As I sit here and wait for my car to get inspected, I start reminiscing on some memorable moments occurred in the last 9 years. “Whooh,” that decade flew by fast. I remember the nervousness of Y2K, the horrible aftermath of 9/11, the ongoing effects of Hurricane Katrina, the creation of the Euro, beautiful sportsmanship of Serena and Venus Williams playing against each other for the Wimbledon Championship, devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean, evolution of Reality TV and the creation of MySpace.
What have I accomplished? Yeah I graduated from a University, that’s good and all, but it doesn’t make me feel completely happy and undoubtedly secure about my future. Even though I picked a career that has increasing job opportunities in this tough economic times, so I should always be able to find work.
So what in Double OO’s has really provided me with happiness? Family and Friends. That’s what’s really good having a team of people around that will be supportive no matter what. The type of people that can be honest with you when you aren’t giving your all, when you reaching (going overboard) just a little too much and to congratulate you when you do a good job. At the end of the day, I love all of my family and friends.
God brings me happiness. I would be lying to myself if at times, I wasn’t skeptical of God when I was growing up. I questioned why some people had it so hard in life. I recall asking my mother, “why did it have to be this way.” She would tell me “it was part of God’s plan and if you think you have it bad, what about the twelve year old little boy in India that is not able to go to school because he has to work to feed his family.” My mother wanted me to understand that there was a world outside of my own. In all my trials and tribulations, I know for me to question God, was to understand him.
Life is a journey and as I progress through it, I realize that I cannot control everything. However, with God’s will, I can achieve everything that I want. Respecting my creator, seeing his plan will help me be successful. I hope God opens my eyes a lot wider and aids me in rejecting negative influences that try to affect my design.
In the double 00’s, I learned to appreciate the all aspects of my life. Sometimes I do get upset and frustrated when things do not go my way, but how I deal with situations allows me to grow. I learned how to maximize my strengths and understand my weaknesses. I also learned the importance of asking for help when I need it. As we prepare for the next decade, ask yourself what you have learned from 2000 – 2009.
To sum up what the Double 00’s has taught me: Perfection is the realization that one can only get better, so let’s figure it out together.
