I was wondering… right now all of us are doing something – working or studying in their chosen field of interest …but when u come to think of it, is it really THE field of interest for you? Did the thought ever strike you 'Given the choice, what might I rather be doing?' No, I don't mean like if u got better marks in such and such subject in your HSC/SAT, then maybe you would've been doing Computers rather than Mechanical or something like that – I don't mean that. I mean like your other passions, interests.. Many of u might have been good at say, singing or playing an instrument, or sports, or writing etc. But u didn't make a career out of it because u didn't see a future in it (And more so, nor did your parents). You didn't even take it seriously, did you? And somehow, u never really gave it too much thought, and within no time, it ceased being a genuine interest and became something you 'used to be good at'.
Most of us never even stopped to think what it is that we are good at. We never asked ourselves, 'What's my thing?' But right now just take a moment and think about it. Can u think of an alternative profession?
I have given it some thought. If things would have turned out differently, I might have been a good psychotherapist/psychiatrist or u know, one of those things. Now I will sound a bit immodest here but what the hell. Among other things I consider myself to be good at connecting with people at an inter personal level. I'm not exactly a first impression kind of guy I'm sure, but the more I've gotten to know most people, the better the relationship has been. In retrospect, I have always been lucky with friends. I have always had good close buddies around me. That has contributed heavily in my having had a happy childhood and a happy & fun filled college experience as well. Now you're probably thinking, what the hell, there are a lot of people with loads of friends. But here is where the 'thing' comes into the picture.
I'm still thinking about it. I will think more on the subject and get back on this blog. AS of now I think this will suffice for my homework! :)