Hi I'm twenty-one, and although I graduated with honors I don't go to university. For me, this is not a problem, maybe because I have not yet found myself, but for my mother, who is ambitious by nature, it is a big blow. Let's just say that our views on my future are a little different. She sees me as a successful lawyer or architect. A polished diamond to brag about to the girlfriends at their ladies' dinners. And before you decide that I'm a spoiled girl who cares about her mother, who, like any mother, thinks only good of him, I want to point out that I actually have an idea of what I want to do for now. I want to go to sixteen months of voluntary training in Africa. You may already remember that no one liked it. My sister was amazed at my sacrificial spirit, and my mother was ready to declare me mad, and so in a fit of despair I thought that at least my friend would stand by me, but where he was more surprised and angry even than my family. I tried to speak meaningfully and cleverly, pointing out some well-known facts to them. According to UNICEF, 22,000 children die every day due to poverty. They are dying "quietly" in some of the poorest areas of the earth, far from our sight and conscience. And because there is no publicity about this fact worldwide, it makes the deaths of these children even more invisible. According to a UNICEF report, nearly 1 billion people have welcomed the 21st century without being able to read and write their names. If human development means broadening horizons, then poverty drastically limits these opportunities and deprives man of even the most basic and necessary things for a normal and healthy life. These are just some of the facts I pointed out. Now my question is what to do to listen to my mother and follow her plans for my future or to fuck everyone and do what I have decided. Thanks in advance for your advice and help.
1 daniellebradbery answered
The greatest battle you will ever fight is the battle to be yourself! If you want this, do it. Why your mother has to stop you. There is a popular belief in society that all mothers should be lawyers, engineers and some high positions, but isn't it if you want it. Don't hesitate about that. If this is your desire, if this is what you want to do, then do so. If you like it, go on, if you don't like it, you can always become a lawyer again or whatever you like there. Although, if you do what you want, many more people will be happy to have you than if you become a lawyer. These positions have long been not working for justice, but for money. Personally, if you were in a position to be tried, which lawyer would you trust? If you are in a position to save your life, would you trust someone who wants to help you? =]