SLC-S31/W6-“Creative Interpretation| The Concept -Becoming”

Create a final piece inspired by the concept Becoming.

I thought "becoming" meant reaching my favorite spot, my destination I belonged to. No, that is not true but a routine for me. For me becoming was sitting with my laptop, learning my lessons. Or while walking in a forest! I thought Mother Nature was my ultimate resort.

I am still growing even if I am not complete at this age, no, surely not. I have spent hours walking in the park, watching the sky and trees change their colors, but did they do it on their own?

Now I know the reason why my own mood changes with the circumstances. Every time I write, every time I edit an image to match a feeling, I don't do it the same; I am becoming. I am not perfect, but in the process.

For me, "Becoming" means I should know the end of my story might not be perfect, but I have to keep living.

I am not a god-sent who achieves perfection, but a traveler, constantly walking to achieve my goal. I will probably leave this world wondering who I was. I must thank God, He helped my becoming. And if He approved my effort that would make my day.

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What transformation is taking place in your interpretation?

If you ask me, in my interpretation, the transformation is from thinking that becoming means reaching a perfect final goal to understanding that becoming is the daily process itself.

As I said, I used to believe I needed to be perfect, skilled, and free from all sorts of jealousy to become complete. Now I know that transformation is already happening even if in small pieces. I feel if one keeps learning, maybe that's the process of becoming.

I still feel incomplete, but when I go walk in nature and notice changes in the sky and trees, I feel the process of becoming has begun. When I start doing something with a hope without knowing the end, it's the process of becoming.

I am no longer waiting to become someone, but I am already becoming through every imperfect step. My shortcomings no longer bother me but are part of my becoming. I am moving from fear of not being perfect to enjoying the process of becoming.

What challenges appear during this process?

To be frank, in the beginning of this process of becoming, I faced several challenges. Like, I felt afraid that I would never become complete. I felt "becoming" perfect takes a lot of skill, and I missed that skill set.

Let me confess I felt jealous when I saw my senior colleagues doing things easily in an effortless manner. I envied their confidence or success, and it all made me mad.

But I soon learned becoming is a challenge that never lets you sit but keeps you moving, even unknowingly taking you to places.

But once you arrive close to your destination, you feel comfortable, and a sense of becoming takes over. One keeps walking even if you wish to stop and think about whether you were walking in the right direction. But that's how the path of becoming is, and that's how we learn moving.

How does your piece connect to your personal growth or vision?

Simply speaking, this piece connects me to my personal growth in the statement that all that happened was not in a hurry but I let it happen on a daily basis.

I soon understood that for “becoming,” we need not look for perfection but let the trust grow in a slow but steady process. In my view, I learned it hard way when walking in the forests and watching trees and sky change their colors according to the weather conditions.

I realized my imperfection was not my weakness but a process to take me toward my desired goal of becoming, toward my growth.

I believe our aim should be to become eager and learn naturally and not force ourselves to be perfect in a haste. Becoming is a process that happens with every act, every step one takes, like how I saw nature, cleared my doubts, it helped shape my becoming.

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