By Bushra Asim

Two years experience in University Life

Dec 14^th 2012, I got admission n Karachi University, and guess what?? In “Philosophy Department” God..!!! Can’t explain what feelings I had, I wished they had a word for being happy and sad at all same time because that’s what I felt at that time, as I filled options with English in first, Mass communication in second, IR in third, I left fourth fifth and sixth blank unfilled and wrote philosophy as a last i.e. 7^th option just in case if they didn't accept me in those three subjects because of any reason either percentage or limited numbers of seats, they would have an option to put me in philosophy otherwise an year of mine would have gone waste. Anyways, the forms were submitted and after a month results were there… I was shocked because of philosophy, happy because I got admission and after a deep thought I thanked Allah for His mercy on me.

I don’t say philosophy is a bad subject, I myself am a philosophy lover, it teaches the discipline of life, it provokes different thoughts in mind, it opens many doors of ideas and thoughts, it provides the ability to synthesize, criticize, systematize, assimilate, and evaluate a variety and huge mass of knowledge…. but it does not have much future opportunities.

The secret of being happy is accepting where you are in life and making the most out of every day, I did the same thing, forgot my wish of being a journalist and started studying philosophy by heart. I then chose English and mass communication as optional subjects (minor).

The journey goes on I saw many hurdles, clashes of Parties, city’s bad circumstances, I didn't keep any concern with any of these things not even the class-fellows and their time wasting hangouts, I just focused my studies. That time taught me a lot of lessons like  “you have to be your own best friend”, “spending time alone with yourself is good “, “never let an augment last, never hold a grudge, it will make your heart heavy”, and the most important “coming is going, going is coming”.

“A wish is after all a wish which can’t be forgotten”

I heard about a transfer purpose, a golden chance after 2 semesters, which worked as my wish reminder. I found a hope in dark and focused on its light; I tie my shoes/back and burnt both ends of a candle, achieved good marks and got transfer Mass communications Department.

They say;

‘Follow your gut, you’ll thank yourself later’

I believe and pursue it, and now I am where I want to be.