What the qualification I thought was useless taught me

In a naptime dream I suddenly had, the real estate notary exam venue from long ago appeared.

A stranger sitting next to me whispered, "I've been waiting for you." When I woke up with a strange lingering feeling I was tracing memories of a distant day.

In the past, I self-studied and passed the real estate notary and FP Level 2 on my first attempt. The study period for both was only three months. At the time, I was basking in a small sense of accomplishment.

However, reality is not so sweet.

The front lines of real estate sales required practical sales sense. There was no use for someone like me with only paper knowledge, and the articles and figures I had worked so hard to memorize slipped through my fingers like sand if I didn't use them.

That intense studying might have just been a waste of time. I had been convinced of that for a long time.

But now, having woken up from that mysterious dream, there is something I realized.

The qualification itself might not have led directly to a job. However, even after becoming an adult, if you focus seriously, you can achieve results in 3 months. That fact remained within me as unwavering confidence.

Not the achievement of the qualification, but the memory of the process of having been able to take on the challenge. That was the true value for me.

In this day and age, the speed of society is getting faster and faster. Career reconstruction and re-learning have become things that everyone talks about.

High-quality education and work worth doing might sound a bit stiff. However, the essence is much more simple. I still have the ability to absorb new things. Being able to realize that is exactly what becomes the energy for people to live looking forward.

Learning opportunities are not just for the young. No matter your age, no matter how many times, you should be able to reinvent yourself.

If more people have the courage to keep learning, this society will become more resilient and kinder.

That day of intense study was not in vain. When I realized that, I felt like a small future within me had quietly begun to stir.

Within you, isn't there also some untapped potential lying dormant? Even now, it is not too late.

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