from my post. That's all for today. Thanks for reading this far. Til my next post!
Note: Lead photo is edited in Canva.