PART-B : How I overcame challenges to achieve my ambitions in my life so far?
“It doesn’t matter how many times you get knocked down, what matters is how many times you get back up!” No one’s life is a cakewalk. It’s full of hardships and sufferings but ultimately that suffering builds one’s character. My life is no different.
As I child, while I was growing up. I used to be very shy and introvert. I didn’t like talking much. I couldn’t even express myself properly, not even to my parents. As time passed by, I realised how this was stopping me from seizing certain opportunities because I was too shy to speak up. Fortunately I had some great friends and teachers who introduced me to the world of theatre. I started reciting poems and acting in plays. Gradually my fear of speaking in public started to vanish and I was no longer the shy kid I used to be. Now I consider my communication skills as a huge plus point as it helps me to get along with people easily.
Throughout my school life, I had that one subject that used to give me sleepless nights. The subject was Mathematics. I wasn’t terrible at maths but my fear of maths made sure that I wasn’t good either. So when I decided that I want to study Civil Engineering, (I was really interested in learning how skyscrapers and bridges were designed and made) the first thing that struck me was how can someone who is so terrified of math can be a good Civil Engineer, because in the world of Civil Engineering, even a grass grows with the help of maths. But, instead of running away from my fear, I decided to run towards it. It wasn’t easy, but now when I look back, I don’t see my fear of maths stopping me from being a good Civil Engineer (I was one of the top five students of my batch).
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