How would you react when someone reaches out to you after 7 years and tells you that you are an inspiration for her. This someone who is very chic, smart, with a sharp sense of dressing, excellent in studies whom I used to be awe of when I was doing my PhD. My general tendency towards these brilliant people is to just stay away and maybe stalk their pics on social media. I mean how can me, a fat, shabbily dressed, introvert even dare to speak to someone far above my league. So, maybe we might have spoken once or twice in around 3 or 4 years that we overlapped.
But, as I told earlier, I follow her on facebook and instagram. This year started quite dull for me, so I was sort of prepared mentally that I should take one day at a time. Suddenly she pings, says she wants to discuss something with me if I have time. Of course, I have time for people like her or Amitabh Bacchan if they call me. So, I was like, "yes we can talk right now!"
She spoke to me for whole 20 minutes discussing some general things, reminiscing PhD days and then she said she used to look up to me. They used to discuss about my addiction to time and how one can easily predict where to find me during a particular time of the day! I sheepishly replied, "yes my friends used to tease me saying you should work in a bank". And then she said, "yet you used to get things done within that period, your presentations and all!. We always used to wonder how you did it!" She also told me that how was I so strong to manage the first 7 months of pregnancy alone! You are so inspiring and that's why I thought to call you and know your thoughts. Of course, we spoke several other things, but well, this was an unexpected moment for my rather melancholic life.
Towards the end when I opened up about my apprehensions towards taking some decisions in life, she told me "whatever it is in life that you wanted to do, you shouldn't doubt yourself, because I can definitely tell you that can"
It's not the first time that people have assured me when I have self-doubt and I have a feeling this might not be the last. This one unexpected call I shall always cherish
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