What Will Become Of Him?

I often ask the husband, "what do you think Lucas will become when he grows up?" I guess we won't really know until it happens or is about to happen.

When I was growing up, my ambitions kept changing.  I once wanted to be a doctor, then a therapist, then a singer.  Then I thought, maybe having a business of my own will be best, so I thought I should go to Business School. But then before I went to college, I decided I want to become a lawyer.  So I took up Accountancy with the intention of proceeding to Corporate Law.  But even as I went to take my entrance exams at Silliman University, I couldn't make up my mind and decided to take both Accountancy and Physical Therapy exams.  When it was time to make up my mind, I decided I still want to take up Accountancy, then become  a lawyer.

I finished Accountancy and became a CPA. But when it was time to proceed to Law, I decided I didn't want to go to school anymore. I wanted to have a job and start earning money. And so that's how my career in Finance began.

I still wonder what Lucas will become.  Will he be an Architect?

Or a Builder?

Will he be a Doctor?

A Scientist?

Or maybe a Chef?

Will he be a Sailor?

Or a Construction Worker?

A Musician?

Or an Adventure-seeker?

Whatever he will become, I know it in my heart that I will be proud of him.  I will support his passions and I will dream his dreams.  I only hope that he looks out for himself and will aim only for the good.  And I also hope that I will live long enough to see a bright future ahead of him unfold.

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Photos:  Lucas, 2 years and 8 months old. Taken at Bay Area Discovery Museum in Sausalito, CA.