August 13 , 2009.......
The day which ensured India a gold medal in 2012 O
lympics..... The most unrecognised I
ndian lady M.C.Marykom would be jumping out of joy.... The 4-time women boxing world champion have to wait just three more years to bag an O
lympic gold.... Her long wait has nearly come to an end,with the governing body of O
lympic games finally agreeing to include women's boxing in O
lympic games....
But the second happiest I
ndian on that day was this writer.....
My parents finally said a firm"yes" to my I.A.S dreams.....
The thought of taking up the u.p.s.c. exam flashed in my mind, in 2006 when I went to the
colector's bungalow to receive a prize for some low-affair quiz competition.... His room,his power, his bungalow,his driver, the people waiting to meet him, all made me to think something new..... Then came 26,
january,2007.... I was waiting in the gallery of the
gandhi stadium in
salem to see my mother receive the award for "The best teacher" for that year.... suddenly a car came...Everybody in the gallery stood up.. All the top government officials were waiting for that car..... I thought "one day i should be there"...
Since then, I am dreaming of that car and of that bungalow... I sincerely believe that I can clear the
upsc, which is termed by W
ikipedia as "the toughest competitive exams in the world".... the acceptance rate for
upsc is 0.01% which means i have to be 1 in 10000.... All these stats never threatened me , since i know
wat i am capable of......
But,the huge reluctance displayed by my parents bothered me a lot.... I can't deny the facts told by them till now... I too consistently said " I need job satisfaction... I need to take part in my people's
upliftment"... Finally they have given up.... yesterday I was happy to hear " Go ahead"...
The only hurdle now is my desire..... my mind wavered a lot when I saw two things....
1. when i saw the notice board of placement cell in my college...
2.when i came across the news "I.A.S officers transferred"..
But, the only
answer to all these questions and doubts is " Why should i lead a normal life?"
So M.C.Marykom will be saying "Come on 2012"...
And i can scream confidently and happily " Come on 2015"..