(N) Years From Now

I've been thinking a lot about that lovely, heartwarming, timeless, age old question asked by thousands of employers to their fidgeting interviewees:

Where do you see yourself in (n) years?

n=number

If I were to try to answer that myself, it would a really muddled answer that doesn't really answer the question. Probably somewhere along the lines of:

"Well, hmm, probably studying Chinese, or traveling around China with my good friend. Although I probably would want to focus on my writing, especially when I get out of college, because I love writing and it's a huge opportunity for me. But then again, I wouldn't get paid until I actually wrote something decent, which would be a long time from now. So then I guess I would have to say using Chinese in the government or business or ministry or travel world to earn a living while I draft my novel. On the other hand blah blah blah..."

Yup. As clear as a muddy river.

My true answer, one that employers would probably look down their noses on, is that I want to be doing something that makes me happy in (n) years. Be it writing, traveling, exploring, reading, or speaking another language fluently, that's what I really want.

I've never been able to come up with a decent answer to that question. To people who can see for themselves a clear future, I salute you. But I'm not really sure if I want to have a clear answer. That's part of the excitement of life, isn't it, to dive headfirst into the future? *strokes chin*

But look at me go! Two for two posts! I'll try to remember this moment in a month when I re-stumble upon this blog.