Education, for me had always been a legacy to carry forward or you can say, it’s been a part of daily existence like breathing, eating, playing, or loving. As my parents were from academic background, both my brother and me had lots of pressure for studying hard and getting best grades. We never had a thought or say what should we study or what should be the next course we opt. So when this question was thrown to me I was very happy to catch it.
If you could study/specialise in any subject of your choice
in the UK, what would it be, where and why?
Being from a small town of Uttar Pradesh, India, I always
had a dearth of career opportunities to go for. Though there were universities,
colleges having known and famous scholars as professors, but somehow that was ‘Run
of the mill’ kind of thing. And being one of the sheep was highly unacceptable
for me.
I did my post graduation in Botany and shifted my base to
capital of the country. I always thought that Delhi has hell lot of
opportunities in terms of career and jobs. And its true also to some extent.
But somehow as I may be a most restless of soul, I was never satisfied with the
way my career was shaping. Anyways after sometime I realised that it’s the psychology,
which I always wanted to study. And when this question I read on the contest my
first instant reply was
PSYCHOLOGY.
Yes I would love to study and also specialise in Psychology
subject in UK. But why in UK? UK has emerged to be most cosmopolitan place
across the globe or may be we have some past heart to heart connection with
England, since the time Britain ruled India for years. What drive me to the subject
is its human touch and the kind of interaction or communication done on one to
one basis.
It’s incredible to study one’s mind and behaviour. And at the
same time its fun and highly adventurous. Psychology has the immediate goal of
understanding individuals and groups by both establishing general principles
and researching specific cases, and by many accounts it ultimately aims to
benefit society.
It also makes me wonder which kind of people are living in
different parts of the country. The thought always amused me that how come I am
in India and someone of my age, gender and thought process living in some other
part of the world. God has sent us to different areas pertaining to different
countries. This will help me explore the other person’s perception, cognition, attention, emotion, phenomenology,
motivation, brain
functioning, personality,
behaviour, and interpersonal
relationships. Now that sounds hell lot of an interesting idea. It will be great to know the people living in
UK, their behaviour patters or their interpretations.
Of course Psychologically knowing the people of UK will be an
amazing study. Moreover this subject will lead me to another subject close to
my heart – Social sciences. Will write next about this very soon.
Till then keep reading - MINDS