C'est la vie!

My fortune reads:
You are soon going to change your present line of work



I find that interesting given that I am going to interview tomorrow for a function that I am not particularly keen on doing. Yet, it is something that I have gotten myself into.

I didnt apply. They called me and asked me if I would be interested. I told them where my interests lay. They were persuasive. They said they didnt mind being my second option. I said... 'What the hell!'

I have been running around to ask people to consider me. And here I was in a situation where people were calling me and asking me if I could come along. That even after I told them what was on my mind.

I didn't apply and yet they invited me for an interview. I was surprised. So were a lot of other people. I didn't have much of an interest and that was obvious given my lack of interest in the whole profile and the firm. A firm that is a great firm in its field of expertise. A field that a lot of people are dying to get into. Good for them. That is what they want. That is not what I want. It is not a bad field. It is infact a great career to have. It is just that it is not a career that I wish for myself.

I have long believed in doing what my heart tells me. I go by what my instincts say. And my instincts tell me that I should pursue what I am currently pursuing. The road looks tough and there are a lot of obstacles in the path. But that is okay. It is what interests me and it is what I want to do. It is what I want to see myself doing. Why do you ask? Interesting question. A fair one too.

I have never worked in the field before. As much as I have tried to understand and learn about the field, the fact remains that I have not worked in it. Hence, it is not likely that I truly and fully know what it is all about. Yet, it is in a field that is an area of interest. It involves a challenge that is hard to pass. It is a challenge that few other profiles can offer. I dont know any other profile that comes nearly as close. It will give me great exposure and access. Tangile results that make the news... for the right reasons.

But first and foremost, it offers a challenge. A challenge to work in an environment where you start with knowing nothing and learning everything there is to know. And I am not talking about a lifetime. I am talking about one task. It is the challenge of learning, understanding and performing in such an environment. The power and ability to make a difference in such a manner that few people can imagine, being twenty something guys.

The money is there too. It is obvious and I won't deny it. But, I will add that I don't do things that are necessarily for the money. Ofcourse, nobody works for charity and I am not nobody. But, I also do not work for the money. It is a criterion, but it is not the criterion for me. Satisfaction is more important for me. At the end of the day, I need to know and understand that what I am doing is something that is important, critical and I am making one hell of a difference to what I am doing.

And yet, destiny chooses to play hide-n-seek. It offers things that I don't want and denies things that I don't have and want badly. C'est la vie!

I just hope that the fortune that I mentioned does not come true. I hope that I get where I want to be... I dont mind the pitfalls and the hardships (before or after).