Next step in destroying minds
Somebody recently asked me what is my ultimate aim in life. I didn’t even have to think twice before saying “teaching kids in college”. I’ve already taught in a school. Two schools, actually. Both in the slums of Trombay. And this was last decade. I should aim higher this decade and ruin maturer minds. On a serious note, i always wanted to teach. I’ve had an unusual life and i’m still going through it. There’s no structure to it. I’ve taken random decisions and been floating from A to B to D only to return to C what’s going on. Although i’ve created a persona — something Tanmay Bhat asked me recently about — in the online world, it has very little to do with me. It has more to do with the public in general. People react bizarrely to silence. Particularly the self-imposed one. As if there is supposed to be noise. Regardless, i speak my mind. Seldom do i care what others would think. That’s not my problem anyway. Coming back to my zest for teaching, i’m quite suitable for the job. I’m tolerant and hardworking. I cannot boast to be wise or warm. Or smart, even. But i like to believe that i’ve got something substantial to say. Who knows? I might become the professor i never had.
PS. I had exceptionally brilliant teachers during school days. Maybe that’s why i’m a college dropout, not a school dropout.
PSS. Oh, i forgot! I love pinning the blame on others.
PSS. I have a BA (English) and a MA (Journalism & Mass Comm) under my lose belt. I’ve also appeared for NET (awaiting results) and am planning to pursue M.Phil. If you have a teaching vacancy for an assistant professor in your college, do let me know.