"What do you want to be when you grow up?"
That question is frequently asked to some kids in kindergarten or we even frequently heard when we were kids. Being a doctor, teacher is the most common answer for that Q. To me, that question was annoying. I thought what's the problem with the surprises we will face. And it's probably because I have no specific answer for that. In the end, as i grow up, i think that is not good to have a bad thought like that and to not have a specific answer (of kind of job) for a question like that. As i walk back to the moment when i was asked about that, I thought of some answers that I might said. I wanted to be a detective, i wanted to be an astronaut, i wanted to be an artist, I wanted to be a dancer and other professions. My little me wanted to experience and do a lot of jobs. One of them was.. to be an announcer.
In developmental psychology theory, it is said that in adolescence, individuals tend to socialize in groups. Me and my friends, at that time, had a same hobby when the teacher was boringly explained about the theory of X or Y. It was, listening to a radio, clandestinely. If you ask me that faq which i told above, i would confidently answer that i want to be an announcer. That was Prambors Radio, the first radio I listened to, and that were Imam Darto and Sesa Nasution who motivated me to be an announcer. I was their loyal fan.
For other people, it probably is just an unimportant thing to be told, they may say "Your dream is so shallow to be an announcer", yet for me.. Being announcers is so bizarre, i thought. It is not only just a simple job. They make people happy only by their voices, jokes, and their choice of songs. You will feel so close to a lot of people although you haven't see them in person, and so will them. You can be yourself without thinking about your appearance is good or bad, your lipstick is too red or pale, and things like that. You will get a lot of information from the listener, and there are too much good things you can get from your profession.
I have prayed continuously to ask to God for give me a chance to be an announcer. But the reality was hit me hard, and it realized me that it was 10% possible. Now, i know the community named Kelas Penyiar Indonesia, it was become 10% impossible. I got a new friends and i am so grateful to meet them by same vision, passion, and reason. I also got a lot of informations about public speaking and such, i even got a chance to visit the Mustang radio, and look at the process of broadcast itself by my eyes. I was satisfy my high curiosity. It is just a process to sharpen my skill and got a golden ticket of chance to be the real announcer, Aaamiin Ya Allah.
"Passion will open the door to the joy and abundance."
P.s I wish you get something you always dream about, think about within your passion.
