A Story About Destiny
How this one word changed my life again and again
“Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” — Pele
Why would I want to brag about my story in a post and not just put in the ABOUT section?
Well, it seems it would be important to listen to this story from a different lens. The lens of DESTINY.
I don’t know how many of you believe in destiny. I never did — initially. I was an atheist, non-believer when it came to topics like destiny, astrology, stars & planets etc. until few things in my life became turning points, which made me think maybe I need to believe in this deep term — DESTINY.
So, the story goes back to my school days, when I was preparing for my entrance examinations to enter college. I was confused about my career but was clear about two things:
- I didn’t want to pursue an engineering degree (which was a rage back that in India and every 2nd person was pursuing engineering/ B. Tech)
- I wanted to enter into a creative field.
So what did I want to do precisely? No idea still! Having an architectural background at my home (my mum is an architect) that was one choice I had, but I hated architecture (for being laborious and less paying). I prepared extensively for entrance examination of numerous creative fields including commercial art, fashion design, industrial design etc. but didn’t really prepare for architecture. But guess what?
I landed up becoming one. — DESTINY.
Next, I was speculating for a long time to pursue Ph.D. as I wanted to get out of my comfort zone and try something more rewarding. I started researching a topic, went deep dive into it (an old OCD I have where I go deep into every aspect of the subject and then regret wasting time) and also met few potential mentors who could guide me.
But then I was bitten by the procrastination bug, and I took a backseat. For two years, the chapter was closed. Then one day, it just dawned on me that I am again back to square-one. No learning, no growth and no satisfaction on my professional front.
I once again jumped into the bandwagon of pursuing a Ph.D. and guess what?
I landed up pursuing one. — DESTINY.
Now when my hunger for learning was satisfying I was craving for more! What about my passion? What about writing? Where does it fit into all this? I had wanted to blog for long but stayed away because of complexities of software's and laziness to spread the word. Although I was always strong on content & writing, my biggest fear was to prepare and present it to the world, due to which I held it back for so many years, before finally coming out. Blogging is a different ballgame today, when platforms play on algorithms and one needs to be updated with the TRENDING stuff apart from being a good writer only. But guess what?
I finally did it ! — DESTINY????
Maybe not!
It was a powerful combination of:
DESTINY + PERSEVERANCE + HUNGER TO LEARN & GROW
Today I have written numerous blogs on multiple platforms including An Urban Lens — my Wordpress blog, my page on Medium, my fortnightly newsletter called Blissed on Substack and a lot more awesome stuff is coming up soon!
Morale of the story.
Destiny might be underrated, but it is hard work which needs more advertising — Parul Kapoor
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