A New Chapter
For some people, their 50s mark an important turning point in their lives. This could be accompanied by important achievements in career, family, and friends. In my case, it's a start-all-over-again turning point affecting my career, my area of expertise, my family, my relationship, my friends, and my country.
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This could sound frightening, but what if I tell you it is not the first time I am in this situation? Actually, around the fifth time by now. They call it resilience. I know I need to keep going, in whatever direction I can quickly plan, and start moving.
I am working towards a fast career swipe.
While I am receiving formal training in quality assurance, I am compiling all my previous knowledge and training myself in Data Science. The things I am discovering! That includes discovering that my brain is wired differently, too. Discovery is the new word for me: I am unleashing my capabilities in ways I never thought possible, while my precious resources were used to try to fit. I wish I had the information I have now 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago.
I am here.
Whenever I think of the time back then, I remember "Death Becomes Her". While attending to the funeral of her late husband, Meryl Streep discovers that he actually started living after his 50s: the career he wanted, the family he wanted, etc. I do not regret my past, but certainly, my present is amazing, given all the conditions; my future is a new land I keep walking towards.
