I bought a copy of this on my Kindle and wanted to read this one section because not only does it remind me of becoming an astronaut it also reminds me of what one has to do to become enlightened, to be a lawyer or doctor or whatever one wants to do in life. In this case a 9 year old boy is imagining what an astronaut would do every moment to become one from the time he is 9. In this case this little boy in Canada actually became the astronaut he dreamed about and went into space.
In my Kindle I don't have a page number but I'm at 1% of the way through the book where I'm quoting.
Begin quote:
I was old enough to understand that getting ready wasn't simply a matter of playing "space mission" with my brothers in our bunk beds, underneath a big NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC poster of the moon. But, there was no program I could enroll in, no manual I could read, no one even to ask. There was only one option I decided. I had to imagine what an astronaut might do if he were 9 years old, then do the exact same thing. I could get started immediately. Would an astronaut eat his vegetables or have potato chips instead? Sleep in late or get up early and read a book.
I didn't announce to my parents or to my brothers and sisters that I wanted to be an astronaut. That would have elicited approximately the same reaction as announcing that I wanted to be a movie star. But from that night forward, my dreams provided direction to my life. I recognized even as a 9 year old that I had a lot of choices and my decisions mattered. What I did each day would determine the kind of person I would become.
end quote from: An astronauts guide to life on earth by Astronaut Chris Hadfield
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