毕业于剑桥大学，在英国有一份体面的工作，这是多少人羡慕不已的生活。但她却毅然放弃一切，回到印尼后甘愿在博物馆里当一个讲故事的人，不为别的，只为了听从自己内心的声音。她说：找到一份让自己的才能充分发挥的工作，才无悔于人生。
　　Host： Life might have remained a bed of roses for Indonesia’s first female graduate from Cambridge University， Tamalia Alisjahbana， had she not wondered what might be beyond that garden wall.
　　Tamalia： You know， I…I did quite well as a lawyer. But at the end of the day， I was bored. I always felt as if there were two mes. You know， there was a me， sitting at the desk， in my suit， working on contracts. And then there was another me， sitting on a chair looking at me， saying， “You are going to regret wasting the best part of your life doing something that you don’t think is of any relevance really.”And there was always this conflict within me. I felt I wasn’t really using my…my best talents and it wasn’t really where my heart was. I wasn’t passionate about the law.
　　Shortly thereafter， there appeared an advertisement in the newspaper， looking for a museum director for the archives building， and I applied and I guess the rest is history.
　　Host： And history certainly fills Tamalia’s day as the museum director for the beautifully restored colonial building that was once the home of the Dutch Governor-general of Batavia. But at what price does the dream job come？
　　Tamalia： Well， you know， you have to make choices in life.
　　In the beginning， my first task was just to raise the money to just keep it open， keep it maintained. The government allowed a private foundation to be set up and our job is， every year， to find the funds for the operational and maintenance costs of the buildings， and also to do cultural and educational programs here. We are very proud of that. We are the only government-owned museum that is totally self-sustaining for nine years.
　　The first question I ask school children is， I’ll say， “So， children， who does this building belong to？”And they’ll say， “the Indonesian government， ” “the Dutch embassy.” And I’ll say， “No， belongs to you. Belongs to the national archives which means the Indonesia government， which means the people of Indonesia. And we are so pleased when the owners come to visit.” We try to give them that sense of， that it belongs to them， and we show them the beauty of it， and we show them the…the stories. Because basically that’s what I think a museum director has to be—a story teller.
　　I think everyone has something special to do. Everyone has some talent， some ability. There is something you are meant to be doing. And I think our task is to find out what that is. At the end of your life， there won’t be regrets. You…you’ll be doing what you’re meant to be doing. And…and how do you find it？“What do you really like doing？”That’s a big clue. But you have to follow your heart. It’s really important.
　　主持人：塔瑪莉亚·阿丽希亚巴纳是印尼首位毕业于剑桥大学的女性，如果她没有想着花园围墙外的世界，她的生活可能仍然是安逸舒适的。
　　塔玛莉亚：你知道，我……我当律师挺成功的，但每天工作结束后都会觉得闷闷不乐。我一直觉得存在着两个自己，你知道，一个坐在办公桌桌前，穿着正装，研究合同。而另一个，坐在椅子上看着自己，说：“浪费人生最好的时光，做一些无关紧要的事情，你会后悔的。”我内心一直有这样的挣扎。我觉得我没有好好运用自己……自己的才能，这也不是我真正想做的事，我不是真的喜欢法律。
　　不久后，我在报纸上看到一则招聘广告，招聘的职位是档案大楼里的博物馆馆长。我应聘了，我想剩下的就不用多说了。
　　主持人：作为一位博物馆馆长，历史无疑填满了塔玛莉亚的生活，这座博物馆原本是殖民时期荷兰总督在巴达维亚市的住处，房子得到了妥善保护。但获得梦寐以求的工作要付出什么代价呢？
　　塔玛莉亚：嗯，你知道，生活中，你常常得做出选择。
　　开始时，我的首要任务就是筹集资金，维持博物馆的开放和运营。政府允许设立一个私人基金会，我们的工作就是每年去筹集资金，用作博物馆运营和维护的开销，同时开展文化和教育项目。我们是惟一连续九年做到自负盈亏的国家博物馆，我们对此引以为傲。
　　孩子们来参观，我问的第一个问题就是，我问：“小朋友，这个博物馆属于谁呢？”他们会说：“印尼政府”、“荷兰大使馆”。而我会说：“不对，它是属于你们的，它属于国家档案部门，也就是印尼政府，也就是所有印尼人。这里的主人来参观，我们很高兴。”我们尽量让他们感觉到这所博物馆是属于他们的，向他们展示它的美，给他们讲……讲故事，因为，我认为这就是博物馆馆长应该做的事——做一个讲故事的人。
　　我觉得每个人都有自己特别的事要做，每个人都有天赋，有能力。有些事是你注定要做的，我认为我们的任务就是要把它找出来。这样，在人生的最后时刻，你便不会有遗憾。你……你会去做你注定要做的事，但……但你要怎样把它找出来呢？“你真正喜欢做的是什么？”这是很重要的线索，但你一定要听从自己的心声，这点非常重要。