I learned to become myself. I worked with an NGO where I used to teach kids at a slum. Those children, they have dreams but not much resouces. They are innocent. I know I could not a lot in the little time that I spent with them. While I was trying to improve their lives, they taught me a lot. I tried to write about my experience with them in my series called Mulakaatein.
I studied french in that year by going against the wishes of my family. I learned that it was okay to listen to your heart. You should sign up for things just because you want them and not only because they’ll add to your career. Thankfully, my parents too realised that doing the course made me the happiest and I needed to do it for myself, not my career. No matter how late they understood it.
I understood that when my classmates were moving ahead and I took a pause in my career to give time to myself and understand myself, it was not really a pause. It was the start to a new way of life. I learned to see things from a different perspective. That year, it changed me.
I’d want to go back and spend time with those kids and go back to learning french.
Man, that’s tough. The years between 1986-1996 were awfully fun. Any of those would work. The year of 2008 was kinda perfect too. The boys were 5 and 3 (twins), perfect age, and so much fun. Everything was wide-eyed wonderment, and I miss those days terribly.
Three excellent choices for such different reasons 🙂 Now you have me doubting my own choice… I have to say, keeping a child mind forever IS very tempting!!
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That question sure creates a lot of thought…
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Glad it was thought provoking to you 🙂
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May I ask what happened back then, that would make you want to re-live it? 🙂
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I learned to become myself. I worked with an NGO where I used to teach kids at a slum. Those children, they have dreams but not much resouces. They are innocent. I know I could not a lot in the little time that I spent with them. While I was trying to improve their lives, they taught me a lot. I tried to write about my experience with them in my series called Mulakaatein.
I studied french in that year by going against the wishes of my family. I learned that it was okay to listen to your heart. You should sign up for things just because you want them and not only because they’ll add to your career. Thankfully, my parents too realised that doing the course made me the happiest and I needed to do it for myself, not my career. No matter how late they understood it.
I understood that when my classmates were moving ahead and I took a pause in my career to give time to myself and understand myself, it was not really a pause. It was the start to a new way of life. I learned to see things from a different perspective. That year, it changed me.
I’d want to go back and spend time with those kids and go back to learning french.
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Man, that’s tough. The years between 1986-1996 were awfully fun. Any of those would work. The year of 2008 was kinda perfect too. The boys were 5 and 3 (twins), perfect age, and so much fun. Everything was wide-eyed wonderment, and I miss those days terribly.
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Great pick 🙂 I can imagine how forever renewed children’s innocence would make it an exciting life!!
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It was so much fun to see everything through fresh and innocent and wide eyes. I really miss those days. 😊
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Oooooh! I am torn between being six again….or my first year as a full time international volunteer 2011….or my year with Goldfinch. So hard to choose!
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Three excellent choices for such different reasons 🙂 Now you have me doubting my own choice… I have to say, keeping a child mind forever IS very tempting!!
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It would be good to have 2050 just once.
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Ha! 😉 I have to say, I am a bit scared of the future, but still intrigued too! Shall I put a good bottle in a safe cellar in case we’d meet there?
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