If someone asked me "What would you like to become after graduation?" or "What do you want to be?" I was always in agony between translator and manager of an enterprise for middle school students, because I was fascinated by both occupations, even though the two occupations are different. But from the time I was a high school student, I have been more attracted to becoming a manager. In fact, it is very difficult for women to become a manager of an enterprise in Korea. However, there is a special reason that I hope to be a manager more than a translator.
        When I was a high school student, I was persuaded by my mother to read an autography written by a famous manager. Maybe she thought that he was a great manager. It was written by the president of the Hyundai Group, Jou-Young Jeong. Maybe most people know him in Korea. The title is Born in This Land, and it is about his whole life. It was not as special as I thought. I thought that most of the presidents of large enterprises came from good backgrounds and he did too, but his childhood and growth period were very unhappy. His unhappiness was caused by poverty. He grew up in the country and didn't like it.
        Mr. Jeong had little formal schooling. He graduated only elementary school, and what is more, it was in the country. He spent his time not studying, but farming, most of the time in the country. Because he hated poverty, he wanted to leave home four times, and finally he succeeded. When he was nineteen years old, at last his father consented.  Because he was the eldest son, his burden was bigger. When he was nineteen, he started a labor job at first. Little by little he had better occupations, and he felt great pleasure. During the time he worked as a laborer, he was concerned about industry and architecture constantly, and his constant efforts bore fruit at last.
        He is wealthy now, and of course he is highly regarded as a manager by many people. Though he only graduated from elementary school, his attainments are equal to a college graduate now. He entered into politics, and he was elected to the House of Representatives. Also, although he was defeated in the election, he ran for President and had the support of quite a number of people.
        Certainly there were many failures and difficulties in Mr. Jeong's life. He experienced setbacks and suffering, but he never gave up in the middle. If he had stopped with failure then, he wouldn't be a respectable manager now. If I had grown up in an environment like his childhood, I might have kept muttering and complaining without special effort. When most people said, "That's impossible," he said, "That's possible." He did his best, and at last he turned an impossibility into a possibility in various ways.
        As matter of fact, I am not patient and do not make a lot of effort to do something. For example, if there was something that most people say it is impossible, I say it is impossible, too. When I worked on a difficult task, I abandoned my attempt in the middle. For the easiest example, when I cram for an examination, if I feel tired, I fall asleep. And I regret to have done such a thing. So I envy his patience and effort even more. I hope to learn from his strong points.