I was now truly confused, “What was I good at? What was I interested in? I hardly knew. All the subjects in school seemed ok. I did like social studies, science was also ok. I did like learning about the human body, Maths was ok and so were Hindi and English”.
Wiping away the cake from my mouth, I asked Robert Sir, “Sir, I am ok and reasonably interested in most subjects, but I don’t know which subject I am good at. I get roughly the same marks in all subjects. Also, how do I find out what kind of professions are there? I have never heard of this computer animation and textile designer you talked about.”
Robert Sir smiled and said, “Yes, you will need to find out which subjects you are better at and more interested in, but I am not talking just about subjects. Here, let me ask David about you. David, you see Ruati every day, she lives next door, and your families often get together. What are her qualities you admire?”.
I was feeling weird, “What qualities would David uncle admire about me, ? a 14 year old girl!
“Hmm..”, said David Uncle, “I have not seen many girls who are as patient as Ruati; the way she helps her grandmother to walk across the house and keeps talking to her, even though she has to repeat herself time and again. She listens to others and tries to understand what they say. She also keeps asking questions and makes sure she understands things clearly. She is not shy to ask questions. She has good physical stamina too. I see her carrying the firewood and the heavy buckets of water around the house. Even after that, she is able to give a good massage to her grandmother and father.” I was red in my ears, nobody had ever praised me this much before.
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I was now truly confused, “What was I good at? What was I interested in? I hardly knew. All the subjects in school seemed ok. I did like social studies, science was also ok. I did like learning about the human body, Maths was ok and so were Hindi and English”.
Wiping away the cake from my mouth, I asked Robert Sir, “Sir, I am ok and reasonably interested in most subjects, but I don’t know which subject I am good at. I get roughly the same marks in all subjects. Also, how do I find out what kind of professions are there? I have never heard of this computer animation and textile designer you talked about.”
Robert Sir smiled and said, “Yes, you will need to find out which subjects you are better at and more interested in, but I am not talking just about subjects. Here, let me ask David about you. David, you see Ruati every day, she lives next door, and your families often get together. What are her qualities you admire?”.
I was feeling weird, “What qualities would David uncle admire about me, ? a 14 year old girl!
“Hmm..”, said David Uncle, “I have not seen many girls who are as patient as Ruati; the way she helps her grandmother to walk across the house and keeps talking to her, even though she has to repeat herself time and again. She listens to others and tries to understand what they say. She also keeps asking questions and makes sure she understands things clearly. She is not shy to ask questions. She has good physical stamina too. I see her carrying the firewood and the heavy buckets of water around the house. Even after that, she is able to give a good massage to her grandmother and father.” I was red in my ears, nobody had ever praised me this much before.