Here is a new feature: Voices of the young. It is not enough we—parents, teachers, priests, religious and other “grown-ups”—talk to the young. We need to listen to them. They have much to tell us that is worth listening to.
We gave a small questionnaire to a group of students at Sophia College, a well-known women’s college in Ajmer. Each one wrote their real name or a fictitious name on the sheet, so that they were free to express themselves. We thank Sr Mariola D’Souza MSA for meeting with the students, collecting their answers and sending them to us at MAGNET. (Editor)
One item on the questionnaire was:
MY BIG DREAM IN LIFE: SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL THAT I DREAM OF BEING OR DOING.
Here are some of their answers.
- “To be the head of an MNC.”
- “To sing alone (especially for God) in front of the public.”
- “To see myself in the Indian Army Uniform.”
- “To be someone who can always be remembered by others, and to live in faith with Christ.”
- “To see a beautiful smile on the faces of those who mean the world to me, and to believe that the reason behind is me.”
- “To be a military nurse in a well-known army hospital.”
- “To fulfil my papa’s dream, and become an MBA.”
- “When someone will type my name in Google and, instead of seeing, ‘No results found,” there will be ME.”
- “To be a person who can bring about some good change in this world.”
- “To serve my parents all my life. To give them all the happiness they deserve.”
- “Of being a naval officer like my dad.”
- “Something beautiful I want to do: To remove the poverty of India.”
- “To become a successful person, and help the needy and poor persons.”
- “My biggest dream is to make my parents feel proud of me.”
- “To be an IAS officer.” (Three of them wrote this.)
- “To visit the Disney Land of Hong Kong once in my life time.”
- “To serve my country in any way possible.”
- “I want to be a good human being, and an IAS officer, and to travel the whole world.”
- “To become a self-confident girl and independent.”
- “To become a great officer, and when I walk or stand all the people stand and respect me.”
- “To become an IFS officer.”
- “To open an orphanage and work there full time.”
- “To fulfil at least a few of my parents’ expectations.”
- “To make my family feel proud by doing something on my own.”
CONCLUSION:
As you see, young people have all kinds of dreams floating around in their active heads. May we provide inspiring and valid examples to follow, chances for them to clarify what they really want, and help them achieve worthwhile goals. Young people are looking for inspiring models, convincing witnesses and adults who take them seriously.
– Fr. Joe Mannath SDB is the National Secretary of CRI and the editor of this magazine
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