I never used to believe in inspirational aphorisms like "Through working hard, your dreams come true", but now... I used to dream of becoming astronaut and discovering new places of the universe when I was child. I was passionate about space and was curious about mystery of undiscovered, distant destinations of the universe. I had a natural aptitude for learning about cosmic objects such as planets and galaxies as well as understanding complicated informations about them. Although I was about six or seven years old, I had finished several books about space. I used to like observing stars at night and was willing to learn more about them. I always said my parents or acquaintances about my dream. They often laughed at me and didn't believe in me except my parents. They always told me: "It is just dream, you have to stop daydreaming and take everything as it comes. You cannot be an astronaut, because it is almost impossible to do so on your current condition". It always despaired me. However, my parents encouraged me due to the fact that they were only people who knew my possibilities. So, I carried on dreaming... I was becoming more and more close to the universe. Mysterious space always attracted me and my heart until that unpleasant day... One day, one of my familiars said: "I know that you are so into space and want to be astronaut, but you have to face reality, you cannot be an astronaut through studying here and are not able to work as an astronaut. It is just dream. Study chemistry and biology so that you can become a doctor in the future. This job has been becoming more and more popular amongst people day by day. You can opt any spheres of medicine, it will depend on your knowledge as well as experience". Afterwards, I dwelt on his talk for a long time. Then, I decided to choose medicine. Because I had no alternative but it. However, I was not happy and had no longer dreams. ... Everytime I observed the moon, my heart strived for the universe... After that, I was bitterly disappointed. It impacted badly on my mind. I could do nothing but losing hope. I understood that I should face reality. Eventually, I surrendered to fate by letting my dream stay dream Years later... In my elevens, the topic of being astronaut was forgotten. I always said "I'm going to be a doctor in the future" as someone asked me about my dream job. But I was doing nothing in order to be a doctor and had no willing to do something. My life was getting bored... Until one day... Two years later, I read a book about professions. I was attracted by the profession which is called "Guide". I felt the strangest feeling ever! I mean, it gave me hope! I had found my dream job! Thereafter, I began to learn English by heart because of the fact that English was the most popular language all over the world and I should learn at least one language so that I could be a guide. I seemed to be fully ready for all difficulties and knew that there would be hardship and obstacles throughout my language journey. In that year, I joined the English course. The pupils in the course were rather competitive. I learnt to be tough and tenacious during the course. Admittedly, my competitors were much smarter than me. I thrived, I struggled because of them. There were times that I studied all over the night with zero hour of sleeping. There were times that I didn't attend family parties owing to my studies. I sacrificed many things in order to be proficient at this language. That was real challenge that I had ever overcome in my life. So, you can say "Why is it associated with dream of being astronaut?" Now, I'm almost proficient at this language, I'm sure I can become an astronaut by means of opportunities that are given me by this language. So, at present, it is not my dream, it is my aim. As for being "Guide", I understood it was a bridge to my dream. If I did not work hard, I would not be proficient. I wouldn't have these opportunities if I were not proficient. I got these opportunities and saw my possibilities through working hard. Now I am on the way getting my aim and dream as well. I didn't use to believe in inspirational aphorisms like "Through working hard, your dreams come true"... And you?