Deserve it

Do you remember looking at your famous icon in awe, wondering how they got so far in life? Its true when they say that it didn't happen over night and what you see is only the icing on the cake.

The sacrifices they made every day, the pain they absorbed and used to propel further, the rules they bent along the way, the people they met who took advantage of them, the people they met who gave them advice when they most needed it, the loved ones who didn't make it to see them be successful - all of this is just a fragment in their memory.

So before you start to envy them, and feel like being like them, ask yourself are you ready to make those sacrifices?

Keeping focus

Let the past not turn you down

For it is not true, it is not worth a frown

Those things, those people were there now gone

And you will move forward as time moves along

When you fight it out and the battle is over

Don't let your guard down

Because before you know the enemy rises

And takes you down without disguises

Graduation

It is a big weight off my shoulders today as I have successfully completed my requirements for graduation. It has been a messed up journey, my masters program and till today I was not really sure if I was going to graduate or not. Interestingly enough, I was prepared for either of those outcomes.

I’ve met people who have driven me to my extremes both low and high and learned a lot from those experiences. The good part about going through these times is that you get to know who your true friends are and also learn that your family is there for you no matter what, if you let them.

I learned that grades are a false representation of the effort I put into something and how much I learned from it. The more I deviated from the guidelines, the more I learned, but the grades were lower. This is because grades have no way of evaluating failure and the learning that comes out of it.

I learned that I am good at finding my way through fog. I like having unclear outcomes and back of the envelope guidelines because it gives me more room to experiment and grow.

Lastly, I realized that summarizing two years of your life on a single sheet of paper is only 5% of the actual experience. I will remember that when I am watching a graduation speech by a famous iconic figure.

Thank you for the experiences. I wouldn’t say I would be jumping up in joy to do it again, but it was worthwhile nonetheless.