Tricky question. When we were little and people asked us this question, we usually answered "I want to be a doctor" or "I want to be a policeman", but these are examples of professions not of what we want to be as a person or human being; now as adults the response maybe easier but more difficult to achieve.
What do we want? What we want to be? I concluded that we want to be happy, have freedom and be surrounded by people who we love and who love us back, at least this is what fulfills me. As a pharmacist, everyday I see how a big percentage of my patients depend on pharmacology to help them with symptoms of depression, sadness and anxiety, majority of them adults. I admire them, because this conditions should be treated and people should seek help, but this makes me think of how different the world is when we were kids from when we encountered the limitations of adulthood.
Where do I want to go with this? I just want to let you know why I started this. When I was young I loved to write in my journal and I dreamt of traveling. A few months ago, in my grandmother's house I found a list of places I wanted to visit: Italy, Paris, London and Africa; I've been to three out of 4, and it made me think of how I manifested the life I wanted while writing my words on a notebook. I've missed that, and I wanted that back.
I'm still a pharmacist who travels on her free time and just wants to share the knowledge and experiences with people who loves traveling but still may have a "regular" job. And if you ask me now what do I want to be, I'll tell you that I'm working on being that person I want to be, but thanking the Universe everyday for every opportunity and every adventure in my path.
In my last trip to Italy, while looking at a mirror, there was a phrase written on it: "guarda l'unica persona che può cambiare la tua vita", "Look at the only person who can change your life", and thats what I strive for.
In transit to happiness...