As Ralph Waldo Emerson

As Ralph Waldo Emerson

As Ralph Waldo Emerson, a famous essayist and philosopher of the 1800s, says, “it’s not the length of life but the depth of life.” I have often looked up to this quote in making my life decisions and choices. Having a life with depth in my understanding means being happy and allowing more people to have happiness in their daily lives. The society in which we live is characterized by many challenges that draw happiness and fullness out of life. The social, economic, and increasing psychological challenges are lowering the value and depth of life that people can enjoy. As a result, it is important to play an essential part in humanity by being happy and making others happy. The aspect of happiness and depth is the core element in my 10-year plan. In 10 years, I hope to have a stable career and participation in the issue of children and home services which would include the placing of children with families, have a stable family with two children both adopted, experienced the diverse cultures in the world and savings for my children education and eventually retirement.

I believe that in 10 years, I would be involved with children’s services as part of a children’s foundation. The next generation is essential as it determines the nature of the world structure and continuity of humanity. In that, showing love, care, and stability to the children will go a long way in ensuring they extend the essential responsibilities of adults. In the introduction of All About Love by Hooks, the author writes, “when I was a child, it was clear to me that life was not worth living is we did not know love. I wish I could testify that I came to this awareness because of the love I felt in my life. But it was love’s absence that let me know how much love mattered” (1). The narrative of life without the love needed for a child is excruciating to read. Kids need love and support from a tender age as it contributes to their values and personalities in adulthood. Based on the deep conviction of the social issue of broken homes and the early loss of parents, I wish to be part of or start a foundation that ensures children receive the love and care needed in their childhood. As part of the foundation, I hope to find homes for children from troubled backgrounds through intensive research of the adoptive parents. In my 10-year plan, this will involve creating awareness of the challenges faced by the children in the society and overall understanding of the needs of adopted children. The education of the adopting parents is critical in ensuring that the homes in which children are placed will be safe and loving, thus contributing to the advancement of the children..

In the 10-year plan, I hope to create a caring and opinion-driven working environment. As mentioned above, my career path of choice is linked to charity and creating a better and safe childhood for as many adopted children as possible. To achieve the goal, I will create a caring and expressive working environment. In the industry in which I hope to be part, the aspect of intuition will be critical. In that, the parents hoping to care and adopt the children should be analyzed, and every word spoken should be taken with the magnitude and seriousness needed. As a result, the contribution and opinions of my colleagues will be essential in finding the homes needed for the children. Thus, creating a working environment where all people were free to express themselves offer their opinions would be essential. Similarly, showing care and making my colleagues be happy and satisfied with their work will be a specific goal to achieve in making sure the working environment would be better.

In the ten-year plan, I hope to have started a family with a spouse and two children. I want to find selfless love and be loved in the next five years. Being able to connect and be a priority to one person is a feeling that I have desired since I was a child. As Schwartz explains, “marriage is a lifelong commitment- a formal way for a couple to express their love, devotion, and commitment to each other and share their lives with the person of their choice” (244). I hope to have settled down in five years; thus, I would have known their likes, dislikes, and priorities before making a lifelong commitment. After marriage, I hope to take two years to enjoy the company of my spouse before adopting two kids, preferably of the same age group. The purpose of adopting two kids is to offer moral support and care among the children. I desire for my children to have a bond that allows them to rely on one another when growing up and in adulthood. As Hooks offers an example, “Even though I engage in passionate dialogue with all my family members, my five sisters Sarah, Theresa, Valeria, Gwenda, Angela, and our brother Kenneth, I share my work most with my sisters Gwenda and Valeria because the work they

do has shared points of convergence with mine” (122). In that, apart from being siblings, they can grow to become friends and each other’s support through life. In the ten-year plan, I would like to have a loving and simple family in which the values of commitment and love for one another have been encouraged.

In the ten-year plan, I hope to buy a high-end electric car, preferably tesla. I believe in my role to change the world and make it better, which can be achieved by reducing my carbon print in the world. The use of a good family car is expected to offer a way to interact with the family members in the drops to school and for road trips across the nation. For the family having a nice and manageable means of transport will ensure that we can save more while still having comfort. Family time is essential for me, thus ensuring I get more time with the children, and my spouse will be critical. In the 10-year plan, I hope to buy the car in four years. The period is based on the projection of career and income in this period. I believe in four years, my career would have gotten stable, and the salary would be sufficient to afford a luxurious and functional car for the future family.

In the same way as the means of transport, I hope to be able to purchase a four-bedroom and three bath mansion in a quiet neighborhood before getting children. A family home is a place where the family should look forward to coming and relaxing. Moreover, it should be a place where my spouse should feel like it fits in their budget and future plan as well. As Schwartz explains, “Ideally, families function to provide an intimate atmosphere and an economic unit in which these needs can be met. As the center of emotional life, families can provide the love, caring, and emotional support that we need to lead happy, healthy, and secure” (10). In that, the family home will be a place in which the support and love can be freely expressed to the children and vice versa. The style of the home and neighborhood will incorporate aspects of modernity such as design and furniture. However, the cozy aspect of the traditional home will be incorporated. I hope to keep upgrading the home and replacing different furniture to get the perfect combination of style and character of the people in the home.

An essential part of the 10-year plan is financial stability. I hope to have a stable career in three years, thus starting to build expertise and understanding of the professional atmosphere. Apart from working my main job, the charity volunteering, as expressed above, will be top of the list. However, in seven years, I hope to have cleared minor debts and saved up enough money for the children’s education and basic comforts. On average, I hope to be getting $60,000 per year in which I would save a quarter of the cash from the first year of working. In the 10-year plan, I hope to have about $100,000 in savings. I believe this amount and more that will be saved after to 10 years will be enough to pay for education and other expenses of the children as they grew up. Moreover, the amount saved over the years will allow the family to take trips once every year to different destinations such as Bali, Hawaii, and South Africa. Traveling is an essential part of giving children and couples time to reflect and isolate from the rest of society; hence will be exercised more.

Social changes and technology are expected to interfere with the plan in different ways. I anticipate the changes in the environment will interfere with the plans to travel. For example, the sea level rise might cause different challenges to coastal tourist destinations, thus influencing the pattern and preference of places to vacation with the children. Moreover, I expect the technology change will affect the idea of a good marriage and family time. In that, we might rely more on the technical meeting and interactions as compared to the face to face conversations and interactions intended. Moreover, technology will influence the form of home and family car that will be purchased as I would like to have an item that is modern and long lasting. Technology is changing rapidly in the nation. Hence, the change in family life and expenses is expected to be influenced. Even so, I do not believe that change in the social norms and structure will influence my love for children and passion for offering loving homes and families to more children in the world. Hence, the plan, in terms of career, will remain relatively the same in the 10-year plan.

The future plan is based on stability, both mental and financial, which I hope to achieve by finishing college and building a good circle of friends. Getting a good education is the basic building stone for the future that I desire. In finishing college, I will be able to get a good job and to be financially stable. Finishing college with the best grades will ensure that I get a good salary through which I can participate both through volunteering and financially in creating a safe and secure process of adoption. Moreover, having a good circle of friends will offer mental and psychological stability hence allowing me to raise the children with love and being active in society.

My ten-year plan is based on having a meaningful life in which I can enjoy comforts of life, such as a good home and car. However, I hope to offer happiness to more people as well by linking families with children and individuals with young ones that can offer them the love and care that all children desire. Providing loving, supportive, and secure homes for children across the planet is a dream that I hope to bring into reality in this plan. In making the plan, it is evident that I am optimistic about finding love and creating happiness for people across the world in different ways. My core beliefs and mission are based on creating a society in which different members of society can have love and support in different aspects of life.