Well have you ever felt that sudden numbness in your tummy when someone asks you what do you want to do with your life,or that whether you have a proper plan for your future ? Especially if you are someone who's dreams and ambitions are as myriad as mine.I wanted to be a scientist when I was in 6th and remained faithful to that ambition of mine for three long years.me that I am about to be a graduate in a course of two months! My mind Then as I stepped into the threshold of youth the dream of being a scientist could not woo me for long.It's place was taken by more vibrant and glamorous choice as the likes of fashion designing.One thing that I really specialized in doing was day-dreaming.Soon ,I would have such ambitious day-dreams like putting up fashion shows in Paris and Milan.I had started getting a little too serious about this career option.I even appeared for the NIFT exam .Here I think mentioning the fact that Drawing is as alien to me as rocket science will be useful for you guys,so anyway I did not get through the entrance exam and for a while took painting lessons but soon got bored of it.That is when Cupid struck and I fell in love with Advertising and got committed enough to do my graduation in Media Science and I am still head over heels in love with it.So now to back to the basic question ,well recently I heard the same from none other than my no-nonsense dad.I replied by using such high-fi words as MBA,Marketing Management and started dreading the myriad form of cruel questions that were about to follow these seemingly promising and harmless names,well as expected he came back with all his vigor and asked me where do I see myself after 10 years..........I was lost in the world of Mercedes,Audis,BMWs,Pradas,Guccis and all sorts of miraculous names and then I realised that I had not answered him and his face by then had become the unfriendly shade of red.Now as you would have understood by now that I am certainly clueless of my future and would not be able to answer it even if it struck me between the eyes and friends has there ever been anyone other than Nostradamus who had this gift?How could I ,an ordinary girl in her early twenties dare to answer such an integral question?So,anyway I should have known better,that was not the time to introspect,my dad was waiting for an answer.I closed my eyes and said ,"Dad I want to be a copywriter ".............................................There was a pause of a good five minutes and my heartbeat was completely in sync with the clock.May be it was the confidence with which I spoke or the fact that I did not fumble when spoke,he seemed less disappointed than before.That was a winning moment for me and that is when I realized my heart's true calling.And that is when I realized that finding one's path is very akin to finding true love.Both takes time and is very difficult to find......
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