Taking up a job while still being
in college was not an easy task, but it was rewarding. The decision to drop out
of medical coaching to peruse a career in the field of Journalism in itself was
a big decision. We hail from a land where changing streams from Science to
Humanities no considered nothing more than incapability of the student. And my
act gave all my acquaintances every reason to laugh at me or my family.
Never the less, it took quite
some time for me to gather guts and take up the course. Getting into Delhi
University was one daunting task considering the number of seats involved and
the level of competition. But a popular saying goes that once you get into the
University, life becomes what you call a chilling experience.
The boldest decision which I took
till date was probably the Medical drop out one, but here I am writing about
another decision, taking during the end of first year of college life, which I
believe was equally difficult.
The first year of college was
fun. Perks of being a DU student and particularly in an off-campus college is
that you get ample of free time to hang out with your friends. Usually classed
ended by 1:30 and you had the entire evening to roam around. What added further
to the fun was the location of my college, proper South Delhi.
So by the end of first semester,
it was like you have become addicted to places like Hauz Khas Village, GK M
Block and what not. Under such circumstances it became a little difficult for
me to manage finances and again the burden of the drop out keeps hunting you.
But the pull of a fun lifestyle was something that was not easy to ignore.
But keeping career in mind I did
join in a couple of internships, which kind of cut me short of the fun my
friends had. But since internship period ended soon, I made sure that I had
full compensation of the fun which I missed.
I did not go home during summer
break but instead stayed back and enjoyed Delhi. However, one fine day, things
changed. The internships I did were at a decent place and since I had a fairly
good CV, a friend of mine called up with a job offer. Like a proper job offer
with decent money.
Money is what a college kid
strives for, and the offer looked very lucrative. But a job will cut short the
fun I had; will make me miss all the hang outs and usual lazy lifestyle I had.
On the other mind I had my career. Hence, I took the bold decision of taking up
the challenge.
Must I write here, it was not
easy watching your flatmate having fun, while you on the other hand had to run
to office post college and reach home late. Missing your early morning sleep
while your friends who enjoyed the entire night after a night out; everything
gave me a very sad feeling.
But at same time, earning your
own money and having a credit card of your own gave you a very surreal feeling.
The decision to take the job made
me a confident guy and someone with much stable and matured mind. It gave a
very good opportunity to mature and also be self independent. Though at first
it was really a hard decision, but with time it turned out to be one of the
best decisions ever taken.
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