What science does for me…| vk saraswat

Do you have a dream ?

Do you long to one day bask in the glory of something you’ve yearned and worked for, all your life ? Do you wish to be different ? To create change ? To change the ways of those around ? Do you wish to see a miracle, or better still, create one?

Our lives and dreams are constantly evolving, just as we are. With each cell that dies, and each new cell that comes to be a part of our existence - we change. In fact, for real we aren’t really the same person we were a few years ago. Put simply, every cell in our being is recycled and replaced by a new one every few minutes.

So the next time someone tells you, you’ve changed, ponder on the fact that you really have.

Isn’t it remarkable then, that despite all these changes in our bodies, our brain still contains all the data it should? That we can look at old photograph at ourselves and go, “hey, that’s me” , that we can run into an old classmate and relive those college memories even though we’re balding with huge bellies a few decades later, that we can still keep secrets and say what we need to say even though there are a hundred other thoughts running around in our minds?

That’s the beauty of science.

The fact that we can dream of reaching the moon and, a few decades and lots of research later, we can actually land there reaffirms the fact that with science, more dreams can come to life than ever before.

And this is the kind of reassurance we need, at a time when there is a shortage for so many things, we need more research and allocation towards creating more sustainable living, towards making the future better for our children, our pets and our land.

My school days were filled with dreams of the possibilities of science. In fact, the possibilities are endless. Whether we choose to study science, arts or any other major; the truth is that dreams do come to life with hard work, perseverance and effort.

With science I have seen changes around me faster than I thought possible, I have seen living standards improve, health rates go up and mortality rates go down.

I’ve seen more people coming together than ever before to discuss opportunities than ever before and hands reach out to causes they never knew existed in other parts of the world. I’ve seen blind people see and  the terminally ill get a new lease at life.

More than anything, I love how it’s possible now than ever before to challenge what’s possible. And that’s what science does to me, it makes dreams come to life.

Thousands of dreams are born every second and approximately the same number are killed elsewhere. Chase your dreams , don’t let them get away.

My love for science has taken me places I never thought I would go. Right from my early college days to where I am right now. More on that, in my next blog on my experiences in college and discovering how science helped change my life.