I've thought about this a lot. When I was little I wanted to be a vetrenarian. I'm not a particularly ambitious person, to be quite honest I just kinda do what sounds good at the time...for better or worse.
One positive thing about our situation is that most of us have been able to do things and have character building experiences we never would have had otherwise. I wanted to be a US Marine pretty much for as long as I could remember, and now I am. I remember the intense pride and sense of belonging I experienced the first time I put on the uniform. I wanted to run a business so I got myself in a position to do so and before long I was running a business.
I've been to places and seen and done things that are really just amazing. I've trekked through south america, sailed to the corners of the globe, taken and spared lives, handled hundreds of thousands of dollars, interviewed and hired and fired people, and so much more. I'll never amount to much socially because I don't stick with anything long term, I get restless. When I finish my degree I'll prolly go run a restaurant again or something, or maybe just learn to scuba dive.
If I had been born xx, I prolly never would have done any of these things. Looking at the other women in my family, I might have got an associates degree then sidled up to some man and had kids. I'm not saying that's a bad thing, I just don't think it would have been the life for me. I fancy myself an adventurer, more of an Emilia Earhart than a June Cleaver. I consider myself a better person for the experiences I've had, even if they were boyish.
I would like to learn to scuba dive. Now that I get to thinking about it, I would really like that.
