I want to be a superhero. Now I know that's not a real option for a job. At least, not in the real world. So let me rephrase that a bit. I want to be a teacher. Someone who helps people gain knowledge and shares their wisdom with others. I want to be a writer. Someone who inspires others to reach beyond the limits of reality and explore. To break the boundaries of reality and let their imagination be endless. I want to be an artist. Someone who is an example to others of how amazing they can truly be if they have the desire to be such and what they can create if they so choose. I want to be a singer. Someone who spreads inspiration and wisdom to and from others through music. I want to be a police officer. Someone who protects others and risks their life to ensure the safety of others and to make sure everything is alright. I want to be a firefighter. Someone who risks their life to save others and help them in times of need. I want to be a librarian. Someone who helps others find what they're looking for and shares wisdom to others. I want to be a guidance counselor. Someone who helps others deal with their problems and guides them to what they should do next. I want to be a friend. Someone others trust and rely on in many situations. Someone who helps others through their problems, cheers them up when their down, and guides them to make the right decisions. Most importantly, I want to be myself. Now I know that's not necessarily an occupation that one could acquire or actually call a job. However, it can be a job itself at times metaphorically. It's hard to be yourself, especially in this day and age. Nowadays, people will judge you by the most ridiculous things. What you look like, what clothes you wear, where you come from, what you are interested in, etc. People make it exceptionally difficult to actually be yourself. Now I know there are some people who will say that they could just stop caring about what other people think of them, and that's true, they could, but it's still pretty hard to do. When you're insecure for a very long time or not even that long, it still takes a while to stop caring about what other people think. It's difficult, and sometimes feels like an impossible feat. However, with the help of others around you, it's not impossible. The day that you can finally look at yourself in the mirror and confidently say "I love who I am.", and truly believe it, will be the reason why it was all worth it. So being yourself can be a job, but in the end, isn't it the best job anyone could ever have? I want to be myself. I want to be a superhero.

-Amani Trower