Follow your Dreams, they know the way

 Write about a real or imagined High school reunion. Did it / your classmates live up to your expectations?

Truth be told, none of us has lived to the expectations.

The top scorers, teacher’s pet, favorites of staff, all-rounders and extremely brilliant students can sometimes land up in boring, unrewarding jobs and be called “losers”.

The “never attended a single class” and “ barely passed” are working as Leaders and Managers, running their own business and making everyone else proud.

I was the “nobody” in college. My professors would not even remember my name, yet I am the only one in my entire batch of English Honors who ended up being an Author!

My life has consistently been a roller coaster. I have an academic record of repeatedly landing in the top 5 students of the class. None of it helped me crack my first interview. I failed at one of the toughest competitive exams for 2 marks. I called myself a disappointment after my second attempt. What I didn’t realize was that my calling was to write books.

I had lost faith in myself when they laughed at me, today is the day they follow my footsteps.

The ones who screamed to the world that I was worthless now swear in my name, tell the world proudly that–She is my friend and I always knew she would make something of herself one day.

There’s no stopping you when you believe in yourself.

I realized late in life that rat race, competitive exams and 9 to 5 jobs are not for me. I started working during my college holidays and continued for 5 years, jumping from one job to another, restless and impatient, unsatisfied and disenchanted to work for someone else’s dream. I read some place –

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Prompts for this week:

1. What is something you are pessimistic about?

2. Write about a real or imagined High school reunion. Did it / your classmates live up to your expectations?

3. What do I do to break routine?

4. “Angels can fly because they take themselves so lightly”. – G K Chesterton. Use this quote in your post or as an inspiration for one.

5. Picture prompt (credit: Living my Imperfect Life)

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