What Do You Want to Do In The Future?

Today I was asked a very cliché question by my brother: Adik nak buat apa nanti? (as in what do I want to do as a career) and my answer was that I just want to be wealthy. At this moment I realised that I honestly don't have any idea what kind of job I would like to do for the rest of my life. I spent hours after that (over)thinking about it, until I found a proper answer to that question. I want to be a creator. 

I know I've decided that I want to study architecture in university, but I can never really imagine myself as an architect. Its as if that title doesn't sound right to me. I don't want to be a product designer or a graphic designer either, even though my past activities make it seem as if I'm more suited to those careers. I guess this is why I can't decide on what to be in the future. Because all I really want is to be a creative and versatile person, able to adapt to all sorts of jobs and situation. I don't wish to be an architect and be stuck to only designing buildings, and I don't want to be a graphic designer and lose the chance to learn the knowledge of architecture, I want to be able to create different things in order to solve different problems, and being able to encounter different forms of challenges, not just in one particular department.  And I think 'creator' is the perfect name for this 'career' I wish to have in the future. 

I've always think of myself as a 'jack of all trades, master of none' as I am capable and interested in doing all sorts of things, but am never committed to investing my time in one particular skill or activity. I'm good at a lot of things, but never exemplary at any of it. I've always been able to achieve grades that are good enough to prevent me from getting into trouble, and good enough at sports to be able to compete in one but never good enough to win, good enough to get my designs used in school but never good enough to get a decent pay for them... I just have a habit of dipping my toes into many kinds of things just to know how to do them, but never to master them. And I personally don't think that's a bad thing. 

I guess what I'm trying to say is sometimes you can't find the exact job that defines what you would like to do in the future, or what dreams you would like to achieve, but I'm pretty sure in the end or somewhere along the journey of living, you will figure it out and you will be able to do whatever you desire. Whatever it is that you end up doing, try to enjoy it and you will find happiness in it, as they all say - fake it till you make it.

That's the brain spill I have for today, I hope it has been a good read and let me know what you think about the importance figuring out your future career at 18! See ya :)

ps: what I meant by saying I want to be wealthy: I want to be able to not only have sufficient money to be able to avoid any kind of financial problems, but also to be able to have extra money that I can use to increase joy and happiness in my life.

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