Everything happens for a reason, they say. As for me, I always aim for the best. Me being mistaken as a prodigy, everything I achieved wasn’t up to the mark. Be it international prizes in art or getting awarded by the Prime Minister of India (former Chief Minister of Gujarat).
2020 started with the hopes of achieving skies. It started with focusing on physical health, studying B. Tech.(Electronics and Communication) and applying for internships. After a month passed by, the excitement naturally wore off and I started my day with laziness. Cursing college for asking me to be there at 9am everyday, loitering around the college for no reason at all and binge-watching anything that Netflix had.
March started and college was getting serious. Nothing was going according to the plan (as I planned a lot in excitement). With the physical health going down, I need to boost my mental game. I started studying with the fixed schedule in mind. It was the least but at least it was something. My mood got alleviated each day and I started feeling good about myself. It was 10th March when the mail from the University disclosed the vacay, or so everyone thought.
I took it as a good opportunity to learn things which I didn’t know. I learnt basic things like soft skills, cooking and other skills which would support my career. Being from Indian origin, my body won’t be too acceptable with bread all the time. Hence, cooking was something I need to know. I also tried cooking when I was ill as there would be instances where I will be alone and sick. ‘I can’t weep in loneliness then.’, I thought. Everything starts off easy but when these skills ask for consistency, that is where I go absent.
I needed to get over my mind and be the master of my mind. I took up 3 internships in vacay to keep me busy. I learnt many things which I couldn’t have, had it been me being stuck at one place. This went on for three months and when I was past that, it struck me that I didn’t communicate with myself in that time. I was so busy working, I couldn’t figure out what was going on inside my head after three months. Another lesson learnt: Don’t overwork yourself.
College became stressful then and that nearly consumed me. In December 2020, my college exams got over and I got some time to myself. I started from where I left off: 5 months ago. I started exercising, writing diary and as the COVID-19 cases decreased I met my friends.
Friends and family are thriving factors of my foundation. The values, the emotions, the ethics and the overall personality of mine — all is linked with the social culture that has been formed by our ancestors. What’s your opinion?
