By Avleen Anand "When life gives you lemon, just take it! It's good for immunity." 30 years of my life I have spent with my family in India, and I forgot the count of lemons that has been squeezed to understand life in general. On one hand there is my family, my friends, my dog and my freelance work to survive somehow in this Industry and on the other hand, there is my dream. A dream to become a legacy and we all know by now that when you dream big, you got to do the work. Period.
24th June 2022, the day I received my visa for Ireland, honestly, I was grateful initially but the thought of leaving everything behind and start from scratch feels good when you are sitting in your room with a cup of coffee and your people around you. With all the hullabaloo, the only thought that scared me before hopping on to the plane " will I be able to fulfill my dreams?" I never asked this question ever before then why now! Why at this moment when the flight is about to take off? Every society have their respective notions of how to live life at a certain age. In India, though things are changing rapidly, and I am proud of it but still, there is this thing "ah, she is turning 30, she should be married by now", "you will face problems in your pregnancy if you get married at 35 or even 40 or never!" "How much you want to study?" At one point, I could see myself banging their heads straight into the wall (in my head, not literally) because it is just you who will understand the intensity of your dreams and the hustle that you have faced! There is this belief that you know in your heart, that you are meant for something. That something could be big, small, or whatever you name it. That something just doesn't let you sleep. To live a life with a meaning, I believe there should be a purpose, a dream, a goal, something that is close to your heart. I am glad that there are people who have witnessed my journey and trusted my abilities with same amount of faith "that this is her time to fly". 14 hours of flight just landed with great introspection and fresh perspective. Dear Dreamers, My name is Avleen Anand, and I am 31 years old. I am pursuing my master's in film and Screen Media from University College Cork. "Will I be able to fulfill my dreams?" Well, the screenplay has just begun.
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Merin
9/29/2022 01:32:20 pm
Well written Avleen hope the lemon you get in your new journey are sweeter than the ones had before.
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