Reality BITES!

At different points in our lives, we will be asked a question that goes something like "Where do you see yourself five (ten or twenty…) years from now?" (This is one of the favorite questions of most interviewers)

As far as I can remember, I’ve been asked this question at least 10 times. The one time that I distinctly remember answering this was during a retreat I attended in fourth year high school. I was 16 then, and I believe my answer was that I didn’t know where I’d be, but that I just wanted to be happy.

I’ve always envied people who know exactly what or where they want to be in a certain number of years. I could never conjure up anything – I mean, how could I even think of where I’d want to be in a few years, when I hardly know where I am right now?

Now that I am turning 26 though, I can’t help but think of how things have turned out for me. I certainly never imagined I’d be in my line of work. But I guess, what’s important is that I am happy. Despite everything that is wrong with my life and how lost I sometimes feel, I get a certain sense of contentment in being able to say with full conviction that I like who I have become.

I’m sure that I’ll never be able to give a satisfactory answer to any question starting with "Where do you see yourself…" But to me, that isn’t really important. What’s more meaningful to me is knowing exactly who I am right now and how I can be a better person in the years to come. Besides, I have faith in knowing that I’ll be wherever He needs me to be.