The dream I had before Nigeria happened.
Hello, everyone.
I welcome you to my blog. As kids we all had dreams. I trust nobody dreamt small as a kid; we all had so many dreams, and none of our many dreams was small. We all wanted to be doctors, nurses, pilots, engineers, and so many other professional jobs; no one really planned to settle for less until life happened or life humbled us. Funny how life caused a lot of us to deviate from our childhood dreams; only a few people were able to achieve their childhood dreams and are currently working in the lives they actually aspired to as kids. There are times when I look back at how big I dreamt, and I wish someone told me to rescue my expectations or warned me that in Nigeria you are not allowed to dream that big.
In a working country, 60-70 percent of kids end up achieving their childhood dreams; they work in the line they aspired to work in as kids and live a happy life, while in a country like mine, 80-95 percent of kids end up doing something completely different from what they dreamt of as kids. Some of us are currently doing things we never imagined or pictured as kids; we are currently doing things we never saw ourselves doing, and it is all thanks to a country that does not work.
As a kid I was not an exception; I had so many dreams. If I was allowed, I would even have worked many professions. As a child, only I wanted to be an engineer. I also loved medical professionals and wanted to be like them by studying a medical course. My mom was a nurse; I spent most of my time in the hospital with her. When I closed from school, I went to the hospital to meet her instead of going home since she was sacred about me getting in harm's way. Her colleagues and doctors started calling me small doctor, and that even made me dream more. The name they were calling me was getting into my head, and I wanted to make it a reality.
I dreamt so much of being a doctor, even if not a doctor, a nurse at least. I just wanted to be in the medical profession like my mom, but a lot happened, and my dreams changed to wanting to become a civil engineer, and in a few months I will be graduating with a bachelor's in engineering, but not civil engineering like I dreamt of, but agricultural and bioresources engineering. I never knew about the existence of the course. I applied for civil engineering like I dreamt of, and JAMB changed my course like it did for many other students out there.
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Your course is a good one, trust me. Now, it's not about the title but one that brings in the money and make us achieve all what we want
I am starting to like the course though I never liked it at first and it was a discouragement at first but now I feel different about the course.
Woah, the universe steered you far away from your childhood dream. Nonetheless, I like that you were focused enough on your new path and would be graduating soon.
Thank you for your kind words.
Thanks for stopping by.
It was a pleasure
Your writings are completely in line with the culture of our country.One thing I have noticed is that it is difficult to realize the dreams we have as children when we grow up and most of the dreams do not come true.I think life as a child is one thing and life as an adult is another.When we were children, we only dreamed and were happy when we got something.But after growing up, we faced real experiences.
Many countries are actually part of the reason many kids were not able t achieve their childhood dreams.
If we paid for our childhood dreams, many of us would be indebted by now because we didn't have restrictions with those dreams.
Even though you didn't end up with the profession you wanted, you are still doing well because there are people who couldn't do their dreams whether big or small.
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If we were asked to pay for every dream we had as kids by now we will still be paying the debt.
Either its Nigeria or India, in many countries dreaming is allowed, but fulfilling them has become a luxury. Your dream of becoming a doctor and then coming into engineering and moving into some other stream all this is very relatable.
Many countries are actually part of the reason kids don't get to make their childhood dreams a reality.
Jamb really changed the plans of many. It's an early teacher that we don't always get what we want but we can forge a new path for us.
Congrats in advance, it's not an easy feat.
My Dear, being a Nigerian will really make you tougher and stronger. The country don't care about your dreams. It's well .
The fear of raising kids in Nigeria to experience what we did is scary.