The Child Looking For The Dream Job

Essay on finding your perfect career. Is there such a thing?

Photo by Miro

I’m 5 years old and getting ready to make a pirouette, the same as the gymnast at the Olympic Games. I lean on the entrance door, squishing my body against the cold metal, thinking this will help me to have more élan for my full-twisting double-back move. As I ran through the apartment’s corridor into…