What could have been...

When you are small, you are a bit of everything. A painter, a sportsman, a mathematician, a musician, a writer and a craftsman. As you grow up, at different points in time, you let go of these one by one. And then you regret it later.How many of us are actually doing something we love ? Is our profession our first choice ? If we had the opportunity to turn the clock back, how many of us would still choose to be what we are ?

I remember trying my hand at swimming and badminton in a big organized way. Daily coaching, competitive spirit , I had it all. But somewhere down the line, I just didn't pursue it well enough.

I played competitive basketball for almost 7 years, was part of state championship winning team 5 times. And till I was in the U-14 category, i can confidently say I was one of the top players in my city. I remember playing out close matches under floodlights, with that special feeling when you are in the "zone" and cant hear the crowd around you... I remember almost every tournament I played, all the important matches, the things my coaches said to me.

As I became older, I made more attention to studies. I'm not saying I would have gone on to make a great basketball player for sure, but at at least I wouldn't have any regrets. Now whenever I read about the sport in the paper, see a mention of my old club, get in touch with those friends, I wonder on what could have been...

My biggest regret though probably is not becoming a professional writer of short stories or a journalist. I started writing short stories long long ago and I had the choice to pursue this avenue, but I didn't.Now whenever I have a weekend free , I write one, hoping I get them published some day.

They say the happiest man in the world, is one who loves his daily work.

Do you wish you were something else? Something you were darned good at when you were small ? You should have kept at it.. I bet you would have been famous by now! Write in your comments..





Oh and ya, this is what I really wanted to be... :-)