Ambition as a child

From as early as i can remember i had the feeling deep inside of me that when i grew up, i wanted to be making a difference to peoples lives. Caring for them, making them better when they felt sick, and putting plasters on peoples sores. As i entered teenage years, i buried those feelings when i stuck years of being bullied, and out casted, my mind set completely changed. Why would i want to look after people, make people feel good, when nobody appreciated me enough to make me feel good, or to look after me? I left school at the age of 17, having been told by a teacher, that although i was a "nice" person, i wasn't the strongest pupil in the school, and my departure would be neither here nor there. I left school feeling pretty dull. Funny how the way people treat you can almost change your perception of every body in life. I went to work in a well known shop, but there was a yearning in side of me for something more, i didn't feel complete, but as id had pointed out to me, i wasn't the brightest bulb in the box, so how could i do something more tasking with my life? After three years enough was enough, and i decided to take on a new job. A kitchen assistant in a nursing home for the elderly. It was then, with the respect off people older than me, that i finally found my feet in life again. Being around these people, clients and staff, made me realise that i could be what ever i wanted to be if i put my mind to it, they believed in me.I just to forget about the people in my past, who were maybe that self conscious with how their own lives where, that put me down. I could live my ambition.. i just had to try.