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[EmpressCarla]

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Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

This question is often asked by employers within corporate America. Normally, when asked this question, I usually make up something that I think they want to hear. Yet recently, I stopped and really contemplated this question. I was in an interview recently and was asked it. And as I began to give my standard BS answer, in the back of my mind I thought, "If I am still working for a Babylon corporation in this capacity in 5 years, regardless of how much money I'm making, it will truly be sad for me."  

I continued on and gave the standard BS answer out loud, but it was at that moment that I realized I didn't even really want the job for which I had applied. It occured to me that deep down I hoped I wouldn't get it. It occurred to me to just say, "I don't want to waste your time anymore" and to just get up and leave.

Well, being the nice person that I am (no smart comments pleez  ), I completed the interview. But since then I've seriously been thinking about this question. I look at where I was 5 years ago and where I am right now and what I now know is that without a clear plan and goals for the future, I may very well still be working for Babylon as a corporate slave.  

So that's where I am now...developing a plan of action for my future. Better late than never, right?

I encourage ones and ones here reading this to do the same. Take stock of where you were 5 years ago, where you are now and where you want to be. Ask yourself, "Am I doing what I expected to be doing at this point in my life?" If not, take the time to consider why. Take the time to make the changes necessary in your life so that in the next 5 years you won't be 5 years older and wondering where the hell you stagnated...like I am.  

I see this small, yet powerful revelation as a microcosm of the struggle of InI people. I don't think most of us are taking inventory of our lives and our life goals. So no sacrifice is made for the sake of forward movement, and thus, no progress is made.

Truly, it all starts with Self. So let each of us take stock of ourselves and have direction in our lives. Only then can we collectively take stock of our Nation.

Just my $0.02.  

Be blessed

[surfmon_I]

Blessings Empress;
you are a deep thinker.  It is this deep reflection that causes us to become who we truely can be.  It is an intresting point you have worked thru. Although i work for iself, i used to work many diffrent jobs and can definately identify with your realization while in an interview.
Although i am always looking to  where i am, i look to the things that brought  i to this point.  So, with in 5 years, looking backwards to see forward,  i see the young girls i wife and i are raising to be at the threshold of young adulthood .  As for i, it would be fair to hope that the works i do will remain in the realm of helping others make their homes exactly what they wish. Also finish building this home we live in, in this beautiful State with Green Mountians.
i sight the daily and long term relationships to be more greatly appreciated and i self to be more humble and forgiving.  All this would not be possible without Jah,and Jah willing, these seeds will come to fruition.
Blessed Guidance and Many thanks for sharing your thoughts.
Oneness

[RasLuke]

Greetings,
I hope to be finished a business course in College and then open a vegan restaurant in Cork hopefully. Or else I hope to be travelling around the globe, learning about different cultures.

JAH Guide and Protector

[howie]

in 5 years?

probably married,
still working in Aboriginal Restorative Justice,
still smoking dope
will hopefully have published my book of poetry (am on the 5 year plan- in year 2 now, working towards that goal)
still painting til my eyes, back hurt and my right arm is falling off.

Altho- hopefully by that point, I will have enuff of a body of work to begin showing in galleries.... which would mean buyers... which would mean I'd have to paint even more....

[BLING_BLAOH]

In 5 years, I see myself as a civilian again. I'll be married to my empress and have a successful deejay career. Possibly with anodda yute (whedda anodda daughter or a son, Jr. BLING).

[BlackBeauty]

I see this small, yet powerful revelation as a microcosm of the struggle of InI people. I don't think most of us are taking inventory of our lives and our life goals. So no sacrifice is made for the sake of forward movement, and thus, no progress is made.

I see what you are saying Empress with progression for us as a nation but we all have different goals, so things will move at different paces.  We are no longer part of tribes, and western family networks have broken down so much that we only know our immediate family therefore I see it as almost impossible to move as one nation, we have become very singular.

This may sound cynical to some but can we progress as one and unite when there is so much against us?  I enjoy hearing other people's plans, especially their achievements but there is one thing I learnt from my Kingman is not to plan my life.  When I met him I thought I knew exactly where I wanted to be and what I wanted to have.  He took me away from my home and we went travelling together and I learnt that it's best to take each day as it comes because we don't know what the future holds for us. I read that some Chinese philosophy see life as a stream that takes different directions if there was a log in the way etc and flows at different speeds during the time it takes to get down to the river/lake.  I see life like this; we never know what course we may take.

I also learnt that when I plan things I set my heart on it and if it doesn't work out I feel disappointed and even a failure.  So I no longer set expectations for myself, I just live the best I can each day.  This is how I want to live my life and if anyone makes goals I full heartedly hope you achieve them.  I have a rough idea of what I would like to have in 5/10 years time but that is only if I'm blessed with them rather than working for them.

Bless

[Wahine]

In 5 years time i hope i still have the same job i've got now.
My eldest will be 16 my youngest 10 so maybe i'll have a little freedom then  
At least i know i can be me in my job and that dreads aren't a problem and no one gives a toss what your into!
I just hope in 5 years time my life has settled down considerably and that i can be happy where i am at.

[Love_Sponge]

Greetings and Blessings to all,

Thank you EmpressCarla for such a post that affects us all and is a message we should all think about. About 3/4yrs ago my art teacher made us all write an essay on such a topic and i was the only one who too it seriously, i handed it exactly on time and as i think back to what it said my aspirations are still the same as they were that time.I have always wanted to help children of all ages and whether they had a disability or not i have just had the desire to help them.

My art teacher told me that i should research on Mother Theresa after that becuse we have alot in common. So in 5 years from now i hopefully will have one school up and running and i will be in the process of building another. I will be able to give my family a home they deserve and a life of ease. If in that time i find my King then so be it but if not then that is ok, my life is dedicated to getting the schools up and running and doing what Jah has asked me to do, whatever happens in the intrim is upto the Most High


Jah Love One Love and My Love to all

[jules]

Hmmm in 5 years time? Well my kids will have all left home by then (or they should have!) and I will be a fully trained counsellor. So I should have my own offices...thats what I am aiming for. Where I live...it costs £60 an hour to be counselled...unless you have drug problems and then its free. I want to start a scheme not unlike Legal Aid where people of lower income can have counselling either for free or at a much reduced cost because an awful lot of people dont get the help they need just because they are poor. I dont see why rich people should get the help easily when its the people with lower income that have more problems and therefore more likely to need counselling. It kinda makes me angry thinking about it.

So yeah...hopefully I will be doing some good somewhere!

[Ash-Tree]

wat Buetifull posts.
in 5 years i see myself in Ethiopia with my Brother Tal, Farming Food and Raising livestock and Teaching the Youth how to horse ride.

Bless
Ash-Tree

[EmpressCarla]

Blessings

Give thanks for ALL the replies!  

When I wrote this, it was at a period where I was feeling like my life was stuck record. Nothing new or interesting happening, no learning, no growing, no fun. Too much focus on work, work, work! You know what they say about all work and no play...

BlackBeauty, I hear what the I is saying. And the Bible instructs us not to "worry" about tomorrow, what we will eat, what we will drink. Because our Father knows our needs and has already provided, even before we ask. So I agree that ones should not worry about the future, as all is a part of a Divine Plan.

However, I caution ones against not "planning". There is a saying, "While we are making plans, life happens." There will always be things that throw a monkey wrench into our plan. And a wise person once suggested to me, "Plan to fail." It is when we have a plan for what we'll do when our initial plan does not work out, that will lessen the disappointment and preserve us with the motivation to Itinue to move forward in the face of so-called failure.

Even those things that I thought (at the time) were failures, looking back I now see that even those failures were simply a part of my life plan. They build character and teach us about ourselves!

I'm not talking about a 5-page, typed and bound outline of one's life expectations. But the best way to get from point A to point B is to have a vision and an idea about how to get there. It's what Garvey stressed for us to do! And His Majesty as well!

So again, I encourage ones to take some time to Iditate on where they want to be in the future. Doesn't mean you must stick with that plan. But it does create a focus. It is very sad to waste this beautiful life and not have contributed in some way, I feel. But I can tell from the rasponses that we all strive for betterment of ourselves and communities...and the world. Give thanks!

Be blessed.

[Ash-Tree]

Very well said Carla
Buetifull words.

We must not Worry about things that are beyond our control,as humans we tend to want to be in control.
we must accept there is a force beyond us and we have to flow with Change be syncronized.

"Organise and Centralise" is wat H.I.M say and as carla said, of course a Day to day life plan is not reasonable but i think you should always have a target and something to focus on.
One person cant do everything but everyone can do something, together we will achieve wat we will.

Ash-Tree

[stone-righteous]

I can relate to the vibe of what's been said big-time!

I don't like working within a Babylonian system or 'for the man' as my friends might say  

The true conclusions I have made myself are already here in your words, that it is best not to focus too much on the future (or live in the past) but good to have plans, inspirations and ideas. Rome wasn't built in a day but with small steps you can get to the lifestyle you want, and life is unpredictable.

The main thing I feel is I am now confident in myself and my beliefs that my consciousness will guide me, unless I misunderstand this is Jah guidance. I feel if everything changed in the world as long as I can hold onto my sense of self and centre my mind I can deal as best as possible whatever may come.

Somedays I would like to rid myself of Babylon altogether, I am motivated and know I could lead a worthwhile life if I did. But mostly for now I stick with it and keep making small changes in my life to help me get closer to where I feel I need to be.

In five years? I really don't know, but I certainly hope I am not in the same job or same situation as I am know, I would hope I am much more in tune with nature by then and working to do good things, rather than being "little johnny, with his head hanging down, wondering how many shillings left in that pound" as Peter Tosh might well sing  

One day the dollar will die