"However, it is not as common that the left foot ends up in the right shoe, as we might think at first sight. The majority of people, no matter what they say, end up choosing the profession they secretly wanted. How many office rats can be heard whining: "Why didn't I become an explorer instead! I would have liked a simple, hard, manly life in distant regions." Well, yes, they may really devour books on such topics, but in everyday life they cannot do without the comfort and safety of their desks.
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Agatha ChristieAll Translations
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However, it is not as common that the left foot ends up in the right shoe, as we might think at first sight. The majority of people, no matter what they say, end up choosing the profession they secretly wanted. How many office rats can be heard whining: "Why didn't I become an explorer instead! I would have liked a simple, hard, manly life in distant regions." Well, yes, they may really devour books on such topics, but in everyday life they cannot do without the comfort and safety of their desks.
""Nem olyan gyakori ám, hogy a bal láb kerül a jobb cipőbe, mint első látásra gondolnánk. Az emberek többsége, bármit mondjon is, végeredményben éppen azt a foglalkozást választja, amelyre titokban vágyott. Hány irodakukacot hallhatunk sápítozni: "Miért is nem lettem inkább felfedező! Nagy kedvemre volna az egyszerű, kemény, férfias élet távoli vidékeken." No igen, meglehet, hogy valósággal falják az ilyen témájú könyveket, a hétköznapi életben azonban nem tudnak meglenni az íróasztaluk nyújtotta kényelem és biztonság nélkül."