Life of Streams
By Shanaya George
“What do you want to become when you grow up?” It’s a question we’ve all heard, and asked with a smile – but the answer is rarely simple. Being a student, we come across various challenges and making hard decisions in life. For me, it was choosing commerce over science.
Growing up I thought becoming a doctor or an engineer were the only jobs considered “good in life”. However, being in the eleventh standard and gaining some kind of maturity, I realised there are so many other great options, that are often ignored or looked down upon. I will be honest, I wasn’t the best in science but I worked hard enough to get decent grades. Moreover, I discovered I had a different liking and interest towards Commerce. Hence, I chose commerce, not because it was the most accepted or popular choice but because it felt right to me. And immediately, the judgments began.
I remember the first time I told someone I wasn’t choosing science. Their reaction was a mix of surprise and subtle disappointment. “But you scored well, why waste your marks?” they said, as if choosing commerce meant I had to given up an ambition. Some questioned my capabilities, while others assumed I wasn’t “smart enough” for science. The hardest part was definately trying to stay confident with my choice when every almost everyone made me feel I was making a huge mistake and said, “commerce is just the easy way out.”
Furthermore, I too began doubting myself, wondering if I was really making the right decision. I knew so many of friends who felt the same, trapped between what they wanted and what others expected. Some were forced to take up streams they did not enjoy just to make their parents proud or to “fit in”. This made me realize how easily passion gets buried under pressure and how people aren’t very open minded still.
Moreover, I still stuck with my decision because I believed success isn’t tied to which stream you choose but how hard you work and grow within it. I genuinely enjoy studying economics, accounting and business studies because its not only theory but can be used in everyday life. Through commerce I learnt how a business runs, how a country’s economy grows or falls, how markets move, how money flows and how people’s everyday decisions are influenced by commerce.
Lastly, choosing commerce changed my perspective of life; it made me more open minded and taught me to never look down upon any stream because its not about which stream is “harder” or “smarter” rather we need to own our path and make the most of what it offers and this was definately the bigger lesson I learnt along the way.
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