"You don't like what is normal either, do you"?

Who defines "Normal"?

After my 10th std, I wanted to study Science. I wanted to follow on my Dad's and cousin's footsteps and become an Engineer. So I did Science till the 12th. My HSC marks were not good enough to get a non payment seat for engineering. During my 12th std vacations I started drawing as a hobby. I saw an ad for a Fashion Design graduation course, & did that. So much for the "Computer Engineer from COEP" that I was going to become... I loved every minute of my fashion design course...

I joined Hurley's in Bombay as an intern Fashion Designer for 6 months...At the end of these 6 months my maternal Gmom passed away. Now this lady, bless her soul; hated the sight of me... I was living with her and my Gdad for these 6 months. These were professionally happy, but personally the worst 6 months of my life. My weight went down to 37 kgs. My lab weighs 38 kgs. The owner of Hurley's, at the end of these six months, offered me Rs 4000 as my monthly salary to join them full time. My dad said nothing doing, I came back to Pune and joined Mphasis BPO. N I have loved the 6 1/2 years since.

The point of this long story is that I have always ended up doing something that is at a complete tangent to my long term plans. So I have never made "Normal" choices. I think I'm ok. I should go back to Fabric Design soon enough.

"Whatever happens, happens for the good"... We don't want what is good for us. God gives us what is good for us and we are miserable.. If God gives us what we want then we'll still end up miserable...

Our parents didn't necessarily make the best choices for themselves. I know I will listen to a view point, but I only choose what is right for me. I'd like to make my own mistakes. N what the hell; I know that in the end this too shall pass...