My Ambition in Life (Common)

I have great ambition to enjoy my life peacefully. This much depends upon my choice of profession.
It is not always easy to make judicious choice of a profession. It depends upon various factors, namely, personal likes and dislikes, a long term planning, academic qualifications and material resources. It is seen that one often takes to a profession which comes one’s way without paying any regard to the above factors. Such a man is bound to prove a square peg in a round hole. It is, therefore, essential to plan and decide carefully before selecting a profession.
As for me, I have given this matter a due consideration. I have also examined the relative merits of different professions. I have neither the debating faculty so essential for law nor the strong heart that can stand dissection of living creatures. Engineering has no doubt a bright future in the resurgent India but I cannot understand the intricacies of science. Trade and commerce, on the other hand require a lot of capital. If one fails, one may not have anything to fall back upon. Teaching is, of course the only profession which finds favour with my taste and temperament.
Teaching is the noblest of professions. A teacher has a sacred duty to perform. It is he on whom rests the responsibility for moulding the characters of young children. Apart from developing intellect, he can inclucate in them qualities of a good citizen— remaining neat and tidy, talking decently and sitting properly. These virtues are not easy to be imbibed. Only he who himself leads a life of simplicity, purity and rigid discipline can successfully cultivate these habits in his pupils.
Besides, a teacher is always remain young. He may grow old in age but not in spirits. Perpetual contact with budding youth keeps him happy and cheerful. There are moments when domestic worries weigh on his mind but the delightful company of innocent children makes him overcome his transient mood of despair.
Then there is the lively world of books written by master minds in which he dwells. I am very fond of reading books. This profession will thus help me in satisfying my craving for studies. Whether I shall succeed in my aim, I cannot say. I know that some of my friends have more laudable ambitions but mine is by no means a low one.