{N} is for Never Say Never

You’ve probably heard the phrase, “Never say never” a multiple times. It means nothing is impossible. Anything can happen. Never say never is also a James Bond movie starring Sean Connery. It’s also a Justin Bieber song, featuring Jaden Smith (Will Smith’s son) from the movie Karate Kid.

The phrase, “Never say never” came to haunt me in my linguistic skills. I’m a Bengali who has lived a major part of her life in North India. Yet, my Hindi writing and speaking skills were abysmal. I was the happiest when we didn’t have to study the language anymore, after our high school. But little did I know Hindi would return into my life with vengeance, in the later years.

After spending some very valuable years in Advertising and PR, I chose to join the development sector. I was working as a Health Communication professional and that’s when my Hindi was tested all over again. My project were these radio drama series (a total of fifty-six episodes), based on the entertainment-education format; all in Hindi. Though we had two very talented script writers churning out the scripts for these series, my job entailed editing the scripts word by word. My job profile also included, explaining the scripts in details to our health communication partner, Johns Hopkins whose creative module we were working with. I was also very proactively involved with the production and recording of the radio series. Initially all this felt like a mammoth, harrowing task. I got sleepless nights fearing I would fail miserably at it. But as the work progressed, I chose not to give in to my fears, but to face them squarely in the eye. From the time I did that, all my fears evaporated into thin air.  Our radio drama serials became a run away success, so much so that they were repeat broadcasted. This was my first lesson in life to never give up, and never give in to my fears. Instead learn to face them headlong.

The next challenge came when I had to teach my now nine-year-old Hindi in school. Once again I assumed; it had been years since I had studied the language last, I would somehow just scrape through it. I don’t know about myself, but I can say with utter delight and pride that whatever little Hindi I taught my daughter, she excelled and managed to get the highest marks. For all you know she is linguistically inclined, as she excels in Spanish too. But then at the same time, I’m proud of myself for holding on to the faith of, “Never say never.”

Remember when all's not working in your favour, don't give up. Remember to hold on to your faith and your, Never Say Never attitude. Share on X

Do you believe in this wonderful idiom? Has this philosophy changed your life in any way? When was the last time you used it and accrued benefits? I would love to hear your tales too.

On that note, remember when all’s not working in your favour, don’t give up. Remember to hold on to your faith and your, “Never say never.” attitude.

 

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My theme for this year’s Blogging from A-Z Challenge is April Anecdotes. These are twenty-six compelling tales of some real people, and some not so real people. These tales will be surreal, peppered with a dose of non-fiction, but some might just be a figment of my over active imagination. You can read my theme here.

You can read my previous posts from #AtoZChallenge2018 here:

A is for Anachronism or Misplaced in Time?

B is for Burden or Unburden?

C is for Control

D is for Destiny’s Child

E is for Enchantment

F is for Far from the Maddening Crowd 

G is for Goblins, Gnomes and Gypsy Spirits

H is for Heart, Mind and Soul

K is for Kiss

L is for Love Conquers All

M is for Mystic’s Magic