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Life Is The Following Dream

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The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. (Oprah Winfrey) Following dream is described as the biggest and hardest adventure, and if people work hard, they can reach the dream. But is it really the truth?People can take the first twenty years of life to chase dream, however, life if limited, people should do what they need to do at certain age. When people get to 30 years old, having steady jobs is more important than following dream.
People always say that hard working makes people success and there are always examples of how some people reverse their destinies and become successful. In the book The Alchemist, Santiago, a young boy follows his passion and find his treasure. During Santiago’s journey, he encounters difficulties, danger and challenges. But he never gives up, so as expected, he is successful. In reality, Harrison Ford did not start his career until his thirties. J.K. Rowling started writing novels at the age of 31, and now is the most famous female writer. And Ang Lee, who was a jobless house husband, but started being a director when he was 31. All the inspirational stories teach people that people need to have dream, it is never too late and if people work hard enough, he will reach his dream. However, these stories do not tell people how much they need to sacrifice and how little chance they become successful.
People in their 30s should not follow dreams because there is no time. The normal retirement age in the United States is 65 years old, which means, after the year of 65, people cannot really do much. And normally, people start working after college which is about 22 to 24 years old. So there is only 43 years left. 43 years is almost half of a person’s life, so there is no time for people to waste. And not only one’s own time, as well as his family and friends. When people step in the age of 30, or even earlier, they start to form their own families. And start to take more responsibilities. Being married and then having children takes a lot of time and attention. Most people need to go home right after their works are done, because family is the core of everything. In common, people get children at the age of 25.2, therefore, when a person is 30, his/her

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