I led a very carefree and happy childhood. I was the youngest
child and so every one gave me great attention and pampered me endlessly. I was
every one’s favorite and my family showered me with gifts. As a result I had
the largest collection of toys and the best dresses in my wardrobe. All my
dresses were bought new and there were no hand outs of my elder sister’s
clothes. I normally spent all my time either playing with my toys or reading
comic books and stories of adventure. I loved reading science fiction which was
my favorite and these books held a special place in my book rack. My elder
sister would often reprimand me for living in my dreams and told me that this
was not the purpose of my life as I was expected to be content within the four
walls of my house. She said this from her experience since the girls of our
house were supposed to be trained in the culinary arts and other household
affairs like knitting and sewing. We were not permitted to dream or go on
flights of fancy. All this talk slightly dampened my spirits but I was
determined to follow my dreams. Going from class to class I found myself at the
deciding stage when the subjects were to be chosen according to the choice of
one’ career. According to my sister my dreams were doomed to die a silent death
as my father would never allow me to take science subjects. They were not for
the girls of our house. Just when I was going to give up hope I got support
from the most unexpected quarter-my father. We had a heart to heart talk and he
lauded my effort for speaking up my mind. He told me that he had always wanted
to take up science but his desires were quashed before the verdict of his
father who insisted that it was to be commerce for him. Happily I started my
science classes and proudly displayed my science text books to one and all. I
had been under the misconception that taking science was all that mattered. I
was wrong in thinking so. I had to study hard and although I was getting good
grades in botany and physics but I was floored by chemistry. I tried hard to
master it but failed. This made me not only desperate but also sad. My cheerful
smile was gone and was now replaced by a constant frown. My science teacher
noticed this change and called me to her room during the recess. We sat #
together for quite some time. She said that she had never before seen a
determined girl like me. She assured me that I could easily gain mastery over
chemistry. She made me do some equations explaining each step to me. What had
before seemed like an uphill task seemed like a child’s play to me. My
confidence returned and I was now smiling once again all because of that moment of
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