One of the biggest questions I ask myself every day is, “What am I going to make out of myself in the future?” I’m not just referring to the career that I will pursue, but rather the character that I will embody. What kind of person am I going to be? What kind of an influence am I going to have on the world? I don’t just want to live a happy life, I want to live a fulfilled life and every day I wonder to myself, “How exactly am I going to do that?”

It’s hard to figure out what you’re going to do years from now, simply because you don’t know what the future entails, but somewhere deep down, you have an idea of what you want to happen. In my case, I know that somehow, I will make a difference in my life, as well as the lives of others, I just need to figure out exactly how I want to do that. That’s why my ran dumb fact for today really stood out. The fact that the author of Peter Pan, a beloved children’s book that practically every kid read or saw the movie of during childhood, gave the rights to the book to a children’s hospital for pediatric medicine department. James Barrie not only inspired children with “faith, dust, and pixie dust,” but actually tried to make a difference in the real world. By giving back to the children that he was writing for, Barrie not only filled their imagination, but gave them the chance to physically get better as well.

What I admire about Barrie’s contribution is the fact that he used his passion for writing to give back to the children’s community in so many different ways. I want to use an important aspect of my life to contribute towards the community, whether it is through my career or what I am passionate about.