They tell us that society nurtures our
dreams and aspirations and the country we live in, has a lot to do in
contributing to giving life to those dreams. I’ve heard a lot of people say it
is difficult to do this and that because we were born in this region.
The truth is, if you are truly intent on
following your dreams, nothing can hold you back - not even yourself.
The things we are subjected to in our
early lives are responsible for how we live out the rest of our lives - it
could be with respect to our behaviour, our likes and dislikes, our attitude or
even our choice of career.
Some of us follow the career our parents
did, we follow the family business; some of us chart our own path and some of
us decide to do a whole lot of things and like the vibrancy of not sticking to
just one field.
For some however, something enchants them
so much that they choose to dedicate their entire lives to learning it,
improving it or basking in the joy of it. The something becomes more than just
a career; it becomes a passion.
As a child, I found my passion in rocket
science, rockets to be precise. Every diwali when I would light up crackers
with my siblings , I always found rockets the most enthralling. It fascinated
me how something so tiny could fly so high and make such a huge impact in the sky.
It was this fascination that made me want
to build beautiful life - size versions and explore into the vast , and
immensely gripping world of aeronautics and rocket science.
More than half a decade later, I still
feel there is so much more to be explored when it comes to space science. I’ve
helped build many space rockets, missiles and defence systems since then and my
passion still lives in me.
In my previous blog, I mentioned that one
of my reasons as a child to want to join engineering was after seeing a family
friend have his own car at a time when so few could afford it, monetary luxury
wasn’t my goal then and neither is it now. It was the ability to be a part of a
select few.
My first intense desire to become a scientist
was when I watched a video at school. I still remember that they used to show
us Yuri Gagarin’s spacewalk, and this thrilled me to no end. I always wanted to
be able to do that.
Today, as I look back I realize that
while I haven’t done a spacewalk myself, I’ve definitely helped create devices
and machines that have helped us reach there, and that for me is extremely
satisfying.
My father had told me that you can do
whatever you want to do, but be the best at it.
Whether I was the best at what I did I
really wouldn’t be able to say; because I’m still in the process of fulfilling
my passion and devoting my life to my dream.
The dream doesn’t end as long as I live
my dream, and I make a little effort every day to get me closer to where I want
to be.
May be as space scientists, we always aim for
something that’s beyond our reach. Then again, as scientists, that’s what takes
us the extra mile.
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