Just done with becoming...
I remember reading dreams from my father few years back when I was in college, reading a book about Barack Obama's childhood and his struggle with his dreams.
I remember very little of it now as I was going through Michelles memoir.
A book penned down by the first lady after they left the office including her journey from her childhood to becoming the first lady and eventually leaving the white House.
It starts great as she describes her childhood with respect to her well mannered and well wishing parents who want only good things for their kids.
What I have understood so far by reading biographies that usually people are shaped with their childhood. The more people support them , the more they tend to flourish with their ideas and enthusiasm to do great things in life. Mothers are the moral and behavioural compass for ones life.
There is a subtle highlighted point in the book that keeps resonating and that People who achieve great things in lives, have a partner who keeps them out of the petty arguments. Looking beyond their small world and seeing the unexplored Universe which they wish to conquer. I don't mean to say that single people aren't successful but the more strong support you have the more you tend to be relaxed about being tangled up in small issues while the biggest challenge awaits.
Her own struggle while now being shoulder to shoulder with her husband takes us into her complicated journey of how she has came through it.
I saw a lot of her shows and public appearances but I never knew they were always to support some or another initiative she was working on.
The one thing that is especially highlighted in her story that how easy she makes it seem.
Getting A's in all exams, being an Ivy league graduate with two degrees of colleges like Princeton and Harvard.
Getting a job at a top notch company, working through it to eventually realising need to work towards fulfilment through work.
Even being the first lady of the United States . She makes it sound as if it was as possible as it could be for anyone willing to take efforts and honestly working towards their goals.
Barack and her story is indeed a miracle when they became someone to bring hope to thousands of oppressed community to believe that they also are worth being at the front line.
I loved the part where she has found ways to parent her two kids and still find meaningful work with the use of huge platform like white house.
I have always admired her as a strong willed and someone one could look up to in matters of being the ideal woman. I am sure so many women and girls all across globe do so.
This book has been an amazing journey through her most personal and professional struggles along with insights of her values and virtues.
No wonder it's best selling in the mere time of few weeks.
An amazing read after a long time..
Becoming by Michelle Obama.
