Si ahora mismo te preguntaran qué quieres ser de mayor, ¿qué dirías?
Cuando de pequeños nos hacían esta pregunta, solía ser una excusa genial para fantasear sobre el futuro (ese que por aquel entonces parecía súper lejano) e imaginarnos a nosotros mismos vestidos de astronautas, triunfando sobre un escenario o metiendo un gol delante de miles de personas. Cuando somos mayores, parece que esta pregunta ya no debiera tener sentido, porque claro, ya somos adultos y ya somos eso que seríamos de mayores. Sin embargo, creo que es positivo hacerse esa pregunta a uno mismo de vez en cuando.
Pensar en esto nos hace plantearnos varias cosas. ¿Soy esa persona que quería ser cuando era niño? Y si no lo soy, ¿por qué es así? En parte puede ser porque, según vas creciendo, te vas conociendo mejor a ti mismo y sabes qué cosas realmente te interesan a parte de querer ser como Chenoa. Pero también es verdad que a veces no es posible, aunque intentemos, seguir el camino que nos gustaría en la vida. Los sueños se van quedando por el camino por diferentes motivos, y sin darnos cuenta nos plantamos con tantos años (si tenemos suerte) con una carrera, un master y trabajando de algo que no sabemos si nos gusta.Todo esto es inevitable, en realidad. Las facturas no se pagan solas. Sin embargo, sí que pienso que uno debería intentar seguir su intuición hacia aquello que cree que le va a hacer más feliz.
Cuando yo era pequeña, quería ser escridibujanta. ¿Que qué es eso? ¡Pues está muy claro, hombre! Quería escribir y dibujar a la vez, hacer mis propios cuentos. Me acuerdo de un libro que leímos en el colegio que se llamaba "El comisario Olegario". No recuerdo tanto el argumento como el hecho de que el autor había escrito e ilustrado el libro. ¡Las dos cosas! Aquello me alucinó. Un día, el autor, Rafael Estrada, vino a nuestra clase a presentar su libro y a firmar nuestros ejemplares. A mí me escribió: "Espero que consigas algún día ser escritora y dibujante, Sara".
¿Y tú?
If you were asked what you want to be when you grow up, what would be your answer?
When we were kids and we were asked this question, it was the perfect excuse to dream about our future (that seemed so far away) and imagine us dressed up as astronauts, or singing in a stage, or scoring a goal in front of thousands of people. When we grow up, it seems like this question doesn't make sense anymore, right? Well, actually, I think this is a good question to ask yourself from time to time.
Thinking about this makes us reconsider some things: Am I that person I wanted to be when I was a kid? And if I'm not, why is that? Partly, it usually is because, as we grow up, we know ourselves better and we realize that we are interested in other things rather than being a singer. But it's also true that sometimes it's just not possible to do things as we planned. Dreams get stuck on the way for different reasons, and (if we're lucky) we are suddenly graduate, with a Master's degree and working in something we are not too sure if we like. It is all unavoidable, sadly... we have to pay our bills! However, I do think that we have to follow our heart and do those things that make us happy however we can.
When I was a kid, I wanted to be a wridrawter. You may ask, what is that? Well, it obvious! I wanted to be writer and a drawer at the same time. I remember a book we read at school that was called "Superintendent Olegario". I don't remember the argument as well as the fact that the author, Rafael Estrada, had both written and illustrated the book himself. Both things! I couldn't believe it. And when he came to our school to present his book, he wrote to me: "I hope you'll be a writer and an illustrator some day, Sara".
I didn't know that being a wridrawter was not a job itself. However, I did know that I loved drawing and that I loved writing. That's why I kept on working towards that goal from that moment, until now. I don't know if I can say I've became the person that I wanted to be when I was a kid, but I'm on my way! And it makes me so happy to see that, even though sometimes things don't go as we plan, being true to yourself and working hard is worth it. In spite of the fact that we can't always work in something that we love, we should never stop thinking what we want to be when we grow up. It's important to be constantly looking for happiness in our everyday life, with the people we love and doing little things that may yield results in the future. It's never too late! This is the only way we keep illusion alive, the best way to keep alive that child that wants to be a singer when he/she grows up.
When I grow up, I want to be a wridrawter.
And you?
