Hey everyone,
After a long break, I thought about writing this a long time ago. There have been a lot of achievements, though I lost many things in the process.
I have been selected as a Google Student Ambassador for my campus, where I will be building a community—something I have been trying to do for the past four months. There were a lot of challenges, but you will get what you want if you work for it.
Last time, when I didn’t go home for festival, I got my biggest project. This time, I got this. Some might say it was easy; let them say it—people speak so much these days. Thank you to my friend, teachers, and the man behind it—I hope he will be reading this—thank you for seeing a winner in me before I won.
When I attended an event in Mangalore, I met him. I’m happy that I got insights from him. What he said that day has proven true both before and after. When I explained the things going on in my mind, he said one line: “Damn, don’t even think about it; I have seen so many friends come and go in the process as I grow. You will end up alone when you grow; let people talk.” I am trying to bring a new community to campus this year, and he has been guiding me for four months. When he came to college, we spoke and I got insights on how to manage a team. He told me to take the initiative, helped me grow my network, reposted my post, and prepared me for the future. Thank you, man.
Next, I started a local community. People might be unaware of it, and I am finding interested people for it, can join me—those who are interested in serving students and building the community, not themselves. I am going to make it big next year. I have decided to make this big because I saw people around me are unaware of things going on in global tech community. They might think I am getting something from this, but there is nothing in it for me; it will even cost me my time and my skills. I have already sacrificed many things for it—my prime web skills and my studies—and I know it will cost me more than ever.
I could focus on myself instead of doing these things, but I won’t, because I believe that this college and the juniors deserve this. I want to leave a strong developer community before I leave this place. I need people on my team who focus more on helping others rather than focusing on their roles or themselves. That’s all I need, and I will do it.
And at the end, I am working hard for my community and have so many things on my to-do list. That’s all I wanted to say. Thank you for your time.
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