{"id":8949,"date":"2013-08-31T08:46:01","date_gmt":"2013-08-31T03:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.barusahib.org\/?p=8949"},"modified":"2025-10-22T14:47:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:17:41","slug":"wings-of-desire-breaking-the-norms-and-shining-outright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/wings-of-desire-breaking-the-norms-and-shining-outright\/","title":{"rendered":"Wings of Desire &#8211; Breaking the Norms and Shining Outright"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>When the Time is Right, Efforts Shine Bright<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Bigger the aspirations, better is the way forward.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/wings-of-desire-breaking-the-norms-and-shining-outright\/#A_Girl_with_Dreams_in_a_World_of_Limitations\" >A Girl with Dreams in a World of Limitations<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/wings-of-desire-breaking-the-norms-and-shining-outright\/#The_Guiding_Light_%E2%80%93_The_Kalgidhar_Trust\" >The Guiding Light &#8211; The Kalgidhar Trust<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/wings-of-desire-breaking-the-norms-and-shining-outright\/#The_Journey_of_Growth_and_Self-Belief\" >The Journey of Growth and Self-Belief<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/wings-of-desire-breaking-the-norms-and-shining-outright\/#Breaking_Barriers_and_Embracing_Change\" >Breaking Barriers and Embracing Change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/barusahib.org\/blog\/wings-of-desire-breaking-the-norms-and-shining-outright\/#Shaping_a_Better_Tomorrow_through_Rural_Education\" >Shaping a Better Tomorrow through Rural Education<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Girl_with_Dreams_in_a_World_of_Limitations\"><\/span>A Girl with Dreams in a World of Limitations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>When I was born to the family of mine, I had no idea what was in store for me in this amazing world called <strong>\u2018life\u2019.<\/strong><br \/>\nBeing a girl child from a not-well-to-do family, I could imagine myself behind the social norms that would confine me to my home doing household work with my aspirations and aim in life stay buried deep inside me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But destiny had different plans for me. I was the chosen one, I was the one who was given a chance to live my dream and taste what success is like.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Guiding_Light_%E2%80%93_The_Kalgidhar_Trust\"><\/span><em>The Guiding Light &#8211; The Kalgidhar Trust<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em><strong>The Kalgidhar Trust,<\/strong> through <strong>AIRWE Baru Sahib,<\/strong> picked me up, helped me grow each day spiritually and mentally. <\/em><br \/>\n<em>It was not easy for me to adapt to the good things that were happening to me, I fought a fight within me, a fight with my conscience that said I will not excel, the fight with myself to prove who I am, the fight to reach out to my ultimate goal.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Journey_of_Growth_and_Self-Belief\"><\/span><em>The Journey of Growth and Self-Belief<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>The further I was going, the brighter I could see myself living my dream. The desire in me to excel, to not be just another name, pushed me to join <strong>Baru Sahib.<\/strong> From that very day, I experienced what a blessed child would have. I feel blessed and possess the power to have a say in whatever I do, I am the decision maker.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Breaking_Barriers_and_Embracing_Change\"><\/span><em>Breaking Barriers and Embracing Change<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>I too was bound with the social evils, but I let them go and took a hand in hand with <strong>Akal Academy.<\/strong> Now, I have learnt how to fight for what is right for me. I don\u2019t look back to where I was, I take inspiration from where I am and plan for where I will be.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Shaping_a_Better_Tomorrow_through_Rural_Education\"><\/span><em>Shaping a Better Tomorrow through Rural Education<\/em><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>I am being groomed to be a teacher and this is where I am looking forward across the fence where I am working for rural education and bringing in a positive change.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dreaming of a Brighter World Ahead<\/em><br \/>\n<em>I am here to excel and I dream for a better and brighter world ahead.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Time is Right, Efforts Shine Bright Bigger the aspirations, better is the way forward.\u00a0 A Girl with Dreams in a World of Limitations When I was born to the family of mine, I had no idea what was in store for me in this amazing world called \u2018life\u2019. 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