First, I hope you had a chance to look through the photos I took in Ranthambore, as you may have noticed certain relevancies in select photos. Pictures aside, I know you are going through a time in which others are trying to base your future from. I have good evidence that such future concerns and thoughts are trivial to not only your immediate well being, but also to the very future that those individuals question. Unfortunately, I must pull my proof from your least favorite subject…
Once upon a time about 1000 years ago, there lived a man named Babur, Zahiruddin Muhammad Babur, to be exact. Babur was born a prince to the Timurid dynasty, a dynasty of Turkish and Mongolian descent. When Babur was around the age of 12-14 his father died, leaving him the Timur kingdom. However, like all adolescent princes that succeed their fathers too young, Babur’s cousins and uncles ousted him from his home region; they forced him to become a vagabond amongst the peasantry, on the outskirts of his homeland.
Babur’s dream was to take back his homeland, Samarkand, and rule the kingdom he was born to reign. Yet, Babur never accomplished this goal, and looked to a second option. Though less desirable than reclaiming his birth-land, Babur turned to—what one might call—a “fallback” option and decided to conquer India. Beginning with the capture of Kabul in Afghanistan, Babur made his way down through India, eventually defeating two major peoples of India, the Rajputs and the Lodhis. He established the Mughal Empire, and influenced the Indian Sub-continent (lower portion of India) with many scientific and technological advances.
While he didn’t conquer his first choice, Babur proved quite decent at conquering India. Next time you are confronted by a person who doubts your scholarly abilities, both past and present, let them know you’ve got a second choice in your pocket and you feel “Babur-ful” of making the most out of it.
Xoxo,
Anna
