A scientist

Fun story:

One of my siblings asked me when I was a kid: “What do you want to become when you grow up?”

My answer, without even a second thought: Scientist.

They laughed. Hard.

But I was serious. I’d just watched Kalpana Chawla’s space mission on TV, and I was devastated by the news but her courage makes me strong. I remember thinking, “If she can explore it, I can too.”

Reality check?

I didn’t become a scientist or an astronaut. Life took a different path.

But here’s the thing:

That passion never left. I’m still obsessed with AI, science concepts, black holes, the universe—all of it.

(Fun fact: Just like in Interstellar, near a black hole, time slows so much that minutes for you can be years for others.)

The lesson?

You don’t have to become what you dreamed of as a kid. But you can keep that curiosity alive. Keep learning. Keep exploring. Keep asking questions.

What did YOU want to be as a kid? 👇