“The cities, the roads, the countryside, the people I meet - they all begin to blur. I tell myself I am searching for something. But more and more, it feels like I am wandering, waiting for something to happen to me, something that will change everything, something that my whole life has been leading up to”.
I couldn’t relate myself to anything better than these lines from ‘And the Mountain Echoed’ by Khaled Hosseini. If everybody has a purpose in life, what is mine? How and when will I know my purpose on this earth? Will I be taking my last numbered breaths by the time I understand my purpose or will I die not knowing my purpose? These questions anguished me for a long time.
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I was someone who was very indecisive when it came to choosing courses for graduation. I could not decide which subject to take up for college because my heart had no answers. I knew that whatever field I chose now would affect my life afterwards. I really felt the need to know my purpose in life but nothing was striking. It wasn’t until my sisters and I decided to travel to one of the famous destinations in Nepal, Pokhara that I found my answers.
Few months back, my two sisters and I decided to travel to the western part of our country. We were exhilarated just by the thought of having a chance to spend time with each other away from home. With some pleading and promising, our parents agreed to our journey. With their permission, we started planning for it and it was a success. Our destination was Pokhara.
Pokhara is very bohemian and many hippies and yogis venture here even with their children. This place is laid back and has a slow pace of life. This city is known for its lush surroundings and great Fewa Lake, it is a beautiful city enveloped by the Annapurna mountains and makes this city a popular destination for trekkers who fancy something different to the Everest base camp.
During our stay there, the weather changed from hot and sticky to full on torrential rain and the loudest, most beautiful thunderstorm we had ever seen. But within 30 minutes, the storm passed and it was gorgeously airy and warm again. The same thing happened throughout our five days of stay there, then it started concerning me. It was very unusual to have such irregular rain in Pokhara in the month of November, which was actually supposed to be the dry month. According to the locals, these frequent weather changes started few years back when the major urbanization and industrialization programs were taking place. The natural cycle was getting disrupted by the increased amount of pollution and decreased number of vegetations.
The Pokhara city that I had seen and had known as a child was changing. The lake was getting smaller, much dirtier. The lakeside areas were getting congested. It used to be the escape place for the people from different cities, especially Kathmandu, from the pollution and dirt that the capital is filled with. Later on, I could see it turning into Kathmandu and it concerned me.
After looking at the deteriorating state of Pokhara, I realized that this was in fact a global issue. Pokhara is just a tiny example of what’s happening worldwide. It made me question our actions and how it’s affecting other unimpeachable species. Curiosity regarding the interaction between nature with man and other species rose in me. It was then, when I realized my purpose in life. I wanted to contribute to the nature for the life it gave me. I discerned my duty as a global citizen and decided to submit my time and effort studying and preserving the nature. That’s how I decided to pursue environmental science because I finally understood what I wanted to do with my life.
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