Childhood
dreams
Dream
is not what you see in sleep but it is the thing that does not let you sleep.
We all have read this quotation of Dr. APJ Abdul
Kalam multiple times. This quotation is quite motivating. Dreams have the power
to transform a life completely. One should never stop dreaming in any way
because the more you dream; the more you get new energy to execute your
task. It is quite simple in a sense that
if you have the courage to dream, you have gathered enough courage to convert
it into reality.
In my childhood, I was very naughty and regarded as
“chatter-box” in my family. I used to narrate my ready- made stories to
everyone including my relatives and guests without knowing their meanings in
true sense. Some would laugh over my stories while others would feel it to be
entertaining but at the end of the stories I would be left with a single
question which would not be relevant to the subject and that would annoy me.
The question used to be, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” With a very
weird expression in face, I would answer, “Pilot”. It was my first ever
childish dream. The scenes of wings of aeroplanes penetrating the clouds at the
top were very close to my heart. As a child, it was my habit to go to the
terrace and observe aeroplanes. As my house was located near the aero drum, on
a daily basis I was lucky enough to see nearly 5-6 aeroplanes taking off or
landing down. I used to get swayed away completely by that marvelous view.
With my entry to secondary section of school, this
dream got vanished. I started asking questions to everything I observed. I was
enthusiastic to learn new things and got engaged in new hobbies. Most of my
family members are associated with education system. By this I mean that, my
uncles and aunts are professors and teachers. So, somehow I developed a strong
feeling that I should pursue my career in teaching. Whenever I used to see my
uncle preparing notes and rehearsing aloud for the classes, I deeply felt the
desire to teach. I was always inspired by him. To make this newly developed
dream close to reality, I would gather some of my juniors at my house and teach
them some subjects by writing on a black board (which I had purchased for this
purpose only). I would pretend as if I was their teacher and they had to follow
certain rules and regulations. At the end of each topic, I would make them
appear in test and award them marks. The junior scoring highest marks would get
some chocolates. I was indulged in pursuing this childish dream for two years
only (6th and 7th standard).
Commencement of board
exams brought some new changes in my thought process. A new dream was evolving
then. It was not like the previous immatured ones. It was very much related to
career. A new question had popped up in my brain. Which stream to choose-
Science or Medical? I chose science because I had no interest in studying
biology. As I chose this stream, I continued to engineering in undergraduate
course. I have completed four years of engineering now and pursuing my masters.
It would have been impossible for me to pursue this career without the support
of my parents, relatives and friends. I am always grateful to the Almighty for
showering his mercy upon me. I have been protected a number of times by him. I
am lucky that at the tender age, no one tried to mock at my childish dreams.
All my family members encouraged me to move forward.
It is very difficult for me to predict the future
right now but I have faith on God that he is always there to guide me along the
path of my journey.
“I am blogging about
my dreams and the people who helped make them true for the #AdviceThatMattered activity at BlogAdda in association with Stoodnt.”
#AdviceThatMattered
Sweta Sarangi
19-8-2016
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