Growing Up
Last month my 19 year old sister called me up and asked me, “
Main bade hokar kya banungi ?” (What will I be when I grow up). I was baffled,
shocked and couldn’t stop laughing when I realized she was actually dead serious.
I mean shouldn’t a 19 year old college going student know by now what they want
to when they ‘grow up’?
I couldn’t help but wonder if she had a valid question and
it was not so stupid as it sounded. Most of us have no idea what we really want
to be and we are basically growing up every day. Each and every day we get more
wiser and more mature ( Well, atleast some do !). And every single day we are
actually fighting with the same question – What do you want to be when you grow
up ?
It used to be such an easy question when we were 9 years
old, we could be anything we wanted to be – be it an astronaut, an army
officer, a chef, mountaineer or even a president. But as we grew up, the
choices came shrinking down and reality hit us. And we understood the value of
money. We realized our passions don’t actually pay, and the actually paying
jobs are far from being passionate about.
But only a few realise , we can start
anyday and begin fresh or keep discovering what we are and what we want to be
when we grow up. Because everyday we ‘grow up’ a little, and I am sure there
will be a day when I realize what I want to be when I grow up
Thats me on the left corner. I was always the more mature one ;)
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Great writers like A J Cronin and Somerset Maugham chose a wrong profession (medicine in the case of these two) initially... You are right: we can choose any career at any time.
ReplyDeleteI just hope I can choose the right one, no matter how long it takes :)
DeleteRitika.. Loved your blue frock with pink bangle.. :)
ReplyDeleteI still don't know what i would like to be and I'm 24 already.. I'm assuming to be getting wiser everyday.. so guess that's enough.. :)
Really nice post..!!
Thanks Kavya, I knew I always had style in me :P
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ReplyDeleteWell that is the problem all over the world.
ReplyDeleteWe (including yours truly) choose pay over passion.
Because that in turn pays for a lot of other passions ;)
DeleteYou look like a sweet docile child in the picture.
ReplyDeleteI did my graduation in commerce and later realised that I chose wrong. I started working in operations and now I am working as a content writer. Life took me through so many different roles before I realised what I wanted :)
I feel everyday has a new possibility, everyday is a new beginning. Its never too late :)
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