How did one small decision change your life?

1: Asked a random girl on my MSN list to be my girlfriend. We're still together almost a decade later, in a relationship which I would describe as my proudest achievement.

EDIT: She's now my wife. :D

2: Let my friends drag me along to a rock concert. Hello, lifelong passion for music! (I also approached the lead singer of one of the bands after the show, and we became close friends, with him becoming a rather important mentor/-figure for me for a few years of my personal development, both musically and otherwise.)

3: Started a website. I had one since I was a kid. I can't remember why. I just thought it was cool. Somehow, the idea of maintaining a web presence appealed to me.

I think this shaped my perception of myself as a sort of "public figure" or a "man of letters", and it would influence my personal philosophy- I tend to get very involved in all sorts of discussions (which is why I love Quora so much), and one thing led to another and I even got invited to meet my country's Prime Minister as a result.

(My friends do keep me grounded by reminding me that I'm full of shit, and that thinking of yourself as a public figure is grandly delusional. >_>)

EDIT: I subsequently got hired because of all of this! Achievement Unlocked: Gainful Employment! by Visakan Veerasamy on visakanv

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