MHB Professionally or Passionately, years from now...Where do you see yourself?

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The discussion revolves around aspirations and career goals, highlighting the fluid nature of personal ambitions over time. Participants express a variety of interests, including becoming a soldier, civil engineer, computer science engineer, farmer, and musician, reflecting diverse passions and current studies. One contributor shares their fulfillment in achieving their childhood dream of becoming a scientist, while humorously contemplating future ambitions like acquiring a hollowed-out volcano. The conversation emphasizes the importance of evolving goals and the continuous pursuit of new interests, regardless of current achievements.
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So what do you want to become?

I personally find that my answer is a variable of time and ...
and would be helpful to know what you all want to do now...
at present I want to be
a. Soldier - reason being War and Peace
b. Civil Engineer - My present branch of study
c. Computer Science Engineer - branch that fascinates me
d. Farmer - what I think I would love to do...
e. Musician - Guitar and you know why...

(If you already are something you wanted to be... I guess you still wouldn't sit idle for the rest of your life, so do reply)
 
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Become an expert in arithmetic geometry.

I'll honestly die happy if that happens. :cool:
 
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ADARSH said:
So what do you want to become?

I personally find that my answer is a variable of time and ...
and would be helpful to know what you all want to do now...
at present I want to be
a. Soldier - reason being War and Peace
b. Civil Engineer - My present branch of study
c. Computer Science Engineer - branch that fascinates me
d. Farmer - what I think I would love to do...
e. Musician - Guitar and you know why...

(If you already are something you wanted to be... I guess you still wouldn't sit idle for the rest of your life, so do reply)


When I was younger I was inspired by all the paranoia era sci-fi movies where the token scientist says "It's a crazzy idea, but it might just work". I always wanted to be that scientist, and I am. Now I look forward to turning to the dark side, I just have to save enough to get my own hollowed out volcano.

[This Island Earth (1955) reference] I was alway sad that nobody sent me an interocita flat pack to assemble

CB
 

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