Its that time of the year: Graduation.
It may be hard to believe but I have dreaded this moment for years, I was comfortable in the sedentary state of being a university student. No one really expects anything from you and neither do you, so you wallow in in stagnation assured that you are moving forward somehow.
This state of peace however ceases to exist in your final year before you graduate and the questions hail on you: "what are your plans?" and in an attempt to avoid usually useless confrontations and arguments about the subject, I would listen and nod my head to whatever dream version of their own lives the other person is trying to sell me.
So in summation of all the usually one sided conversations, people assured me on how important for my career is to start strong, others confirmed that the workplace is swamped and that it was unlikely that I would secure a Job in my speciality, and some went as far as giving me a 5 year trajectory of my life if I apply their version of the correct path.
Inside my head I knew one thing, that I would not let society standards and expectations steer my decision and I would follow my dream. I have witnessed many lives got to waste, many abandoned dreams take the form of broken souls, and many unhappy lives without the spark of passion that my mind is made up about not yielding to the norm.
This is going to be a crazy story but it will have a happy ending even if it doesn't play out like I intend it to. To all those going through the same dilemma as me, I wish you all the best and all the passion needed to set your story on fire.
Drink up
Deena
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