I was 10 by then, I think. Since then lot of people used to ask me with that same uncanny smile "what do you want to become when you grow up?". I don't exactly remember what I told back but two things are clear.
1)My answers are not always same.
2)I still remember the puzzled, uncomfortable feeling when ever someone asked me.
What I want to become something is NOT in my agenda of things to do that time. But after some time I figured out we have to answer something which is in 'tune' with what-people-think-is-cool.
Sometimes the questions are little more dangerous. At first look they look normal ..
a)"What do you want to study...." then come the linking question..
b)"how that will get you a job..?".
If you really answered what you like to study and then you have to relate to career if not you are trapped.
I strongly think what we want to do is supposed to be linked to what is your true passion and identifying your true passion is all your job.
People are successful when they do what they like.
Anyway...coming back...MPC or Bi.PC is the first challenge.
Fortunately,being last in the family while growing up I could figure out what they are well before many. So I know little ahead when and where I have to make this decision. In spite of that, I could not figure out what I want to do. I was little better in Biology than Math. But I hated the concept of killing a frog to do some course. I shd confess I was never good in Math. I am not sure why some people understood Math more quickly than me. This first I figured out when people are able to do logarithms and anti-logs easily.
What I really liked is history. I still remember Ramana sir telling history not by looking any book. I find it interesting and used to read lot of chapters ahead of time.
History fascinates me. I used to raise my hand when ever sir used to ask questions. The fact that I am doing good in class was first noticed by my class leader who selected me to represent class in General Knowledge quiz.
The point I want to say if someone ask me now then the real answer what you want to study I would have said History. I know the next trap question. :)
