There is always a bigger plan....

A few days back i read a status msg of a frnd " Really? Is there a bigger plan?" At that moment i actually agreed with the friends msg. I was depressed as every unemployed friend of mine. But then i went about thinking about the various incidents in my life and i reached the conclusion, THERE IS INDEED A BIGGER PLAN....

It all began 9yrs ago when i got into trouble with my principal, Sister Helena. I got into trouble for calling her "Budiya" (Old lady). Even though always out of trouble and always amongst the good books, i almost got thrown out that day. I was like, "Why me, when everyone calls her by that name." But time passed and i realised there was a bigger plan. That incident stopped my down slide. I realised i was going wrong. My friends were wrong. My future was wrong. Even if it was out of fear, i did mend my ways, i did start studing, i did get the marks and i did get the best thereon...

The next big plan hit me 5 yrs ago. With all my friends sitting in Pune, i was the only one on the verge of getting admission outside (read Mumbai) Though with the highest marks, i was the only one without an admission. I had got through the best college in Mumbai but i had wanted Pune which kept avoiding me. There i sat on Marine Drive thinking what was behind all this. Was there a signal i was getting. Was it God trying to tell me something. I decided no matter what i will stay in Mumbai only. I will make it big here itself. I will prove that whatever happens, happens for the good. The next day the call from Pune came up but i turned it down. My friends were mad at me. "You have always wanted this and now when you are getting it, you are saying no." 3 yrs down the line i had done well. I had learnt and experienced and achieved much more than i could have ever in Pune. The environment, the atmosphere there wouldnt have helped me do any better. I did realise there was a bigger plan.

At the end of my Mumbai tenure, i sat for the CAT. With my list of top colleges ready, i was all set to scale the heights. I got the marks but failed to receive any calls. One call and that was IMT Nagpur. A new institute, not on my list. What was my decision gonna be. Can i take the risk. Or should i sit for another attempt next year. The dilemma continued but i decided to take the plunge. There was a bigger plan awaiting for me at Nagpur- France. Any other place i am sure i would have never made the cut for the International Exchange Programme. But here i did and that trip changed my life forever. The confidence that u see today, the attitude that you see today, the Sampar that you see today is all thanx to France.

Then came the time for placements. November 09 to April 10. Day in and day out the search continued. Being choosy also wasnt helping. Companies came to campus but nothing interested me. Classes got over, MBA got over, convocation got over.. but still no sign for a job. Frustration levels rose, depression sunk in, irritation crept in. Times were bad, even tears started rolling down. "Why is this happening. 23years of toiling and yet no job in hand. Whats the use of an MBA when there is no job." It all changed 3 days back. One phone call. It was A.B. My classmate at IMT. He is starting a business and wanted me to handle the marketing for him. And from tomorrow i join him.

So guys as of now i dont know if the business will succeed or not but thats not the point being discussed now. But not getting a job and finally landing up in a business. Is it a part of a bigger plan? Surely God has something else in store for me. Thats why he is making me a part of a start up rather than any other established business. Time and again things have happened, events have occurred and incidents have taken place to prove that everything has been decided by the one above. He will never let you go. He walks with you, hand in hand, waiting for the right moment to let you on alone. But even once he leaves your hand he is there to save you if you slip. So when things go rough and every thing seems grim, just leave it to him. And dont be afraid of going by your intuition. Just take the plunge and see things blossom.