What exactly does an epiphany mean? Well, when you google it, all you know is that it is a sudden realization. If we dig deeper, we know that an epiphany is just not realization. It is pondering over our thoughts so much that we start seeing things from a different perspective. We find answers to all baffling questions and our outlook towards a particular situation alters.
What if an epiphany happened often to people? Well, then the world would have not been at the verge of another world war. The place where we live in would never turn into another battlefield. From politicians to a common man, from friends to family, how would an epiphany create an impression on all of them? Then, the politicians would not align themselves with corruptions. Then, the common man would be staunched to the constitution and on the other hand, there would be lesser cases of family separating due to silly quarrels with each other.Friends too are important companions in life. The bond between them could break in no time just because of another misconception.
Isn’t it important to have an epiphany in life? How critical would it be to view life from different aspects? How greedy isn't the human world? How cruel could people get at times? All that we need is a change, a change in our thinking, a change in our mindset, a change in 'our life'.
Sometimes, life is completely hollow, empty and dark from the inside and out. Our brain stops functioning, our heart stops beating and to get over all this, what more would we need rather than to muster courage and stop being caged into the box made by the society. We need to overcome our fears because in the end, we realize that WE are the society ourselves and if we want something to be changed then we ourselves need to be that change. This itself is an epiphany in life!
Samah Assia is a Grade 10 student at a private high school in Mangaluru
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Samah Assia
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Passion and Profession
Madhu Mailankody
August 9,2020
“What made you choose anchoring as a profession?”
This question has been tossed at me on various occasions by youngsters and elders. Each time I am asked this; I take a moment to pause and ask myself if I chose it or it chose me.
The reasons are many. For one; I was pursuing my masters in media and communication focused on a career in Public Relations. Secondly; I never thought that hosting non-television events as a compere existed as a profession. But it so happened that my dream of a PR job was shattered by the college I chose. They refused to tutor me in the specialisation I opted for in spite of doing well academically after the first year ( I topped, but yeah didn’t matter) The excuse they had was that not many in the batch wanted the specialisation and they dint find it viable to spend time or money on it. I was given an option to choose between print media or broadcast. I didn’t want both.
I didn’t go to college for a few days. I wanted to make up my mind on what to do. That is when I was asked by a friend to host a talent hunt in a few colleges for a corporate brand. I was familiar with anchoring and voiceovers in school and college; just went ahead without giving it much thought. Ten days passed; the event got done with successfully and I received my first cheque. But the bonus was another offer to host for few more brands.
I was happy; why not! I enjoyed hosting and it paid money!
However, I made one last attempt to check with college about specialisation in corporate communication. After all that is what I had enrolled for.
But no. My dream, time and money didn’t mean a thing to them.
So Yes! I QUIT.
Quit college, quit my masters programme hoping I enrol myself in a better college next year. The plan was to just live life one day at a time until then and host events whenever they came my way.
But the admission next year never happened. I never went back to academics. Instead I continued hosting shows which kept me happy.
But the irony of it all that is that I chose to not specialise and get my masters degree in broadcast which the college had coaxed me to and today I work as a successful broadcaster with Star Sports Network!
So yeah; who chose who I don’t really know.
Madhu Mailankody is a sports presenter at Star Sports Network and professional MC
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Great Work Samah!
Good article. Wanna see more...
Well done Samah. Good job. Keep it up.
Mashallah a good one!
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