Ten Years From Today…

Daniel Kaplan for Jr. Lit Narrative Essay

To many people, ten years may seem like a rather large period of time. I myself, up to rather recently, would have said the same thing myself. The more that I think about it, however, in ten years I will be at what most people consider the prime of their lives, around 27. If I had any ideal profession, it would be an electric music producer and D.J. This field of work requires quite a bit of travelling so I feel it would be best to not get to attached to one place. However I feel I would need each location to be up to par. Because if there is anything in my adult life that I don’t need, it’s clutter, (or anything I don’t find either sentimentally or monetarily). In ten years I will live primarily in a town house-like apartment hopefully somewhere in the city, I’ll have my own record label with a few original album’s out myself, and a small, very well supported family.

Usually people think of having a dream house. However, I’ve always had a dream of having an extravagant apartment. Something about the privacy of an apartment has always appealed to me. In ten years I would love to have some sort of large apartment or townhouse. I can’t imagine anything more luxurious than a penthouse like living situation. I would of course have to have a enough living space for an entire family. Three to four plus bedrooms and two to three bathrooms would be ideal. The main thing for me, however, would be my music studio. I want a room dedicated to music with top-of-the-line equipment that has a great deal of creative energy. This would be the room that I spent the majority of my time in. I’d also want to have an entertainment room. This would feature all of the current, popular movies and video games. I would personally make sure the room is ideal for visual and auditory stimulation.

As for a profession, it has been a long-term goal of mine to make it as a producer of electronic music. This is a career many aspire to these days so it is definitely not the world’s easiest career to achieve in, but I definitely believe it is feasible with enough work, and I definitely had an earlier start than many who have this as their career. Most of the money from the electronic music stems from live performances. To make it into a living you have to be on drawn-out tours. This would require me being away from home for a rather long period of time. This is, obviously, not the best thing for a growing family, but hopefully my family would travel with me occasionally, at their own personal convenience of course. This hectic profession requires many hours spent in the studio, so when I’m not travelling I could work at home, which is a very big plus for me seeing as I’ve never been the office type. All in all this would be the perfect career for me because of the musical aspect and the live performances.

Family will be a huge part of my adult life. First off, I’d have a wife whom I do not regret being with (like an abundance of the marriages today). I’ve also always wanted to be a parent. I feel as though reproduction is the only clear-cut meaning of life. It’s the only living legacy we can leave on this Earth. For this reason, I would want to have one or two children, but not an excessive amount to ensure they all get the attention they truly deserve. Ideally, I would want one boy and one girl; because I don’t know which one would be more work so I just assume having one of each would be the best of both worlds. While I would be extremely busy with my career, family would always come first. That’s the way I think it should be within a close family. A career is incredibly important, but it will eventually not matter, whereas your family will always be there for you even after you’re gone.

So, as you can see, I have quite a way to go before I accomplish the goals I’ve listed for ten years from now. However, I definitely feel that it is possible. All of these aspirations are not unrealistic, they just require a bit of work. If everything goes well, I will be on my way to these goals even before ten years from now. However, It’s important to remember not to rush through life, because it might pass you by.