#Introduceyourself- The story of a late bloomer
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Mrs McCormick asked.
"An astronaut!!" the boy behind me boldly boasted and within moments a choir of prepubescent boys leapt out of their seats and sung in perfect discord "Me too, me too, I also want to be an astronaut!" their faces beaming with excitement.
This elation eventually exploded into pandemonium and what was once a quiet classroom became an intergalactic highway for supersonic rocket ships en route to the Moon, Mars, Jupiter and beyond. Fueled by their imagination and the belief that anything is possible the boys zipped and zoomed throughout the universe until a big bang on Mrs McCormick's desk accompanied by the words, "That's enough boys!" brought them back down to earth and subsequently back to their seats.
In the aftermath, Mrs McCormick noticed, only one boy did not answer the call to space travel. With caring concern laced in her voice she enquired, "Wilson, what do you want to be?"
I humbly mumbled, "I don't know" but in the back of my mind I proclaimed, "anything but an astronaut!"
“He is a bit different,” is what they would say when they spoke about me and yes, I was different.
Fast forward 14 years later a 22-year-old Zimbabwean boy/man, an alien in a foreign land (South Africa) who still has no idea what he wants to be wears the guise of a junior tax consultant by day and that of a masters student in economics by night. I am still somewhat very 'different' from peers but I may have become more open to the idea of manning an interstellar vehicle to interrogate the endless mysteries of the cosmos.
Why the change of heart?
I saw an actual spaceship. The monument stood tall at the heart of the air and space museum in Washington, D.C. when I first laid eyes on it last year. Henceforth, the power of imagination which had once been dormant in my childhood for the sake of individuality had been awakened! I became just like the other little boys in Mrs McCormick's classroom, I was ready to launch into infinity merely because it was in touching distance.
My view of the world today is based on the things that I have seen and the places that I have been. Hello, steemians my name is Wilson, a millennial who is more than willing to share his experiences and thoughts to create constructive conversation and contribute positively, even in the smallest way to all who engage with my posts.
I look forward to hearing from you!
Here's a couple snaps from my day at the museum:
Welcome to Steemit, @willy-donz. Great introduction, and I look forward to your future posts
I look forward to sharing this journey with you
This may be the best intro post I ever have read here. Well done and welcome aboard this steemit rocketship! I hope you enjoy the ride. It's bumpy at liftoff and takes time to get up to speed, but in the end it's one HELL of a ride and the views are spectacular and varied up here.
Upvoted your post, and resteeming it, but most importantly, also following you, Mr. Money-math-space guy, I want to see where you take this!
-@sircork
This may be the best comment I have received yet. Thank you very much @sircork
Welcome to crazy town, Kid. Everything will be just fine. :D
Nice encouragement, @sircork 🤗
It was a good intro! :D
Yeah, I was impressed too.
:D
You write so beautifully @willy-donz! I'm definitely keeping you around to read more!
Thanks for welcoming him, my TFAY! Steemit has just gained two great new voices in you and @willy-donz!
I honestly enjoyed reading @willy-donz!
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Thank you very much, I read one of your short stories and I can say I'll be keeping you around too :)
Woot!!
I love your style of writing. It's entertaining. Keep going.
Thank you very much!!
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Welcome to Steem @willy-donz I have sent you a tip
Wow, beautiful intro post @willy-donz, welcome to Steemit!!! nice shots, good job!!!!
Thanks! I really appreciate your comment it's super encouraging
Welcome to Steemit, @willy-donz! To infinity and beyond! Hope you enjoy your time in this space.
I see what you did there ;) yes I definitely will.
And what do you mean by "late bloomer"? You're just starting the incredible voyage...🤗
That's a great perspective @kiligirl. An incredible voyage awaits...
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Great intro! Thanks :)
Welcome to Steemit...
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Thank you! It's great to be here
Welcome!
Thank you! Glad to be here
Welcome @willy-donz. following you and your dreams. Fellow Economist here, Follow back if you like my profile. Greetings from Malawi
@kuwala313 thank you! I will definitely be checking out your profile soon. It's great to hear from another Economist!
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@tinashe Thank you for the advice! I'm excited to experience all that my journey on steemit will bring!
Wow you're an amazing writer! Really enjoyed the post. 😊
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Very Nice Introduction. Very pleasant reading format, with interesting pictures.
Welcome to the community, Wilson! Follow me at https://steemit.com/@bitgeek
Great post thanks a lot
i follow
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Fantastic post! Looking forward to learning more about you!
Thank you @travissanders , I must say i'm excited to learn more about you too.
Re steeming this because I think you deserve the followers.
Good luck!!
Thank you so much, I really appreciate it!!!!