Gurpreet is currently pursuing Free Teachers Training Program at AKAL INSTITUTE OF RURAL WOMEN EMPOWERMENT - Baru Sahib under the aegis of The Kalgidhar Trust, where she voluntarily applied & got selected an year ago after matriculating from PSEB (Punjab Board).
Besides preparing for her 12th exams, Gurpreet is practicing hard, to excel in English. She is able to easily read books, which help her working out new sentences & improving her vocabulary & speech. She intends to learn from every activity that surrounds her at the institute, from playing knowledgeable games to classroom activities with her peers. Every activity adds to her knowledge that helps her understand & discover plentiful of other aspects of life, that she would be devoid of otherwise. Gurpreet always tries to be involved in productive activities & learn something out of them.
Though she has completed her official part of reading & writing, as defined in the course module, but a inquisitive Gurpreet stays fascinated, her thirst for knowledge is perpetual and infectious.
In addition, Gurpreet works hard on her vocabulary, speaking skills with special focus on writing topics & reading books. Her subsequent goal is to improve her speaking skills & practice writing; as a hobby that she can follow through her life. She is cheerful & happy about her good performance at the readers theatre. In the midst of her pursuit of interests, Gurpreet strikes a decent balance at academics alongside by scoring an effortless 75% in Maths whilst sparing most of her time polishing skills that she is prepared to take up professionally
”I was not too pleasant a personality initially”, reveals Gurpreet as she tells us about her life before joining ETT course. She is known for her distinct leadership traits at the institute. And we were curious to ask her about how she does it? she smiles & replies “I have been an impulsive & angry person for the most of my life. Before I joined here, I was short tempered, so much so that I would fight with my sister almost everyday at home & no one at home would dare to put me down. I could not meet the terms with anyone”. She is often referred to as “the angry young girl” at her village, she tells us secretly. She admits & realizes that it is God’s grace that was bestowed upon her enabling this transformation. She has become calm, composed & finds peace under the guidance of God, she says. Her path to serve God’s people emerged as she learnt to practice spirituality & understand the hidden peace that resides within us at her institute; from an arrogant first bencher, she turned into a patient listener. even if it is the last bench. She feels her life started all over again, like a re-birth. She gradually has become a coveted companion to everyone, and a great follower of faith in god. Having started to believe in God by dedicating her life towards good of others, this sudden change in her was unexpected & pleasantly surprising for everyone around her & even for her family, who heartily thank & appreciate Baru Sahib’s efforts in arranging for her sponsorship that is transforming her life in a way so beautiful that they could never imagine. Gurpreet now shares the clan of goal oriented & God lovers. Her desire to change, do something productive & push it further with faith; made her a better person. Since all the true followers of God have to pass the hurdles & obstacles set by Him, Gurpreet’s fate is no different. Different only is in her will-power & capability to absorb. Perhaps, we feel obstacles are for good & make us even stronger & better, if we keep the courage to never stop. Her hard work & dedication almost came to a standstill when she had to leave the Institute due to some family issues. Her dreams of becoming a Teacher at some Akal Academy seemed distant. Her mother needed her, hence she left the Institute to support her family. But in no time, destiny brought her back in action. She returned, better than ever, with a defined focus to serve others ensuring that girls like her have a better future, enabling them to claim transformation through Education. She pledged to give whatever it takes to serve as much as she can, as many as she can, to become a teacher after completion of the course. Each life is exclusive & touches us for a reason, Gurpreet, certainly has given us a beautiful learning, that no matter what we want, we can achieve what we crave for. All is takes is courage. Courage to take our steps in the right direction. Courage to stick on the path we choose.
If we are determined enough, there isn’t anything that can stop or halt us. When we know that we are on the right path, God himself comes for help to bail us out of every situation.
He ensures that we reach our path, because when God is by your side, everything is possible!
~ Harshika Maakan (Eco-Hons.),
~ Rajdhani College, Delhi University, New Delhi
~ 8th Aug 2013
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