Following Your Dreams and Ambitions We all have our own dreams and ambitions, but in order to follow them we must leave the comfort zone of our regular lives. This often leads to guilt and self-anguish of your loved ones, whether they may be friends or family. In the picture taken by Tamas Dezso, a young man is driving off into the daybreak but he is looking back to what he is leaving with a concerned look on his face. Similar to the young man in the photo, much of society has at one point been concerned with what they’re leaving behind in order to follow their dreams and ambitions. In the picture of the young man looking back there is an empty road and what appears to be empty farmland. By the camera shot taken, this is to show that this empty farmland is the boy’s ambition; he aspires to be a farmer. The shot also shows that he is concerned about …show more content…
However, following your dreams and ambitions can lead to parental guilt and self-anguish. The young man in the photo is driving off into the distance, but he is looking back. This is because he misses the comforts of home and the protective the barrier of his parents; this lead to his self-anguish and his parents guilt. My oldest brother left for Edmonton to follow his dreams and ambitions of becoming a doctor. However he knew that following his dreams and ambitions would lead to his self-anguish, parental guilt, and sibling pain. The young man in the photo and my oldest brother relate very closely with the fact that they are both going out of their comfort zone to pursue their dreams and ambitions. They also relate in the way that they both are/had second thoughts of turning back to their home, and abandoning their dreams and ambitions. I am unsure what I aspire to be but I know that at some point I will have to leave home to pursue those dreams and ambitions; I am not prepared to leave on my
What I had wanted as a child, what I thought would have gotten, is all outside my grasp. That house I wanted? Maybe a bit smaller…and about that car, I’ll take a Honda Civic. I am now forced into the dilemma of choosing which dreams to fulfill. Even then none of them might come to be. I still seek to attain my goals however, but with all due diligence will I attain half-success. What I found didn’t fit with what I sought to be. What I was promised and what I believed will not come to be. I was once jubilant over the inevitability of adulthood, but now, all I seek is the impossibility of another
The portrait of the boy has a frontal vantage point with his body centered and balanced on at all angles. This shows the expression on the boys face and the size of the boys body, which is important to the title of the work. When looking at the photograph the eyes are immediately drawn to the boys face and grin.
One’s life is a personal venture. From the day of birth, people set goals and
No one makes wise choices all the time, but those who follow their own aspirations make a person feel more alive. In fact, the people who go out and follow their dreams are explorers or achievers, but the vision of their dreams can become fatal. The reason for this is because they are following their dreams. Chris McCandless was a hitchhiker who went out into Alaska to get away from society and follow his “‘great Alaskan odyssey. (Krakauer 45)’”
It has become evident, more so in our day and age, that children often feel burdened by the expectations that one’s parents have. Blinded by their own pretences, parents pressure their children to follow a path which they themselves think is best. As seen in “The Boat” by Alistair MacLeod, the narrator endures a tremendous amount of pressure from his parents. In comparison to my own life, my parents also put a lot of pressure on me because they want me to be successful. However, I find that the pressure exerted by my parents onto me is not helpful at all. To start, pressure often leads to stress, which then leads to long term complications such as anxiety and depression. Ever since I was young, my parents have wanted me to pursue a career in medicine. I was not very happy as it was not a field that I found
...pecially for second generation Torontonians, but detangling themselves from the family past and unhomeliness allows for the city to be seen as a much brighter place that enables them to come out and discover themselves further. In conclusion, in order to find “What We All Long For”, it is within ourselves to discover and reflect influences in our lives that weighs us down, to then either deal or cope with the situation to finally live a life free of anxiety, loss and pain.
This story further demonstrates that, in the end, despite parents’ expectations of their children, each of us is ultimately the constructors of our own paths.
...he people. The boy on the porch has so much silent desperation, but also deeper understanding in his eyes than most kids his age. These photos weren't just presented with captions telling a date and place. They were instead accompanied by writings, which told the intimate details of their lives. This then creates an understanding in the viewer of the life and circumstances, which made the boy, look the way he does. Agee and Evans were not trying to get people to feel pity for the farmers, they were just telling the common story of strength and struggle which represents a group of people who were so far from famous.
Even today in reality, the journey is more important than the destination through each of our individual lives. People make choices on their voyage, such as deciding on a college, a job, or even where to live, and all of the choices the adventurer makes is going to affect the future. On the way to their objective, they will gain experience and learn life lessons which will impact their final
Growing up, I was given the freedom to choose who I wanted to be, to decide what I wanted to do. I grew up with many different opportunities and chances to try out new things. A simple life I led as a child, sheltered and loved by all, but I was oblivious to reality, lost in my own “perfect” world. Yet as I grew up and began to surpass the age of imaginary worlds, the idea of “perfection” had begun to fade and reality began to settle in. Like a splash of cold water, I went from a childish mindset to an adult’s. Child hood play was a thing of the past and responsibility became the norm.
The fear of failure has been implemented into child-hood, as it is the most influential time in a persons life. Santiago’s society taught people from young ages, that your dreams are impossible to achieve. This thinking habit imposed by society would influence the child’s life by letting them grow up not believing in themselves or their abilities. This thinking habit was passed down to Santiago by his own father, who tried to talk him out of the one thing he truely wanted to do in life; travel. “ ‘People from all over the world have passed through this village, son,’ said his father. ‘They come in search of new things, but when they leave they are basically the same people they were when they arrived.’ ” (pg 9) Your family should support your dreams, but because society imprints false ideologies into people, Santiago’s father convinces him to give up on his dreams. Even though Santiago’s father wanted “to travel the world” (pg 9-10) too, he didn’t have the courage to do so which influenced his life by “having had to bury it, over dozens of years,”. Santiago was young and impressionable at the time, and so when his very own father doubted his ability to be able to achieve his dreams, Santiago too grew up to doubt himself. This then influenced Santiago to try to bury his own life callings when faced with his Personal Legend. He used excused, “But there’s a tribal war”, (pg 115) “I
The grassy field in the foreground represents the current state of man; undeveloped, unkempt. This furthers the idea of his idleness, for he has yet to put in the effort to keeps his provided space orderly. However, you can see that man does not face the viewer; instead, he views the fantastical skyline that is shown in the middle and background of the artwork. Meant to represent a possible future that man could accomplish, if only he would break out of his chains and actively strive towards it. The amount of idea and thought that went into such an illustration is incredible.
Many people tend to set goals. They can set goals for their personal life, academics, or even for their professional lives. You can literally set a goal for pretty much anything you can imagine. I believe that people should set goals, they help you stay focused and want to do better for the future. Goals change all of the time though, because of a lot of different reasons, maybe you found that one thing just really is not what you want to do with your life, so you find something else to do. To me that is just how life is, my goals will most likely change as I am getting older and trying to find what I want to do with the rest of my life.
I never really thought about where my life was going. I always believed life took me where I wanted to go, I never thought that I was the one who took myself were I wanted to go. Once I entered high school I changed the way I thought. This is why I chose to go to college. I believe that college will give me the keys to unlock the doors of life. This way I can choose for myself where I go instead of someone choosing for me.
Ultimately, my life is an intricate combination of my past, present, and future. At all times my life is being affected by my past experiences, present situations, and future aspiration. My past experiences shape how I react in present situations, while my future aspirations influence the present situations that I take on. My past experiences also influence the future path they my life takes. Move over, the path of my life is not linear progression of events, but a complex journey of self-reflection and I experience, reflect, and act in my present