I chose Psychology for my graduation because of my father. I was not very keen on taking Arts but he understood my aptitude and convinced me to take Psychology. I joined Arts college started attending classes and loved psychology. I started attending different lectures organized in our city related to this field. One day I came across a small column of events in a local newspaper and it read 'an informal interview with Mr. Bhishmaraj Bam a renowned sports psychologist in India who counsels the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Geet Sethi, Aparna Popat, Anjali Bhagwat' etc. This field of psychology seemed very new and interesting to me and I decided to attend the program. The program was quiet helpful for me in order to understand the interesting field of sports Psychology, but more importantly I was in awe with Mr. Bam (we all call him Bam Sir). He is such a wonderful person and the way he explained the things was awesome.
Aha, I got my area of specialization in psychology now, I said it to myself. I went home searched on the internet for more information on sports psychology and Bam sir. And the icing on the cake was that Bam sir was based in the same city where I was. Wow! What an opportunity, I again said to myself. And I decided to call him. I searched his number in the Telephone Directory and dialed his number. As the bell was ringing I thought to myself, "what am I doing he is such a big name in the field and I am not even a graduate (at that time I was doing my second year of Bachelor of Arts) why would he talk to me." and I disconnected the phone. And even if I decide to talk to him what will I say, was a big question for me. But then there was this feeling that I should talk to him. After a few days I again thought of calling him but i felt very nervous whenever I picked up the receiver to call him. And because of this I never dialed his number. After every four five days I use to pick up the receiver to dial his number and would keep it back without dialing. This went on for a month or so and one day I decided that today will call him and will talk to him. And with all the strength I picked up the receiver and dialed his number one voice from my mind would tell me to disconnect the line and the other to hold on. As I was not sure who to listen to a voice from the other end of the phone said,"Hello!" "Can I talk to Bam sir please" was my hurried response. But I was told Bam sir is out of India and would return after 3 months. Phusssss.
Mean time I started reading about him and about the field of sports psychology. The more I read about him and sports psychology the more my feeling of meeting him and specializing in the field of sports psychology got reinforced. And I kept trying his number but was unable to talk to him as he was very busy and whenever I called him he was never at home. And we never met. After a few months I was traveling by a train and there was a man sitting in front row of mine and I thought I have seen him somewhere but didn't remember where and suddenly the bulb in my brain lit 'Oh my God! He is Bam sir' I jumped from my seat and very excitedly told my sister who was sitting next to me and she pushed me to talk to him.
I went to him and told that I was so eager to meet him and wanted to work with him..... He with his very calm face and with a smile said to me "you really wanted to meet me, I know. I can see your strong will to meet me". I didn't know what to say to him, I just smiled and he smiled back at me and said, "Remember this,if you will something strongly enough the whole universe conspires to help you, that is the reason why we met today in this train".Which was so true in my case that I got to meet him and got a chance to work with him for years,and even today I experience such 'miracles' in my life be it in my personal or professional life.
Where there is a will there is a way, is what I have been knowing since I was a kid. But there was a new addition to it after that incident that Where there is a will there is a way and if you don't find the way the universe helps you to find one.
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