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Dare to Dream | Capt. Anny Divya | TEDxVivekanandSchool


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hi I’m captain Annie the via commander
on Boeing triple7 and I fly for my
living here I thank my parents for where
I’m standing today I dare to dream I
dreamt off unknown something I did not
even see I flew to unknown space and it
expanded my wings I had few downdrafts
actually many but it enabled me fly high
oh I was in a place where there was no
information on aviation nor any
aircrafts flying around girls were not
encouraged to pursue unknown fields with
my limited resources I had very little
exposure and the internet was not very
accessible those days so all I had was
my dream and my tree is for it and
searching for it and people laughing at
it when I mentioned in the meanwhile one
of my teacher was been observing me for
a while asked me Divya you want to be
where you want to be or you want to go
like a pollen grain and get placed
wherever it places it and like I want to
be where I want to be but I don’t know
how he said it’s not important to know
how it is more important to know where
you want to be he then gave me a
homework to make a list of 10 things I
wanted to do and I asked him can I do 10
things he said yes on top of the list
was to be a pilot and most of the 10
things are done today unconsciously we
all have fear of being judged we have to
make a conscious effort of not letting
that fear affect our judgment for
example if we did not do well in a
particular exam we may be more worried
about what people are going to think
about it rather than how it’s actually
going to affect us if we can ignore that
maybe it’s matter of only giving a
reexamined doing better
I know easier said than done
maybe living invisible helps maybe with
mr. Enya watch we need to remember for
people we are only a thought we cannot
make it a state of mind or coming fear
of being judged help me many times
it helped me dare to dream so I went
ahead even when people were laughing and
being sarcastic I kept asking people how
to become a pilot
I heard various things but I got one
right lead and I joined flying Academy
at the age of 17 that was the first time
I saw an aircraft and a pilot up so
close I entered the airplane for the
first time to learn how to fly one among
various things have heard was to get 90
person in a bow to get into flying so I
did very well in my 12th but it’s not
true only 50% is required I would have
known then I would and I worked so hard
but good percentage gave me good
confidence to start with till I started
facing various challenges like language
barriers cultural differences lack of
exposure and the pressure of financial
burden I had placed her on my parents I
also stepped out of my comfort zone for
the first time to live in the new
strange place I was very young very
timid away from the parents for the
first time would cry at a drop of a hat
I was made fun of the most of the things
I did and sometimes things I did not
even do I could not make many friends
but the challenges I was facing I was
just trying to fit in I told my mother
about it she told me you can come back
home anytime you want your home doors
are always open for you do not worry
about the fees we paid but remember
wherever you go in life you will have
some obstacles in some challenges
trophies so that gave me lot of comfort
and confidence I decided you have to
face some obstacles and challenges I
might as well face those for right like
right now right here for achieving my
dream so I went ahead with more
confidence and kept learning one day a
girl asked me do you know the meaning of
word dating I knew I would be made fun
further
answer but I did not walk away not
knowing what it meant
I guessed and said maybe marking dates
on the calendar obviously she laughed
and I was made fun off but I learned
what it meant it’s okay not to know it’s
not okay not to learn and it expanded my
wings with my expanded wings I joined
the airline what happened is with my
better language skills I went to Spain
Palma de Majorca for my Boeing 737
training there I realized not many
people speak English and have to work on
my language again in the beginning of my
career I worked with different
nationalities which means different
cultures again but it wasn’t a challenge
anymore apart from a job requirement
language is for communication and rest
is about skill and hard work so as the
life continued I chose to be in Mumbai
away from my parents for living my
bigger dream of flying larger jets on
international routes across the
continents at 19 in the fast city all by
myself living my dream had good days and
bad days at work good days were good bad
days were tough we all face various
challenges in life sadly some just being
a woman I heard some rumors about myself
as a girl doing well in a male-dominated
field I was too young to not let it
affect me I can find myself to my room
isolated myself I stopped socializing at
all in the effort of stopping those
stories I could not share those with my
parents in why not to worry them and it
continued continued for long for two
years all I did is sit in my room alone
just fly planes and come back till I
said to myself opinions will be formed
anyways depending on their maturity and
intelligence
let me brood the injustice of all of it
when I have nothing else to do
I left the open air makers to their
hobby I drew myself and what I knew best
learn and yes I stepped out of my room I
started
making friends and I hung out with
people I liked and I have bigger dreams
to achieve family responsibilities to
take care of age is precious this time
will never come back and I need to live
and live it to the fullest end I did I’m
responsible for all my actions and all
my decisions I take responsibility of
what I do and more importantly how I
feel there are only lessons there are no
regrets not being happy is not okay so
as the happy life continued with new
lessons and more confidence I had few
more hurdles few more challenges even
just before achieving my bigger dream in
spite of all the hard work I have put
him I had situations which were very
difficult challenges which were again
very tough obstacles which were not
expected lot of stress lot of pressure
but I have risen about all of them and
it only made me realize my strength so
downdrafts helped me rise higher dare to
dream
believe in yourself a world to believe
in you faith in your dream and little
courage to go ahead will take you to
places we all have success and failure
stories I had mine we need to focus on
what we need and keep going here is how
I feel about my determination whoa
algebra stay away pani Kinichi Delta he
he say Habakkuk hongkong Kikaider loves
nahi Oh Samana Kelly Joseph ook Picabo
hona chahiye hey bully hey hey whoa safe
ook data here the fire which is burning
under pouring water is not worried about
the winds I have no words for people who
are trying to blow it off the forgetting
they’re blowing it up
dare to dream
belief in it live it thank you
you
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