Every time I pass the street where I once used to live, I get all these wonderful feelings riled up in my heart. That place was practically my whole childhood. The way I used to play like an animal in a ground nearby from morning till evening no break nothing, I used to be roaming with my unruly curly hair wearing a frock (I am a big lover of this attire) all day long. And I loved chips as a kid (even now), my thaatha (grandfather) used to give me 5 or 10 rupees and instead of buying lays because it had so freaking little chips I used to buy this stuff called kids fun, it cost one rupee per packet and the packet was very filling so I buy five of it and buy kurkure, there was a time where my blood was of chips like these. I always boast that I had the best childhood, with all my friends living in nearby streets, a fun tuition gang and friends, annual holidays in my native and funds from my thaatha and fortunately I was really good at academics as a child. I had nothing to complain it was the best.
Since childhood I wanted to be a doctor. I had/have so much respect for the profession I mean so
much and since I used to get such good marks in science as a 5th/6th (big LOL) standard student I actually thought I could do it. And here I am a decade later sitting in front of my computer as an aspiring designer with an interior design degree trying to make a career out of it along with pursuing a passion for writing (I mean I am trying!). It was so contrasting.
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That’s the thing I love about nostalgia how a single thing can bring a whole journey inside of you in a fraction. And that is why it is my favorite thing in the world. I mean it makes me realize how far I have come. No, I have not accomplished everything not even close, my dreams are changing sometimes I am not doing enough, I fail, I struggle, I am stuck, I am clueless but…. I never gave up.
It is so easy to complain about where you are standing right now be in terms of career or anything but only when you take a closer look at your journey you will realize how many small things you have crossed, fought, struggled, won, achieved to be here, and definitely not alone but with some good friends, family and little bit of belief. It wasn’t easy but you did it anyway. That’s why every now and then when you feel at your worst you need to take a pause and a deep breath and cherish the journey you have travelled. It’s funny how a song, a fragrance, a voice or even a note can bring so much memories. It is never good to live in the past but always important to acknowledge what all paths you have crossed to be in the present.
I personally never like a reset button for life because who are we without these experiences? Even the bad, the worst. Give those experiences a new outlook. And no, in 10 years I won’t be the same person because I don’t want to be, I want to evolve, grow and learn but at my own pace.
So this weekend clean your cupboard and you will definitely bump into something interesting from your past life, cherish it and be proud of the person that you are today. Cos you did it or you are trying to do it and believe that you are gonna do more and do better!
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