I doubt anybody grows up wanting to be a garbage man. Or an accountant. Or a medical billing coder.
There might be a few. Maybe some kids thought riding on a garbage truck was the coolest thing they had ever seen. Maybe some math-obsessed kids thought it would be amazing to spend all day running numbers through spreadsheets.
When we were kids, most of us had things we thought we wanted to do when we grew up, even if many of those things were impractical. When I was very young, I wanted to be captain of a starship, just like my only hero, Capt. James T. Kirk. In an era of frequent rocket launches and trips to the moon, it seemed possible to me.
Then I wanted to be an engineer and inventor. I’ve told you about these before. I progressed through law and ministry and several other things. I was certain that I would one day be president of the United States. I was incredibly excited about my future. I wanted to do and be everything. I was going to change the world.
Society needs storytellers to help make sense of a changing world
Watching kids on a Friday night reminds me of struggle to belong
What if other people see you or hear you differently than you do?
Film hurts when I hear, ‘I’ve seen what we can be like together’
I lost my way that night — and it seems I never found my way back
Smallest ray of hope can make us feel a change we need is coming
I can force child to obey me, but obedience comes with high cost
Without things to look forward to, the human heart gets ready to die
He couldn’t mold her into himself, but my dad broke Mother’s spirit