"The things that I'm really scared of doing are probably the things that will help me the most"
- Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
I saw this movie late last night and it had been on my bucket list for some time. The line stuck with me for a good reason - as I talked to a new mate on my Kenya trip, I told him I had always put myself in uncomfortable positions. I don't exactly know why I would do it, to prove something to myself, or challenge myself, to see myself grow, or just for the sake of it. But in any case, it made me into who I am and taught me nothing is too tough to get through with the right attitude.
This philosophy, also somehow, made me wild and sometimes, reckless. After all, what could be the worst that could happen, right? Haha.
I've been moving constantly since I was 15, when I first moved to Kota. And since then I've lived in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Barmer, Bangalore, and Dubai, travelled to many places in India and visited 9 countries so far (the 10th one is tomorrow ;))
Initially, finding solid ground, solid friendships, and relationships was tough. But I believed in the intrinsic good of the people in the world. The logic behind it is quite simple - people have suffered enough in their own lives to have grown compassion and empathy. Well, to be fair, it's not that I've always met good people, I mean some have been straight D-holes, but the 1% does not deter my faith.
And so, I have also been good to most people. I say most because yes, I have raging issues. But sometimes, this sunshine that I hold in my heart is easy to forget. When times get tough, or you get too busy, or too free. It is good to reflect upon your inherent take on the world. And who can remind you of it but by your community.
If there is one thing I am super grateful for the end of my journey at IIMA is the yearbook. It basically captures every positive thing I am, have done, and will be. I love skimming through my yearbook because even I forget what it is to be on the receiving end of me. XD
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