Through Lemons & Peaches by Shivangi Ruperee

Through Lemons & Peaches by Shivangi Ruperee

Author:Shivangi Ruperee [Ruperee, Shivangi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Notion Press
Published: 2020-05-27T18:30:00+00:00


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Initially, it seemed like the right thing to do. Pankaj had always told me that it wasn’t so difficult to get another job once you have a renowned brand attached to your resume & I had told the same to my parents after I explained them the entire chain of events which made me think of taking the courageous measure, an hour before I had put my papers that day. My father sounded skeptical but my mother was confident of my plan & even tried convincing my father. After all my exit formalities were over, the reality seeped in. I was suddenly in the middle of a huge world full of people minding their own lives & had to carve out my space in it. I had no direction. “Pankaj! You always said it was easy to find another opportunity, right? Would you come to our usual cafe today and help me?”, I asked. We met and for 30 minutes he told me just motivational stories of exceptional individuals who lived in a different era, which made no sense in uplifting my current state. “Pankaj! Which platform were you talking about that day? which helped all your friends?”, I interrupted his narration. “You’ll have to try everywhere! It can happen in any way, start today”, he said. It was heartbreakingly vague & gave me no idea of what I had to do. I now started to doubt if I got influenced by the way my “friends” around me painted a false picture of them living in a beautiful world? I felt like I had made my way to Utopia by doing good deeds for years and one day when there was less water, someone planted the thought of having a much prettier and perfect landscape outside the tall gate. It made me think a lot about what there may be and yet another day when something wasn’t right in paradise again, my inherent inquisitiveness made me leap over the wall. The tall metal gate was guarded & closed behind me while I was left alone in between a large hot dessert, unprepared without even a bottle of water. I had been tricked.

I couldn’t have allowed myself to stay in that state of mind for long and had to move towards a mirage. It was joining an online community of professionals, promoting engagement & work collaborations. I was browsing through the site when I found a high achieving MBA graduate from one of the top 5 institutes in India, who gave up his starry position in one of the most sought-after companies in the world, to start his own technology venture - Aman Raghuvanshi, my college senior. There were articles on his profile where he had spoken about the thoughts which encouraged him to begin a new journey. I was instantly full of respect, his brave decision somehow made me feel there were other bold professionals in the world too! I had a really positive image of him after what he had done years back when I was being casually bullied by his friends.



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