{"id":718,"date":"2021-11-02T18:39:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T18:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifevitaelive.com\/lifeviateblog\/?p=718"},"modified":"2021-11-19T05:25:24","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T05:25:24","slug":"you-dont-have-to-if-you-dont-want-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifevitaelive.com\/lifeviateblog\/you-dont-have-to-if-you-dont-want-to\/","title":{"rendered":"You Don\u2019t Have To If You Don\u2019t Want To"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When I passed out of school in 2015, I held a board examination result that stared back at me with a 100% in Economics, and a 99% in Mathematics. I was proud of my result and grateful for the circumstances that led me to achieve it. On one hand, my result was testimony to my strengths as a student. <\/strong>On the other hand, my clarity regarding the college course was one of my strengths as a person. <\/strong>Defying all the societal expectations, and peer pressure, I found myself enrolled as a student of Journalism at Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University. This was in spite of initially enrolling for Mathematics Honours at the same institution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decision to pursue a non-mainstream under-graduation course was not the first time I exhibited the ideology of – you don\u2019t have to if you don\u2019t want to. During class 8th, I understood my passion<\/strong> for academics, determined by identifying what I was not passionate about. Thus, in class 9th when I got the opportunity, I opted out of studying science, one of the most favoured subjects, thereby initiating my journey to learn economics at the school level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even during college, though economics was my minor during the 1st semester, I later on switched to English for the remaining three semesters. Yet again, I chose a subject that interested me more than the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All these three moments have become some of the most crucial moments in my life. <\/strong>Back in class 9th, what some interpreted as leaving science, others understood as studying economics. Post-school, what some interpreted as disregarding mathematics, others understood as studying journalism. During college, what some saw as leaving economics as a minor, others understood as pursuing English instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, I never saw any of those three moments of my life in any of such manners. I was simply pursuing passion <\/strong>which came to me in the form of several different subjects. Even though I was bold with my choices, I took years to accept that they were okay. I took my own sweet time to realise that one does not have to pursue a specific subject or course if one doesn\u2019t want to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, how to choose a course<\/strong>? Well, had you asked me this question a year ago, I might have answered it differently. However, if you were to ask me today, then I would nudge you towards a course that interests you. This is because whether you are a school student or a college aspirant, always remember while choosing a subject or course that you don\u2019t have to if you don\u2019t want to.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When I passed out of school in 2015, I held a board examination result that stared back at me with a 100% in Economics, and a 99% in Mathematics. I was proud of my result and grateful for the circumstances that led me to achieve it. On one hand, my result was testimony to my …<\/p>\n

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