By the time I passed out of my college my father was just a
few years away from his retirement. He had decided to settle down in our home
town which was a few kilometers from a big city. It was and still a great place
to live as the pace of life is slow and easy going and it’s a great place to
unwind and relax. My father wanted that I too should get a job there and stay
in the family house that he was getting built and it was getting completed at a
fast face. Initially I agreed to this idea and shifted there. I did not have
much difficulty in securing a job there. I even supervised the construction
work and got the house completed much ahead of the scheduled time.Once all the
construction activities were completed I found that I had nothing much to do.
The office life was also monotonous and boring. The same daily routine was very
depressing. Even my job did not give me much opportunity to grow or showcase my
talent. It was a dull 9 to 5 job in the municipal office. The entire day I used
to be surrounded by racks full of old files covered with dust and molds. The
only change in my room used to be the new cobwebs that the little spiders
would knit overnight. I was beginning to feel that there is no purpose left in
my life. Than one day I saw an advertisement of a job in an advertising agency.The job profile appeared interesting to me and I found the prospects of
working in an advertising agency quite exciting. Without thinking much I
applied for the job. I appeared for the interview and got selected. However my
job posting was to be in a big metro city. This news made my heart break as
doing this job would mean that I would have
to go against the wishes of my father to fulfill my ambitions. This inner
conflict made me irritable and gloomy. On a weekend when my parents visited me they
asked me why I was looking so glum. I told them that I wanted to take up a new
job but this would require me to relocate to a new city and #StartANewLife
I found my parents to be very supportive and they gave me
the freedom to choose my career path. So
I decided to join my new job in another city and this opportunity came to me as
a blessing in disguise. I did quite well for my self in this new job and got
good incentives and promotions. With the extra money I purchased a flat for
myself. The good part is that post my father’s retirement even my parents have
relocated to this new city and have started living with me.As for our home
that we got built we still visit it and stay there whenever I can manage a
leave from my office. This way I am able to balance a fast paced career path
and also unwind in a relaxed environment.
https://housing.com/. #StartANewLife
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