Haven of Dreams
Tongcai asked me about my ambition, and i told him what I have been telling myself for the past 5 years.I want to become an Engineer, one whom specialises in the research of cutting-edge technology that will probably take everyone to a new era of progress. Nanotechnology ... Microelectronics ... Robotics ... subjects which I hope to get involved in the future.
And then he asked me ...
"But what is your ideal ambition? If you can break free from the repeating burdens of progress and evolution, and if you can achieve whatever you hope to achieve in an ideal dreamlike environment..."
This question made me ponder on something which I haven't think about for ages ... it certainly brings back much childhood memories, those days when I would just sit by the swing in my Grandma's garden thinking about my future. Unsure of what the true face of society resembles, I can only dream. An astronaut? A pilot? A teacher? A comic book artist ...
I want to be an artist, and paint the face of the world as it was made to be seen by Mother Nature herself. Unexplored paradises untainted by human influence, a touch of nature with her magic undisturbed. To forever live in a world of colours and fantasy, free from the smokes of competition and noises from the cogs of progress.
I want to be a wanderer, free as the wind with neither worries nor obligations. To walk as far as my feet can bring me, and to watch the sights which we have overlooked in our daily drive towards progress.
"And you?" I asked Tongcai ...
A farmer. To learn the Earth in its purest form. To understand the basic creation of Mother Nature, to see and appreciate the life residing in every seed. Blend in with nature herself, and learn to adapt to whatever is offered around us, instead of forcing our environment to adapt to us.
Food for thought? Indeed ...
A toast to the dreamers.
Cheers. =)
posted by JaNuS @ Saturday, September 03, 2005
