golden ambitions

abandoned shoes next to a red carpet - is it over or does it begin?

When one grows up and becomes an adult one will, at some point, start thinking about one's aims and goals for life - or maybe thats because of the 21.384 people who want to know about them. It sometimes seems that everyone you're speaking to, especially when you've reached a certain age, is asking for what you want to learn/study/work/
DO WITH YOUR LIFE.
Most children dream of growing up and being an adult. Most teenagers want to be independent, responsible for themselves, be allowed to drive a car, drink and come home late or not at all. Reaching the magical 18, the glorious time of adulthood, the Golden Age.
(By the way, the term Golden Age is mainly used for a time in the fifties when Hollywoods movie-industry blossomed and had a glorious time. Many stars had their greatest time then and still are very popular - Marylin Monroe, Audrey Hepburn for just to mention a few)
Most realise, as they're getting closer to that age, that it's maybe not as golden as one dreams it to be. It won't be like that in the most cases, there is a lot of responsibility coming, duties and wrinkles. In some other ways one stays an eternal child - which is good. The author Erich Kästner says 'Only the one who grows up and stays a child is a human' .
Nevertheless, one still can be optimistic and look forward to a Golden Age!
When I'm asked for my personal plans and perspectives for the future I cannot answer most of the time because I simply do not know yet! I just can tell what definetely is no ambition of mine: becoming popular. Although I very much like Hollywood, Audrey Hepburn and glamour (these are most positively remains of childhood princess-dreams :) I would never want to be there myself.
I have as many inconcrete dreams as few plans. There are a lot of things I could imagine myself (not) doing and high goals for what I want to do...
but only one thing that's secure for me:
I want to go my way with Jesus and put his plans for my life on top priority. Everyone who also tries to follow him will know how high this ambition is.
Though, I'm sure that when I let him decide, he will lead me to true happiness and a really shining Golden Age, better than I could imagine it myself. He has not only promised me to be with me all my life but a time even more glorious afterwards.
T(o know t)his is HEAVEN!

P.s.: If you want to know what I'm talking about (and really looking forward to!), pick up a bible and read revelations 21-22. And if you'd like to experience this - and a golden life with him - too, you've got nothing to do but believe in him...